Senior Officer - Media and Communications

Responsibilities & Context

Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

The Opportunity

The position will be responsible for communications and media work to build Save the Children profile in Bangladesh by developing high-quality communications products and developing strong media relations with key media houses and networks.

You will be responsible for preparing external and internal communications products for country office programs by collaborating with the program sector leaders and initiate strategic & on-ground communication support (from conception to implementation) to raise awareness of program impact.

You will lead on building relationships between national / global media and Senior Manager- Media and Comms organising media events / press conferences, and media reports as needed.

You will support in planning and production of brand compliant content for programs or campaigns for media release or social media / digital media platforms, including content gathering and production in English & Bangla as needed.

You will also be responsible for writing case studies, creative copies, media statements, media brief, and pieces for publications in English and Bangla as assigned.

You will support event development and execution by collaborating with programs, functions, and projects on arranging big scale events by planning and supporting in venue set-up, agency hiring, communication material production and media coverage.

You will guide program staffs on developing Terms of References, concept notes, project briefs etc. and also maintain a database of effective sample materials.