Communications Officer (Desktop Publisher), Helen Keller International‐Indonesia (HKI)
Helen Keller International (HKI) is an international non‐governmental organization whose mission is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged by combating the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition. We do this by establishing programs
based on evidence and research in vision, health and nutrition. Established in 1915, HKI maintains
its Headquarters
in New York City, with Regional Offices in Senegal and Phnom Penh to support 22 country offices in Africa and Asia.
Since the 1970s, HKI‐Indonesia has been working to
establish sustainable evidence‐based approaches to enhance health and nutrition, improve education for the disabled, and expand access to eye health services
for Indonesians,
particularly
women and
children.
HKI’s programs are integrated at
all
levels of
the government health and education structure by helping to develop its human resources and infrastructure, conduct needs assessments, analyze local context to
inform program design and implementation, train personnel, provide
basic
equipment and
medicines, deliver
services
if needed,
and
monitor program
progress and evaluate program
impact.
We are currently seeking a Communications Officer
who
will
be responsible for supporting in the development and dissemination of materials for HKI‐Indonesia.
Based in: Jakarta
Reports to: Country Director
Contract type: Fixed Term
Overall responsibilities
The Communications Officer will be responsible for supporting HKI‐Indonesia in the development and dissemination
of
communications
materials. In addition, the Communications Officer will assist
HKI‐ Indonesia’s Senior Management Team (SMT) to develop and implement a communications strategy.
Specific responsibilities
- Develop, in collaboration with the SMT, HKI materials for internal and external publication;
- Oversee design, production, and maintenance of all institutional publications such as:
- Program reports;
- Fact sheets;
- Brochures;
- Posters;
- HKI’s profile;
- Contacts with local media;
- Videos;
- Photographs; and
- Other materials depending on a program’s need;
- Oversee a photographer or videographer for documentation purposes (and taking photos and videos at events when appropriate);
- Verify compliance with HKI’s global branding strategies;
- Overseeing translation of communications documents from Bahasa Indonesian to English and vice versa;
- Maintain communications materials and provide them to HKI‐Indonesia staff on request;
- Serve as the lead on executing HKI’s communication strategy in Indonesia; and
- Other duties as assigned by HKI’s SMT (Senior Management Team)
Expected qualifications:
- Degree in a relevant field including journalism, communications, or public affairs;
- Minimum one year experience in the communications field, planning, writing, editing, and producing communications through a variety of print and online media, with new media technology utilization;
- Good written and conversational abilities in English;
- Ability to be self‐reliant, results oriented, and manage multiple deadlines;
- Ability to make decisions in a changing environment and anticipate future needs;
- Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive;
- Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills;
- Demonstrated ability to convey messages through clear and concise writing; and
- Ability to travel domestically. Applications procedures:
To apply, please email Efi Sulistyani at
esulistyani@hki.org and reference Communications Officer in the subject line.
Please apply by 10 January, 2014. In the email, please include a cover letter and a resume. While we will try to inform all candidates, only short‐listed candidates
are guaranteed to be contacted.
