[Newsletter] MCD: Recruitment Opportunity - 01 Communications Officer

[Hoang Anh]

Recruitment opportunity

*Position: *                   *Communications Officer (CO)*

*Reporting to:*             Head of Training and Communications

*Location:*                   MCD head office, Hanoi, Vietnam and MCD
offices at local project sites (Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Khanh Hoa and others
communes) when needed



Organisation environment

The Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD) is a
non-government organisation devoted to coastal community livelihoods, marine
conservation and sustainable coastal development in Vietnam.



MCD recognises the living interdependency of coastal communities and marine
ecosystems. The coastal and marine environment provides jobs, food and
ecological services, and must be protected to ensure the livelihoods of
local people are sustained.



Degradation of marine ecosystems will reduce the opportunities for
development of coastal communities in the present and future, so that the
objectives of the MCD is to support coastal communities to ensure harmony
between environmental protection economic and social development



CO has responsibility for communications activities of MCD’s project
and affiliating
organizations include Ecolife, Vietnet and cooperating with other partners
in implementing projects to achieve objectives and commitments with donors
in additional to communicate the vision, strategy and operations of the
organizations to the stakeholders.



Job Description

Communications Officer assumes the tasks in several main themes:

*Corporate Communications:*

 ·         Develop and implement communication strategies that enhance the
organisation’s brand and protect the organisation’s brand and reputation.

·         Coordinate the production of publications and resources that
raises awareness and meet the information needs of target groups,
stakeholders and the public.

·       Coordination and management of online information and resources:
management of MCD website, responsible for the evaluation and development of
information and documents uploaded to the site, liaison with the web
developer and services provider related to maintaining external websites.

·       Utilize social networking forums to promote MCD, its activities,
mission and goals.

·       Liaison with media to provide information for news stories and
monitor media coverage.

·       Coordinate MCD networking activities which maintain and develop
relationships with target groups, stakeholders and national and
international organisations.

*Environmental Communications:*

·       Develop and coordinate the implementation of
environmental-and-development-issue communication plans.

·       Organize and facilitate environmental awareness and educational
events such as presentations, dialogues, roadshows and volunteer days.

·       Establish, train, supervise and support community communication
groups at project sites.

·       Liaison and network with contacts in different community groups,
local environmental education authorities, and other relevant environmental
organizations.

 *Others tasks*

·       Manage the admin system of Training and Communications Department

·        Assist in activities planning for the communications organizations
and components, training and communications department

·       Translate and act as an interpreter if necessary

·       Design simple publications according to job requirements

·       Take other assignments that might be required from Head of Training
and Communications or Board of Director

 **Required qualifications, skills and experience

·         Graduated from University in one of the following fields:
communications, PR, journalism, business administration, or social sciences
(community development). Priority for master degree or higher degree

·         At least 2 years experience in communications or PR, fund-raising
promotion

·         Knowledge of communications activities and communications skills,
especially in communications for social development organizations.

·         Experience in project management

·         Interested in community development, environment and conservation

·         Ability to use English and Vietnamese language fluently (ability
to act as interpreter and translator)

·         Elementary skills at graphic design such as Photoshop/Illustrator
or Corel Draw, skills at website administration and office softwares

·         Knowledge of production process of print and electronic
publications

·         Ability to work under pressure

·         Good communications skills and effective presentation

·         Ability to write reports and communications documents

·         Having creativity

·         Ability to work in a team, as well as independently

·         Ability to travel frequently to the field

 Employment duration and workplace

·         13 months start from 01/12/2010 to 31/12/2011, with opportunity
for extension, subject to individual capacity

·         The successful candidate will be based in Hanoi with possible
travel to project sites (usually)

·         The successful candidate will have the competitive salary from
Vietnamese non-government organisation block and will have the opportunities
on training and career development with other rights in compliance with the
provisions of current law

 How to Apply

Interested candidates should send their CV, together with a cover letter, in
English and Vietnamese, copies of academic records and references to MCD by
email, express mail or hand-delivered.

*Application deadline: before 17;00PM, November 20, 2010*

*Contact:           *Ms. Hoang Anh, Acting head of Administration Department

*Email:*               hoanganh at mcdvietnam.org

Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD)

Suite 3104, Level 31, Building 34T

Hoang Dao Thuy Street, Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh Area, Cau Giay District Hanoi,
Vietnam
Phone: +84 4 222 12923
Fax: +84 4 222 12924

Web: www.mcdvietnam.org
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