ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

ICCO Cooperation  is an international development organization with its roots in the Netherlands. ICCO Cooperation works across 44 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Throughout our 50 years of history, ICCO has had remarkable experiences in working together with local partners for community welfare and development. Our development solutions center around our twin core principles of sustainable livelihoods and dignity and justice, aimed at eradicating extreme poverty from the remote grassroots through our integrated programs of food and nutrition security, conflict transformation, fair economic development, fair climate and WASH. We collaborate with multi-stakeholders like private sector, government, civil society partner organizations, knowledge institutes and community based organizations to materialize our core innovation on the ground.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Communications Manager will lead the development and execution of the South and Central Asia Regional Communications Plan that creates greater awareness and support among key audiences for ICCO Cooperation’s high priority programs in the region under the Sustainable Livelihoods and Justice and Dignity agenda. This position will closely work with country teams in Bangladesh, India, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan, the Regional Fundraising Officers, and the Global Communication Team at the Global office in the Netherlands to ensure strong visibility of ICCO’s work and communicating our work to the outside world.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and oversee the implementation of the Regional Communications Strategy and maintain a strong brand for ICCO Cooperation
• Enhance the development and maintenance of good communication processes and procedures to scale our regional and local opportunities in fundraising
• Promote the creation and sharing of best practices and innovation that support ICCO Cooperation’s core objectives and strategies
• Write and edit content for various communication vehicles such as presentations, internal communications, intranet, case-studies, email, newsletters, annual reports, websites and social media
• Provide creative support and communication guidance for critical programs and deliverables in coordination with Programme and management teams
• Build on existing and develop new relationships with media, key decision makers, international and local partners in enhancing ICCO Cooperation’s identity and visibility, primarily in Bangladesh.
• Provide support to country teams in other countries of the ICCO South and Central Asia (SCA) Region to build existing and develop mew relationships with media, key decision makers, international and local partners in enhancing ICCO Cooperation’s identity and visibility
• Keep abreast of the developments in the ICCO SCA region, analyze the ICCO sponsored activities and provide suggestions for possible future strategies

KEY COMPETENCIES

• A Masters Degree in Journalism/ Mass communications / Social sciences
• A minimum of seven years of professional experience in international development sector
• A creative and innovative thinker with demonstrated success in synthesizing and translating concepts, ideas and projects into clear and compelling communication stories, that can be leveraged in multiple arenas
• Excellent verbal and written communication, editing, and presentation skills and able to work across diverse groups and cultures
• Conversant in new media technologies and software
• Excellent management and strategic planning experience
• Self-starter, able to work independently and entrepreneurial

Salary & Benefits: Consolidated salary approx. BDT 120,000 plus benefits

ICCO Cooperation offers a challenging work environment accompanied by good staff policies and opportunities for growth. Please send us your letter of application with a full CV along with the names of two referees at  bangladesh@icco-cooperation.org. Subject line of your email should clearly mention the position. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Application Deadline: 16 February 2015