The Junior Officer - Media & Communication will provide day-to-day support to the department in coordinating, gathering and putting together information of programs for internal and external audiences. S/he will also take on independent assignment under the supervision of the line manager and will be required to visit program locations to gather information for documentation.

Term and Location: Short term position till December 2014 based in Kathmandu

Required Qualification: Intermediate or 10+2 level (Bachelors preferred) in Social Studies or Media & Communication related discipline with at least 3 years experience (2 years for Bachelors) in similar position preferably in I/NGOs

Key Areas of Accountability
 

• Undertake field visits to document program information which will be used to develop communication products for various audiences including donors and SC members
• Facilitate in organizing meetings, press briefings and other public events as needed
• Provide logistic and administrative services to ensure dissemination of press release
• Assist in member media visits, arrange logistics for field visits, support in translation

Occasional Duties

• Take up roles and responsibilities according to the needs of the department Representation
• Representing the organization amongst partners related to media and communication work of the organization

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
 

• Good networking and communication abilities.
• Experience in using business applications such as Microsoft Word & Excel
• Basic skills in multimedia software applications.
• Basic skill in using audio and video digital equipment such as still and video camera and audio recorders.
• Excellent written and spoken skills in English and Nepali
• Good presentation and communication skills