PR cum Communication Officer

PR cum Communication Officer

The project ‘Technical Vocation Education and Training (TVET) for Skilled Workers in the Wastewater Sector’ under the Vietnamese – German Cooperation Programme Reform of TVET in Viet Nam (GIZ) (http://www.tvet-vietnam.org/en/topic/21.components.html) is looking for a highly motivated and qualified Vietnamese national officer to join its team as PR cum Communication Officer

Duty station: District 9, Ho Chi Minh City

Begin: ASAP

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement plans for promoting vocational training in wastewater sector which are set within a context of an PR strategy agreed by relevant stakeholders in the project
• Be in charge of production of project publications, especially articles for the project’s website and newsletters (in Vietnamese and English) including writing, taking picture, layouting, editing and publishing
• Be in charge of media relation and press work of the project including writing press release, organise events with participation of media, maintaining the relations with media, producing press kits and maintaining a contact database with national mass media organisations
• Actively contribute to the project’s capacity building initiatives including classroom-based training activities for improvement purposes, working sessions, meetings and workshops;
• Provide appropriate support for national and international experts (long term and short term) within the project.
• Other duties as required by the team leader.

Where are you good at:

• University degree in Public Relations/Media & Communications, Marketing/Business Administration and a minimum of 3 years of professional experience
• Excellent Vietnamese and English language skills: spoken and written
• Experience in textual work (write and edit texts in English and Vietnamese for different target groups and target goals), taking picture and picture treatment
• Strong verbal communication and networking skills for articulating ideas and plans to colleagues and partner organisations as well as media representatives
• Ability to coordinate and supervise events and small projects
• Ability to plan, execute and monitoring results of PR measurements. Knowledge of
• Development Cooperation, insights of environmental sector/TVET is advantageous
• Experience in the field of media to understand the work of journalists and cooperate with them.
• Knowledge in layout softwares, in publication/print procedures and Corporate Design
• General computer literacy, e.g. Microsoft Office applications, Photoshop, Internet, etc. Basic knowledge in layouting and editing programmes is an advantage

Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions with a friendly and creative working environment, an open corporate culture, competitive benefits and compensation, and good policies of training and development.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send their application, CV and photo in English to [email protected] before 8th February 2018.