VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The British High Commission, Dhaka is recruiting a Senior Press Officer and Bengali Spokesperson. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the UK Government’s relations with the Bangladeshi media and will be the British High Commission’s official Bengali spokesperson and principal interpreter. The incumbent will need to be able to analyse media trends, proactively plan communications (including for high profile visits or events) and react to new stories that may appear in the press. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining good working relationships with all the UK government departments in UK and Dhaka and with the Bangladeshi press, including the diaspora media. The post holder must be fluent in English and Bengali.

The key responsibilities include:

  • Lead on media handling, maintaining contact with key stakeholders in the national and British-Bangla media networks, as well as colleagues in the region and in London.
  • Provide analysis of media trends, spot developing stories and interpret these against an understanding of the UK’s work in Bangladesh. Portray a strong understanding of media ownership, press freedoms, attitudes of press contacts and bloggers and social media trends.
  • Produce press lines, press releases, contribute to social media content and devise tactical media plans. Lead on media plans for visits and events, including briefing visitors and the media.
  • Management of the Press & Communication officer (who is responsible for media summaries, social media, event management and photography) and management during absence of colleagues

For further details regarding the job specification and job application form, please visit the following link:  http://bit.ly/2IvXdKm

Position of “Senior Press Officer and Bengali Spokesperson - C4” closes on 31st March 2018 midnight.