Communications Officer

Industry:                           N.G.O./Social Services

Category:                         Programme

Total Position:                  1

Job Type:                          National Project Personnel (NPP) ( First Shift (Day) )

Department:                     FAO

Job Location:                    Islamabad

Gender:                             Doesn't Matter

Minimum Education:        Masters

Degree Title:                    Master Degree in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies or other relevant field.

Career Level:                   Middle Level Professional

Minimum Experience:     5 Years

Work Permit:                    Pakistan

Apply By:                          Dec 23, 2015

Posted On:                        Dec 10, 2015

Job Description

and in close collaboration with FAO programme and project staff – both within the Communications Team as well as other sections the Communication officer will be responsible for performing the following duties:

• Introduce new and creative approaches to improve the internal and external communication at FAO Representation, Field Offices, and Projects; including improving communications between different sections/ departments and projects for synergizing objectives and goals;
• Prepare human interest/success stories around FAO’s work in Pakistan;
• Prepare short documentaries including story board, script and voice over
• Prepare multipurpose brochures and banners for FAO Pakistan;
• Monitor local media reports both print and electronic and update FAO management about the latest developments in areas related to FAO’s work in the country.
• Develop quarterly FAO Newsletter for wide dissemination amongst the internal and external stakeholders;
• Contribute to the development of communication tools such as the publicity materials and products in close association with the multimedia artist/graphic designer (e.g. briefs, talking points, brochures, posters, power-point presentations etc), to enhance the quality and outreach of FAO programme visibility and messaging to a diverse range of stakeholders, including general public, government of Pakistan, media, FAO headquarter and Regional office;
• Contribute to the development and regular updating of the FAO Pakistan web pages; including the generation of content and uploading a range of public domain publications (e.g. assessment reports, agriculture guidelines) and multimedia products, endorsed by AFAOR (Programme), which reflect FAO Programme activities, priorities and areas of expertise;
• Familiarize him/herself with project-specific visibility and branding requirements;
• Coordinate and organize FAO events;
• Responsible for the design, advice and supervision of visibility plans as per project requirements;
• Build capacity of FAO staff to take good photographs/ collect success stories and prepare brief news releases

· Prepare FAO Pakistan publicity material for communication with key stake holders
Perform other related duties, as assigned by the supervisor

Expected Outputs:
Expected Outputs:

1. · Annual & Quarterly communication/visibility plans in accordance with FAO Communication Strategy
   · FAO Newsletter issued and distributed every quarter
   · Dissemination of FAO work through media
   · Communication tools as per requirements
   FAO Country Web page updated