Eastern Indonesia faces many complex development challenges. The issues of
alignment and harmonization are particularly important given the region’s
immense cultural diversity, its remoteness and the fact that the population is
spread over a very large geographical area, making it difficult for development
stakeholders, particularly donors to establish a significant presence and
maintain the necessary contacts that would allow harmonization of programs and
take local conditions into account.
There
are many valuable lessons to be learned from local governments, civil society,
and donors working together in eastern Indonesia to increase development
effectiveness. Facilitating exchange of smart practices, experience, and
lessons learned among development stakeholders can support development actors
to work more effectively.
The
Eastern Indonesia Knowledge Exchange ( BaKTI ) encourages knowledge-based
sustainable development through the exchange of experience, smart practices,
information, documents and data in eastern Indonesia.
BaKTI’s
goal is ‘improved development in eastern Indonesia’, and it aims to support
development actors to achieve this broad goal through a focus on four specific
objectives:
- Supporting development actors to collaborate and harmonize development initiatives
- Encouraging development actors to learn from one another and share knowledge to improve the quality of development program
- Providing media and building mechanisms so development actors are able to deliver and provide input to the development agenda BaKTI’s knowledge exchange platforms include a monthly, bilingual newsletter (BaKTINews), online knowledge exchange, SMS broadcast system, website, contact databases, publications, and regular discussions and dialogues on development issues in the region.
To better
communicate with these audiences and meet BaKTI’s overall objectives, we are
currently looking for a Communication Officer
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Working on the editorial function in the preparation of BaKTINews magazine and other BaKTI’s publications;
- Maintain and develop our media relation: produce press releases, maintain and develop good relationship with media, carrying out press conferences;
- Maintain and develop our online outreach: improve our online visibility; improve our social media interactions for online visibility;
- Create communication products: organize the development of major communication products like the annual report, brochures or film; coordinate editing, design and printing of those products, liaise with internal designers, writers, film makers and printing companies
- Develop and maintain a productive relationship within BaKTI team
- Perform any other duties requested by BaKTI’s Communication Unit Manager
Preferred
Requirements
- At least 3 years work experience in the field of public information and communication;
- Excellent writing skills;
- Experience working in a multi-cultural environment;
- Sensitive to gender issues;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skill and positive attitude
Advantages
- Understanding of development issues
- Work experience in eastern Indonesia regions
- Work in an organized and concise manner
- Results oriented, strong team player
- Sound judgement, flexibility and adaptability, cultural sensitivity
Location
The position is based in Makassar, Indonesia.
The position is based in Makassar, Indonesia.
Duration
and Reporting
The assignment will be until 31 December 2014. The
opportunity for extension depends on performance.
The Communication Officer will be
managed and supervised by the Communications Unit Manager.
Please send CVs
and applications to info@bakti.or.id by
May 16th, 2014
