The BlinkNow Nepal Communications Officer will be responsible for organizing internal and external communications of BlinkNow Foundation’s Nepal office and programs professionally and in compliance with the relevant policies. S/he will have an integral role in the public perception of the BlinkNow brand, and will be responsible for content collection and development, ensuring digital presence, providing donor stewardship material, and supporting our communications team as we tell the story of Kopila Valley. This role will report to our Communications Director, and work closely with the BlinkNow teams in both the US and Nepal.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Serve as the communications lead in Nepal, collaborating with partner organizations, contractors, and team to ensure high-quality, timely collection of materials for internal and external communication needs.  
2. Work to support and build the BlinkNow brand through written and visual communication materials, supporting our marketing and development work.
3. Coordinate BlinkNow Nepal’s communications work internally and support the partner organization with its communications needs.

DETAILED JOB ROLE

Serve as the communications lead in Nepal, collaborating with partner organizations, contractors, and team to ensure high-quality, timely collection of materials for internal and external communication needs.

• Serving as communications team point-of-contact for all programs area leads and community members, conducting interviews, and tracking program stories for communication purpose
• Maintaining schedule of campus and program events, ensuring proper communications team coverage
• Serving as the main photographer for the BlinkNow communications team, taking pictures of all relevant events as per the organizational policy. 
• Providing leadership and support for Communications Content Officer and communications volunteers or interns in Nepal.
• Serving as point-of-contact for contractors or visiting journalists in Nepal. 
• Seeking PR opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Ensuring that the organization’s protocols are used while collecting (interview, photo, video), and the content is saved securely.
• Ensuring digital records of BlinkNow's work are maintained in an organized, cloud-based system

Work to support and build the BlinkNow brand through written and visual communication materials, supporting our marketing and development work. 

• Creating content for all social media platforms of BlinkNow foundation.
• Providing relevant team members with robust content from Nepal, in coordination with Social Media Consultants and Communications Content.
• Managing the content development requests while staying current on campus and home events and highlights.
• Writing blog posts and media pieces for both Nepali and international audiences.
• Supporting the communications Director with the collection of communications content
• Providing donor stewardship videos and other thank-you messages from Nepal for our supporters around the world, as requested by the development team
• Being involved with annual communications strategy and planning, providing support with logistics where required
• Utilizing all BlinkNow platforms and software to create compelling communications materials including written narratives, photos, and video.
• Planning, shooting, and editing engaging videography content for external and internal use. 

Coordinate BlinkNow Nepal’s communications work internally and support the partner organization with its communications needs. 

• Coordinating with the team members of the implementing partner and supporting the program staff on the ground with their communications and photography requirements. 
• Supporting internal communications best practices; research, implement, and share with the larger Nepal-based team.
• Supporting the team with editing the articles for publication. 
• Coordinating the Nepal-based media outlets, to get the organization’s reports published, and interviews of the relevant officials scheduled. 
• Preparing the quarterly report of BlinkNow’s work in Nepal in coordination with the relevant team members for sharing with the government and other stakeholders.  
• Supporting Nepal-based external relations and partnership team members as needed.

The above list of responsibilities is not comprehensive, and the Communications Officer may be required to take on additional responsibilities, as determined by his/her Manager.