Communications Officer/Consultant – based in Jakarta

Overview

The Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) requires
an Indonesian Communications Consultant to work on the Canada-Indonesia Trade
and Private Sector Assistance (TPSA) project funded by Global Affairs Canada. TPSA is a
five-year project aimed to reduce poverty and increase sustainable economic
growth in Indonesia through the expansion of Indonesian trade with Canada and
the encouragement of Canadian investment in Indonesia.

Drawing on
your development project communications and visibility expertise, particularly
related to Indonesia, you will be responsible for specific activities to communicate
TPSA focus and progress to project beneficiaries and thereby inform
evidence-based capacity building and policy development outcomes. The
consultant will work closely with the TPSA project team in Jakarta and Ottawa
and other long-term and short-term experts to implement the effective
communications of TPSA activities over the next four years.

Principal Duties

Reporting to
the Canadian Field Director based in Jakarta, and coordinating with the Project
Managers based in Canada and Jakarta, the Indonesian Communications Manager will
have a number of responsibilities, including the planning, design, and
implement of strategies for communications and outreach focusing on the
achievement of the following:

·      Understand the target audience of the project’s
communications, such as SMEs, implementation partners, policy makers, etc. and
strategize and plan accordingly;

·      Develop and
implement a results oriented communications plan for the TPSA project that includes
communications objectives for the project, strategies for reaching selected
audiences, and recommendations for communications vehicles.   This strategy may include topics such as introduction/context,
target audiences, objectives, key messages, communications
environment/considerations, recommended approach, recommended tactics/vehicles,
timelines, realistic budget estimates, suggested evaluation criteria/approaches,
etc.);

·      Specifically,
develop strategies and protocols for communicating with different stakeholder
audiences including: Canadian Embassy, Canadian government departments,
Government ministries in Indonesia, Indonesian private sector, Canadian private
sector, academia and NGO audiences;

·      Coordinate and manage the project’s
visibility, such as content management, norms for publishing and design, etc.;

·      Maintain an updated network of suppliers
(editors, translators, graphics artists, etc. to ensure effective production
and dissemination;

·      Supervise the implementation and updating of
content of the project’s website, newsletter, and social media vehicles,
including the development and/or refinement of content for same;

·      Capture the outcomes/successes of roundtable
discussions, conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, launches, etc., with
the support of the project’s Event Manager and other team members.

·      Follow
up with project trainees to develop success stories and qualify the impacts and
results of the project activities.

·      Respond to inquiries for project information
materials;

·      Contribute to the preparation of the project

workplans and reports as appropriate;

·      Perform other related tasks and assignments
as required by the project.

Skills and Qualifications

·     
Bachelor or Master degree in Communications or other relevant
fields of study would be desirable;

·     
Minimum 2 years for candidate with Master Degree and 6 years for
candidates with Bachelor Degree of professional experience at national or
international level in public relations, communications or advocacy;

·     
Experience in developing communications and external relations
strategy and plan and the implementation of them;

·     
Solid network with the media/publications community.  Journalist experience would be an asset;

·     
Demonstrated experience of producing high-quality writing in
English and Bahasa Indonesia;

·      Excellent verbal English and Bahasa Indonesia
communication skills;

·      Excellent interpersonal, team building, and
presentation skills;

·     
Excellent analytical skills and advanced computer skills;

·      Must be able to travel to different parts of
Indonesia if required for project activities;

·      Previous work experience with international development
projects would be an asset.

NOTE:  INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD SEND THEIR CV BY
FEBRUARY 25, 2016

WITH
REFERENCES AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO:

[email protected]

ONLY
SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED