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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH invites applications from suitable and qualified individuals for Support to Health Sector Strategy II (S2HSS II). GIZ is supporting the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) to implement the Nepal health sector strategic plan through S2HSS II. The overall goal of S2HSS II is to strengthen the capacities of the institutions responsible for social health protection and healthcare provision of the population. S2HSS II covers three major areas of work in Nepal:

The institutional capacities to guarantee the financial sustainability of the national health insurance scheme run by HIB are enhanced.
Municipal evidence-based health sector management has been improved with the collaboration of representatives of vulnerable women and marginalized groups.
The institutional capacities of state actors to network digital information systems within the health service have been enhanced.

Press Officer Assistant

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Qualifications and Skills:

Possesses a university degree in journalism or adequate training and relevant work experience, which may be accepted in lieu of a university degree. Good knowledge of the media landscape and of national laws regarding the media

General Functions

Under the direct supervision of the Press Officer, the incumbent will assist with the following tasks:

Assist in achieving maximum visibility for the Mission in the national and international media and social networks. (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others)
Assist in developing an overall public outreach strategy making use of community radios, networks of non-governmental organizations, political parties, universities, etc
Assist in establishing and maintaining contact with the local and international media
Assist in the development of the mission website
Assist in preparing a “mission fact-sheet” to explain the mandate and objectives of the Mission to the general public
Assist in preparing press releases and press conferences in English and in the national language
Assist in the translation of the relevant information and documents issued by the Mission to the public
Prepare a comprehensive press distribution list for both local and international media
Assist ensuring maximum distribution of the Mission’s press releases, preliminary statement and final report both locally and internationally
Assist in ensuring that Mission press releases and statements are communicated regularly to observers
Assist in contributing to the preparation of weekly reports, the preliminary statement and the final report
Perform any other duty required

NOTE:

All positions are open to men and women with no discrimination
For all positions, a good linguistic competence (spoken and written) in both English and Nepali is mandatory
All candidates must have sufficient computer skills to operate with electronic mail, word processing, public presentation and spreadsheet software
Flexibility required. Work is expected on occasions both in the evenings and weekends or even public holidays
Place of work is Kathmandu

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