Deadline: 18 March 2016
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Communication Officer in Rome, Italy. The duration of this post is 2 years.
The Senior Communication Officer will be responsible for all corporate and internal communication activities of the Organization.
FAO promotes good practice in addressing governance challenges across its Strategic Objectives by strengthening its contribution to global governance, identifying mission-critical governance issues at national, regional and multilateral levels.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Communication Officer performs the following functions-
- Leads multi-disciplinary team(s), leads and/or participates on teams/committees, leads and/or participates on organization wide committees and represents FAO at inter-agency meetings.
- Analyzes strategic/business/service objectives, reform priorities and the latest trends in communication to provide critical input into plans and strategies, functional stream work plans and priorities as well as the supporting operational, policy, system, tools and reporting frameworks.
- Supervises staff, oversees the delivery of multi-disciplinary programmes, policies, products, and services and prepares a variety of plans, strategies, reports and proposals.
- Promotes and pilots new concepts and initiatives, manages related projects and consultants, and plays a lead role in the implementation process.
- Leads the development of corporate outreach plans, in coordination with other FAO divisions and decentralized offices, to enhance FAO’s image among the Organization’s external audiences.
- Coordinates corporate outreach activities and special events, and leverage FAO media and other events for outreach and promotional purposes.
- Provides guidance to FAO senior management on the level of support needed for organizational outreach activities.
- Manages all aspects of special visits involving partners, celebrities and media, in the context of FAO’s outreach activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced University degree in communication, social science, political science or related studies.
- Ten years of relevant experience in outreach/promotional work and special event conceptualization and coordination, with a strong emphasis in external corporate communication and outreach activities.
- Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese,
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit FAO.
