- Planning, implementing, managing and monitoring IID’s branding, promotion and social media strategy.
- Create, curate, and manage content for IID’s website and social media platforms to raise awareness and increase the visibility of IID activities.
- Take lead in promotion and dissemination of communication materials to relevant stakeholders.
- Support and maintain internal and external communications with project stakeholders, implementing organization, service providers and assist to execute the communications strategy.
- Draft press releases and statements, maintaining media lists (online and print).
- Collaborate with IID’s research and creative teams on special events, including developing event communications, event promotion, audio-visual documentation.
- Build and manage a communication function that is structured, focused on productive and quality work regarding communication, documentation and advocacy.
- Minimum Graduation from any reputed university.
- Degree in Communication, Media Studies, or related field will be a plus.
- The applicant should have experience in online promotion, including web, email newsletter, social media, etc.
- Sound understanding of developing and executing different audio-visual productions.
- Good interpersonal skills and strong communication skills in both Bengali and English.
- Effective Communications skills, including reporting, photography, publications, media relations
- Good sense of design aesthetics, branding and social media trends and visual storytelling.
- Functional understanding of web hosting (WordPress), photography and audio-visual production.
- Graphic designing skills using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop will be a plus.
- 1 to 3 year(s)
- Good analytical skills and excellent communication and representative skills (written, oral).
- Ability to think outside of the box in designing and developing promotional campaign.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision, pay attention to details, meet deadlines, maintain accuracy and confidentiality in performing responsibilities.
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in a team setting.
- Based on experience, we offer a salary range of BDT 30,000 – 42,000.
- As per organization policy.
- Full-time (after the satisfactory completion of 3 months’ probation period)
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- The job may also involve occasional travel outside of Dhaka if required.
- 20 May 2021
- If you believe you are the right candidate for the position, please submit the followings as a part of your application to hr.iid.recruit@gmail.com with the subject line ‘Communication Officer, IID’ on or before Thursday 20 May 2021:
- IID strongly believes making empathy viral and ensuring access to the right information are the two most important responses to COVID-19 pandemic. You can find more about IID’s work in this area at this link: iidbd.org/covid19. Please write a one-page social media campaign plan that will focus on the importance of making empathy viral and the access to the right information amid the pandemic.
- A complete CV (maximum 4 pages) with a recent photograph.
- A Portfolio or examples of relevant prior works. [Optional]
IID is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate between sex, religion, age, ethnicity or disability.