OSCE Presence in Tirana, Albania is looking for a Communication Officer (CO).
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Creates and delivers communication plans according to project’s needs and priorities
- Assists in implementing a media strategy designed to generate maximum positive local and international coverage of the ExB Project activities
- Ensures communications support for events and conferences
- Develops networks to spread OSCE messages to target audiences
- Promotes and explains the work of the OSCE to the wider public
- Provides quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the project to ensure continued improvement
- Acts as contact point for media and public enquiries
- Maintains close contact with journalists and other target audiences
- Builds and maintains trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Performing other related duties as requirements
Necessary Qualifications:
- First-level university degree in journalism, international relations or related field, communications, public relations, media studies or professional certification in journalism, public relations or media technology
- A first-level university degree in combination with two years of additional qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the second-level university degree
- Minimum five years of progressive experience of shaping communication strategies, including experience in an international organization and in an inter-governmental, governmental or commercial organization
- Experience in working in or with the media or in public relations, particularly in gathering, organizing, editing and disseminating information
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills, including the ability to prepare news- related documents and public presentations in simple
- Good analytical and interpersonal skills
Deadline for application: Oct 23, 2021