Vacancy: Communication Officer Yayasan BaKTI - based in Makassar

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 eiting, 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.

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