The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Hong Kong is looking for suitable candidate for the following position to be based in HongKong:
Communications Officer (2 year Contract)
JOB PURPOSE
In conjunction with communication strategies of MSF-Hong Kong, to promote awareness and provide information of MSF's mandate and worldwide activities with local and regional media and the general public in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries.
The candidate will be stationed in Hong Kong and work with the Communications team of MSF-Hong Kong.
Reports to: Senior Communications Officer, or in his/her absence to the Regional Communications Manager
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Media
Communications Officer (2 year Contract)
JOB PURPOSE
In conjunction with communication strategies of MSF-Hong Kong, to promote awareness and provide information of MSF's mandate and worldwide activities with local and regional media and the general public in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries.
The candidate will be stationed in Hong Kong and work with the Communications team of MSF-Hong Kong.
Reports to: Senior Communications Officer, or in his/her absence to the Regional Communications Manager
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Media
- Establishes and maintains media network in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries
- Organises meetings with Indonesian media in coordination with Senior Communications Officer
- Pitches media in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries regularly for coverage of MSF's work and worldwide humanitarian crises
- Prepares press materials to be disseminated to the Indonesian and other Southeast Asian media
Events
- Contribute to planning and arrangement of small scale public events in Jakarta or major cities in other Southeast Asian countries
Online Mass Communication
- Pitches online media hosted in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries, including websites of media organisations and news section of portal sites, for coverage of MSF's work and values in close collaboration with Web Editor
- Establishes connection with important bloggers who have interest to MSF's work in coordination with the Web Editor
Internal Communications
- Provides communication support to other departments, board members and ASEAN Representative of MSF when necessary and if available
- Circulates relevant MSF information on a regular basis among all staff in the MSF-Hong Kong office
- Conducts communication briefings and debriefings with field workers
- Properly documents the experiences learnt by MSF-Hong Kong in public communications in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries, and help to develop a sustainable system of working with the Indonesian media that can be continued after the contract ends
Requirements
- University graduate with a minimum of 3 years' journalistic or PR experience
- Strong interest and knowledge in world affairs
- Good knowledge of local and regional media in Indonesia, and preferably other Southeast Asian countries
- Experience in organising events is an asset
- Commitment to the aims and values of Médecins Sans Frontières
- Ability to work independently but also a good team player
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Bahasa Indonesia is a must, proficiency in one more language commonly used in the Southeast Asian countries is preferable
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to respect deadlines
- Flexible working hours
Please apply with a letter of motivation (in English) and full resume with expect salary and date of earliest availability on or before 22nd April 2013 by e-mail to comms_recruit@msf.org.hk.
Applicants not invited for interview within 4 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful and the personal data will be destroyed. All information collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.
