Swisscontact promotes
economic, social and ecological development by supporting people to
successfully integrate into local commercial life. Swisscontact creates
opportunities for people to improve their living conditions as a result
of their own efforts. The focus of its systemic intervention in the
private sector is the strengthening of local and global value chains.
Through its projects, Swisscontact works to enable access to
professional training, promotes local entrepreneurship, creates access
to local financial service providers and supports the efficient use of
resources
with the goal of successfully promoting employment and income
generation.
The foundation is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and is active in 29 countries and has some 750 employees.
The
SCPP is a large Public Private Partnership (“PPP”) in Indonesia which
has started in January 2012. The Program is financed by the Swiss
Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, The Sustainable Trade Initiative
IDH, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and five Private
Sector Companies from the cocoa sector for the duration from 2012 –
2015.
The Program works directly with 60,000 cocoa farming households in six
Indonesian Provinces to improve farm productivity and livelihood
conditions.
The
MRM Manager is responsible for the management of Program Monitoring,
Result Measurement, and Evaluation activities. This includes, but is not
limited to, the organization and management of data collection,
surveys, analysis and validation of MRM data and information,
compilation of Program activities and results, provides information into
reports, and supporting the Head of Support Services and the Regional
Managers with periodic Program reporting.
For our Sustainable Cocoa Production Program (SCPP) in Indonesia, we are looking for a
Public Relations and Media Officer
Begin of Employment : 1 August 2014 or as agreed
Place of Duty
: 1 person – Jakarta
Overall Task
Managing public relations and communication/marketing activities for the
SCPP program.
The Public Relations and Media Officer is the spokesperson of SCPP. The role
of the Public Relations and Communication Officer is to convey the policies and
interests of the program to the public through various forms of media.
The overall Task of
the Public Relations and Communication Officer is to develop and maintain the
reputation of the program. It is the responsibility of the Public Relations and
Media Officer to promote the activities of the program by organizing press
conferences, exhibitions, newsletters, and publishing articles in the newspaper
or on the official website of the program.
Task, Authority, and Responsibility
Public Relations and Media Tasks
- Design, develop and publish public relations materials and media campaigns, including banners, posters, booklets, brochures, leaflets and other promotional materials for the program;
- Provide public relations advice and assistance to the Superior on implementation of public relations and marketing events, activities and publications;
- Develop and maintain the program’s/company’s image and identity, including the use of logos and signage;
- Preparation of SCPP program presentations (PowerPoint 2010) for program socialization and marketing;
- Assist superior in Design, develop and write quarterly newsletters, frequent press releases and information about the program to a high standard for internal and external publishing;
- Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with stakeholders, including representatives of the media, government, donors, program partners and public interest groups, regularly informing them of program progress information;
- Organize and manage, in collaboration with the program’s Government Relations Officer, conferences, meetings and events in-line with the guidelines provided by the Program Director and the Superior, including design and layout of event materials, scheduling, liaising with venue owners and other functions required to ensure that the events proceed smoothly and successfully;
- Prepare speeches, visual presentation, and public talk for program management in cooperation with the Superior, and arrange interviews and other forms of communication for them;
- Keep the website of the company up to date and supervise editing of articles
- Take, file, organize, and choose photos from the program activities, to be used in the program promotion material and reports;
- Arrange the interviews with journalists, magazines and newspapers;
Administration
Tasks
- Manage relations with companies and individuals related to the implementation of the program’s public relations and marketing activities, such as printing companies, venue owners (for events/conferences), design consultants etc.;
- Supervise implementation of public relations and marketing activities and ensure compliance with the standards expected by the program.
Communication, Supervision, and Report
- Reports directly to the Supervisor;
- Represent the program to a range of program partners, donors, development agencies, and other stakeholders;
- Liaise with the program’s Government Relations Officer on all conference/event related issues;
- Liaise with program partner organisations, local government offices, and other stakeholders on matters related to public relations and the marketing of the program, including where appropriate, cooperation on joint events.
- Actively work towards the achievement of the program’s goals,
- Abide by and work in accordance with the Swisscontact’s code of conduct;
- Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that maybe assigned by the Superior.
- Bachelor's degree in Graphics esign, Public Relations, Communication, Marketing or a related subject from an accredited academic institution.
- At least five (5) years of experience in designing and developing public relations and marketing materials. Specialization in design software including Adobe Photoshop version 5 and above, Adobe Illustrator/InDesign and Microsoft Office 2010 (including Microsoft Publisher) is required. Detailed knowledge of CorelDraw X12 is preferred.
- Experience in event and conference management for large government and/or multi-national events.
- Experience working in public relations for an international or non-profit organization
Skills/knowledge
- Strong organizational, planning, management skills and experience working in inter-cultural teams and environments.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality outputs on time.
- Good interpersonal skills and commitment to working in a team.
- Excellent publication writing skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
- Fluency in Indonesian and English
Please submit your application letter addressing the above qualifications and experience with your curriculum vitae on 15 July 2014 at the latest to:
Application should be directed to:
Swisscontact-SCPP, Human Resource Department
The Vida Bulding, 5th floor, Jl. Perjuangan No. 8-Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta Barat. 11530, Tél. +62 21 2951 0200
E-mail: hrd@scpp.swisscontact.or.id
