Social Media and Documentation Officer

Social Media and Documentation Officer (Required No. 1)

Job Description

• Regularly scan news stories related to economic development and provide a summary to OIBN. Also upload news stories on IBN webpage.
• Manage and Monitor social media content and provide appropriate suggestion to OIBN senior management on actions.
• Coordinate with various teams within OIBN and prepare appropriate content for IBN webpage and social media.
• Assist in multi-media development, infographs, factsheets and other print and audio-visual materials.
• Use standard documentation tools to keep all OIBN documents.
• Communicate to local, regional and national –level stakeholders to provide messages and information.
• Build professional relation with various GoN and private sectors and communities.
• Support the distribution of IBN print materials including IBN's monthly newsletter ( IBN Dispatch) to stakeholders
• Assist in coordinating with government agencies on facilitating to resolve local issues of IBN-facilitated projects
• Coordinating with IMC/IBN admin- finance team on arranging logistics during field visits for the team,
• Assist in translations and typing documents both Nepali and English

Education

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Masters preferred; preferably in Mass Communication, IT and other relevant professional degree.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Professional knowledge of mass media, multi-media, social media, proficiency in computer applications (Word processing, designing, Photoshop, audio-visual editing, Microsoft Project, Project management tools, database & Excel, Power Point). Good command in English on both writing and speaking.

Experience and Competencies

• At least 2 year of experience in communications, multimedia and IT related well-established organizations with the competencies in some or all of the (i) Self-motivated, (ii) Team player (iii) behave ethically (iv) communicate effectively (v) foster teamwork (vi) lead, organize, plan, execute and (vii) solve any kind of complex problem or cope any complex situation,

Working Conditions

• Social Media and Research Officer is assigned to work in IBN Office's own designated station in line with set days and office hours.  However, the job also requires off-hour works to complete the assigned task within stipulated time and occasional trips out of the working station also fall under the assignment.

Applying Procedure

Eligible candidates must apply before 17:00 hrs on the 18 April 2018 by submitting their CV and cover letter via email to appiicnepal@gmail.com. Candidates should reference the position in the email subject line. Applications are welcomed from all parts of the community and we encourage interest from women, Dalits, disadvantaged Janajatis and Madhesis. We encourage applicants to visit the websites ibn.gov.np for more information about IBN’s projects and imcworldwide.com about IMC.

A panel of experts from APPIIC and IBN will shortlist applications for interview. The decision to shortlist candidates lies solely with APPIIC and therefore cannot be challenged. Successful applicants will be notified at the earliest possible date, and are discouraged from contacting APPIIC regarding the outcome of their application.