Position: Communication Coordinator

Quantity: 01

Location of work: Hanoi

Remuneration & Benefits:

• Salary: Negotiable
• Benefit package: 
• Insurance as Vietnam’s Labour codes,
• 20 days of annual leave per year,
• Annual health check
• Premium private healthcare insurance for employee and dependents
• Other incentives
• Training and development opportunities

Tasks and Accountabilities

Campaigning

• Lead on Save the Children’s Every Last Child campaign efforts through raising public awareness on the education and nutrition issues facing ethnic minority children, through leading on implementation of campaign activities, producing social media materials, supporting programs in organization of high level advocacy events and media collaboration
• Support DPDQA in planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on campaigning initiatives as well as coordination with the program team
• Maintain and nurture relationships with Save the Children’s campaign ambassador
• Maintain strong links with regional and global leads for Every Last Child campaign
• Support the development of campaign proposals to design log frames and budgets, and draft narratives in alignment with the Every Last Child campaign plan
• Support DPDQA in design and planning for any other campaign initiatives

Communications

• Produce accurate, clear and consistent information and communications outputs that highlight children’s situation and Save the Children’s work in Vietnam, including case studies, feature stories, and blogs
• Produce visually appealing and brand-aligned external marketing materials for all sectors and programmes, including for fundraising purposes
• Lead in the development of social media plan as well as production of multimedia materials, including photos, videos, infographics, animation, etc.
• In collaboration with Program and Area Managers, develop specific communications plans for each thematic area and ensure roles and responsibilities for implementation of the plan are agreed and clear.
• Keep all social media and web sites updated including Vietnam Office sites and all related project sites.
• Ensure good external representation of Save the Children through marketing materials and the management of Save the Children’s website and other social media outlets.
• Proactively seek out communications opportunities to showcase Save the Children programme successes, both internally and externally.
• Ensure high-quality internal communications materials across our internal channels. Promote sharing, learning, and interactive dialogue among staff.
• Keep and manage a database of communication materials.

Media Engagement

• Actively engage the local media to raise Save the Children’s public profile and spread messages from Save the Children that can help communicate relevant messages and gain acceptance from the general public, partners and beneficiaries
• Produce and ensure the quality of media engagement materials, including media packs, press releases, and information sheets
• Produce key messages for spokespeople across all programs in Save the Children Vietnam as required
• Proactively seek out key media opportunities and pitch them to senior members of staff, including senior management teams, technical advisors and heads of programmes.
• Support national and international media engagement in humanitarian crises in Vietnam
• Oversee regular media monitoring of the local media on what is being reported on key issues related to children and Save the Children
• Oversee media field visits

Advocacy:

• Support DPDQA in development, coordination of implementation, monitoring and evaluation of advocacy plan for Vietnam country office
• Support DPDQA in communicating the program evidence and best practice to support and inform implementation of advocacy plan and achievement of program results at scale
• Support Program/Project Managers to plan and utilize advocacy and campaigns budgets.

Brand Management

• Ensure all materials are printed and designed according to Save the Children’s brand guidelines
• Be a brand ambassador, promoting the values, behaviour and aesthetics of the brand

Emergency Responses

• With the direction and support of the DRR/Emergency Response team, lead in media and communications in emergency situations, producing high quality fundraising material, communicate the situation for children on the ground and ensure accurate and concise situation reports and dashboards.
• During security incidents or crises, send out brief daily updates on the external situation.
• Deploy in the event of an emergency if necessary to gather necessary content.
• Lead in national and international media engagement in emergencies in Vietnam, including acting as a media spokesperson.

Events

• Support Program managers in communications during donor trips as necessary
• Help organise external events for the country office as necessary

Capacity Building

• Build capacity of programme staff to understand the advocacy, campaign and communications approaches, tools and requirements

Manage and ensure capacity building of Communication Intern and/or other interns assigned to support advocacy, campaigns and communications work

Requirements

Skills and Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in advertising, communications, social media, media management, event management, marketing, public relations or any related field. Strong experience of leading or implementing strategic communications campaigns. Experience of working in related human development issues especially one or more of Save the Children’s sectors (i.e. child poverty, child protection, child rights governance, education, health and nutrition) an advantage.

Education:

• Bachelor Degree in communications, arts, fine arts, or any related field.

Communication and Technical Skills:

• Excellent English and Vietnamese communications skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to speak confidently in front of the media, donors and senior staff
• Ability to deliver key messages to the media
• Good eye for page layouts and design
• Good understanding of social media engagement
• Good understanding of the key components in brand management
• Excellent personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Willingness to travel to field offices and work in difficult environment according to travel requirements

General:

• Good network management skills/experience and proven ability to create an environment which encourages team working
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles

Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy

How to apply:

• Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: jobs.for.ngo.hanoi@gmail.com.
• Deadline 27/7/2017

Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned. Any question, please contact 0243.8265118 (Ms. Tram)