The British Council in Indonesia
is recruiting for the post of :
Internal/External
Communications Manager
1 (one) position, 1 year
contract - Jakarta
Purpose of
job:
To
lead the operational implementation of our Marketing and Communications
strategy, in Indonesia, in the areas of internal and external communications.
Context
and environment: (e.g. dept description,
region description, organogram)
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The British Council creates
international opportunities for the people of the United Kingdom and other countries.
We call this cultural relation, and we believe it brings the people of the
UK and other countries closer together, and helps them to understand each
other better. We have three key Strategic Business Units (SBUs)-
English, the Arts, and Education and Society, through these SBUs which we
engage with leaders, policy makers, influencers and opinion formers, from
senior politicians through to teachers, artists and youth leaders. The
British Council in Indonesia is going through a rapid expansion of it works
and has ambitions; we are planning growth of approx. 30% in our total
income by 2016 and we aim to reach and audience of over 15M.
We
are currently looking to raise our profile and communicate the impact of
our projects through positive engagements with the media and our senior
stakeholders, customers and specific audiences in Indonesia and UK.
Accountabilities,
responsibilities and main duties:
Maintain
strong relations within our Strategic Business Units for key areas of work:
• Organize and
manage regular meetings with the SBU to gather put together an annual plan of
their requirements and then work through updates on upcoming projects and
events.
• To then
operationalize all those plans to deliver our internal and external
communications to meet all business needs.
• Develop and
maintain British Council’s internal calendar of events, working in
collaboration with the Events Manager.
• Working with
SBUs to develop editorial agenda for internal and external communications
need. i.e. newsletters, collaterals, Seasonal or holiday greetings etc.
• Working with
External Partners to explore possibilities of British Council’s exposure and
ensure right messaging on British Council according to the approved Strategic
Plan.
• Ensuring
that all our communications is in line with corporate branding standards.
Regional and
Global Communication Team:
• Foster and
maintain relationships with the relevant colleagues in the British Council
regional and global marketing, communications and Brand team to ensure
operational compliance in all that we do and to stay up to date with
corporate standards.
• Manage
information and update inquiry from British Council’s internal partners.
• Manage
regular updates to feed into the Regional and Global Communications Strategy.
Digital Offer
Working
with the Marketing and Communications Senior Manager to provide relevant
content, ideas and reviews of our digital presence – to be deliver through an
outsources agency. With other member of the Marketing and
Communications Team to develop an editorial agenda for the website and other
digital media platforms.
Monitoring
and Evaluation
Working
together with British Council Monitoring and Evaluation Officer on media and
other audience reach figures.
Line Management
This post-holder will
line manage the grade H communication officer in the team. The work of this officer will span the
whole team but will have a greater focus on internal and external
communications.
Key relationships:
Internal:
Marketing and
Communications Team, Managed by the Senior. Marketing Communications
Manager, SBU’s Leads, Country Director, Centre Managers, Regional
Performance and Evaluation Manager, Director Operations, Director English
Language Services, the Management Team, Regional communications, Teaching
Centre and Exams marketing and sales team, Global Information System Team,
HQ colleagues as advised by the Senior Marketing Communications Manager
External:
·
Internal
partners of British Council. i.e. British Embassy, British Chamber of
Commerce, etc.
·
External
Stakeholders Partners of British Council
Other important features or requirements of the job
This
position may require regular travels around Indonesia and occasional
travels within the region. Evening hours and/or weekend might also be
required as needed.
Applicants who do not
meet these requirements will not be short-listed for interview
Closing date for receipt of applications is by 23:59 UK time on Thursday 19th March 2015. It is essential that candidates use the
application form provided on our website. The British Council does not accept
CVs in place of the completed application form and it is unable to respond to
telephone enquiries.
The British Council is committed to a
policy of equal opportunity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the
community.
