Senior Communications Officer, Washington
Job # | 111046 |
Job Title | Senior Communications Officer |
Job Family | Communications |
Location | Washington, DC |
Appointment | International Hire |
Job Posted | 16-Jun-2011 |
Closing Date | 30-Jun-2011 |
Language Requirements | English [Essential] |
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Background / General description |
The External Affairs Vice Presidency (EXT) manages strategic communication and relationships with key stakeholders for the World Bank Group. EXT’s overall mandate is to increase understanding and support for the Bank Group’s mission both at the global and country levels, and to leverage the Bank Group's development impact through effective communication, advocacy, diplomacy and issues management. The Corporate Communication unit (EXTCC), within EXT, manages strategic communications with the Bank’s key stakeholders. The unit works to increase understanding and impact of the Bank Group’s mission through effective communications, representation, and issues management. The unit has four teams: Media, Broadcast, Web, and Internal Communications. EXTCC is now recruiting a Senior Communications Officer to take a key role in working with the EXTCC Media Team lead to coordinate and produce EXTCC’s work, augmenting the unit’s ability to consistently communicate timely, clear, and compelling World Bank Group messages to key audiences. |
Duties and Accountabilities |
The Officer will: help coordinate EXTCC’s support and advice to colleagues in the World Bank’s regions and networks on communications plans and products; work with these colleagues to ensure the highest quality editorial output consistent with the World Bank’s poverty reduction mission and mandate, and both lead and work with others to develop and monitor high visibility communications campaigns, with primary charge of a set of issues in the overall communications portfolio. The officer will contribute to development of a range of communications products including press releases, talking points and communications plans to ensure they will provide maximum value to senior Bank leadership. The candidate must have a proven track record of coordinating diverse sets of inputs in a timely manner. S/he must show substantial and diverse experience in the main facets of communications and public affairs, and demonstrate impeccable writing, editing, research and presentation skills, a sound grasp of development issues, and the ability to produce results on deadline as part of a multicultural team. The successful candidate will also have strong skills and experience in journalism or public affairs and the capacity to work with reporters to provide timely access to accurate information on the Bank and its work. S/he will also have a proven understanding of managing reputational risk issues, including the ability to identify, analyze and manage red flags. The successful candidate will have a sophisticated understanding of the broad range of communications tools and outreach options and a pragmatic approach to effective delivery and follow through with extensive experience in design and implementation of global communications strategies and a proven track record of results. The job involves frequent interaction with communications counterparts across the World Bank Group, as well as with senior management. The Senior Communications Officer will report to the Media Team lead. The Senior Communications Officer’s main responsibility is to coordinate communication planning around a range of issues. The officer will also be required to write and edit a range of communications products to ensure they are clear, concise and compelling. S/he will: |
Selection Criteria |
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