ROLE PURPOSE
The Communications officer will gather all of the communication information from his/ her area. He/she will prepare, assist and/or supervise communications outputs such as films, photographs, case studies, blogs and field situation reports other communication platforms as required by the project. Signed off communication products can be used by the program office externally, especially as necessary documentation for their reports to donors, partners and stakeholders. Hence, he/she shall work closely with external or internal consultants, technical advisers and project teams to ensure quality and effective key messaging of each expected output.
The post-holder will also be expected to host media and donor trips, and support the production of high quality reports to document the progress of the project.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Required
* Graduate of BA Communication/ Journalism/ Broadcasting or any related course
* 3-5 years work experience in a communications or journalistic capacity
* Excellent writing skills (sample works required) and interpersonal communication skills, both in Tagalog and English
* Keen eye for good stories
* Ability to take quality video and photographs
* Proficiency in using MS Word, MS Excel, Photoshop, In Design and Premiere Pro
* Excellent relationship building and coordination skills in order to effectively work with different program/ project teams
* Excellent communications and relationship building skills with children in order to gather good case studies
* Experience in working with the media
* An initiative-taking, proactive, inspiring attitude with the ability to manage and prioritise an unpredictable workload and solve problems quickly with limited support
* Ability to manage small teams and large volumes of information
* Ability to hit deadlines and deal with a number of stakeholders with varying priorities
* The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances
* Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
* Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children-a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus, and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
* Willingness to engage in heavy travels
Desirable
* Experience working in humanitarian context
* Experience in writing press releases and pitching to the media
* Experience working in an international NGO
This vacancy is archived.