National Communications and Outreach Officer (NP1)

Background:

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) is involved in a wide range of activities, ranging from arms control, counter-terrorism, and border management projects to disaster risk reduction, good governance, trafficking in human beings, and gender equality.

Under the direct supervision of the Reporting and Communications Officer (S2), the incumbent works in the POiD’s Communications and Reporting Unit (CRU) to advise on and manage Office-wide communication and public information. CRU is one of three units embedded in the department of the Office of Head of Office (OHoO), under the overall supervision of the Senior Executive Officer (SEO).

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision of the Reporting and Communications Officer, and the overall supervision of the Senior Executive Officer, the National Communications and Outreach Officer is responsible for the following tasks:

1. Managing Social Media Platforms:

- Overseeing the maintenance and management of the OSCE Programme Office’s social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and other platforms, on a regular basis to enhance public engagement and visibility, and ensuring the target audience is reached and interactively engaged;

- Ensuring consistency of POiD’s social media accounts with its social media strategy and with accounts managed by OSCE executive structures and other relevant international partners.

2. Creating Content for Communication and Visibility:

- Developing creative, high-quality content for social media platforms targeting specific audiences (texts, graphics, multimedia, etc.), where possible in English, Tajik, and Russian, and coordinating content creation with Heads of Departments and Units and within CRU as relevant;

- Preparing high-quality outreach materials (e.g., fact sheets, reports, promotional items) to raise public awareness of the OSCE and POiD’s work, and engaging external consultants and/or companies, where needed, for the professional production of visibility materials.

3. Developing and Advising on the Implementation of the Visibility Plan and Communication Strategy:

- Drafting and implementing an annual visibility plan aligned with the Office’s overall strategy, integrating streamlined visibility actions and events planning to showcase high-level meetings, work across all three dimensions, and other initiatives, thereby ensuring effective communication.

4. Advising Senior Management on Communication Matters:

- Advising the Head of Mission (HoM), Deputy Head of Mission (DHoM), and Senior Management on communication-related matters, preparing outreach materials, and supporting the development of a cohesive Office-wide Communications Strategy.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, please see: http://www.osce.org/programme-office-in-dushanbe

Necessary Qualifications:

Remuneration Package:

Monthly remuneration, subject to social security deductions is 1,682.08 EUR. Social benefits will include participation in the Cigna medical insurance scheme and the OSCE Provident Fund.

Appointments are normally made at Step 1 of the applicable OSCE salary scale. In exceptional cases, an initial appointment at up to Step 3 may be considered. This depends on factors such as relevant experience exceeding minimum requirements or higher previous remuneration. Any such request by a candidate must be reviewed and approved by the OSCE before the appointment.

If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://vacancies.osce.org/.

The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment at a lower grade or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.

Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

Candidates interviewed and found suitable in the recruitment process for this vacancy notice will be placed on a roster of suitable candidates (valid for three years) for fixed-term posts, should a suitable opportunity arise. The placement on a roster does not guarantee a future appointment or assignment.

Please note that vacancies in the OSCE are open for competition only amongst nationals of participating States, please see https://www.osce.org/participating-states.

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the Organization.

Candidates should be aware that OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of the OSCE. The OSCE is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. For more information on the values set out in OSCE Competency Model, please see https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/our-competency-model.

Please note that for this position the OSCE does not reimburse expenses such as travel in connection with interviews, tests, visas and relocation.

Please be aware that OSCE appointments are subject to medical clearance.

The mandatory retirement age at the OSCE is 65 years for contracted positions at the general service, professional and director level. The Organization shall apply an age limit of 62 years at the time of appointment as the incumbent selected is normally expected to carry out the contractual obligation of two years.

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