Job Description

Date: 03-Feb-2022

Location: Jakarta, East Asia, ID

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.
Payband: 6
Department: Education
Contract type: Until December 2022
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Role Purpose
The role purpose is to develop and implement communication and engagement strategies and be responsible for project communication management and coordination between internal and external resources. The expected result is to:

• ensure the successful delivery in communication
• achieve high visibility of the co-funded EU Support to Higher Education in ASEAN region (SHARE)
• showcase programme achievements
• supporting implementation of public engagement initiatives, including campaigns, to contribute to programme objectives

Main challenges and opportunities
Working with a variety of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and regions, and the ability to craft tailored communication and engagement strategies to achieve programme outcomes; working at scale and speed consistently and support communication and visibility needs across Consortium, EU, ASEAN and stakeholder needs; working with a variety of professionals and experts to influence Education priorities across the ASEAN region and developing networks within the Higher Education sector; deploying a variety of analytical tools and methodology to support strategic decision making contributing to communications, visibility, and engagement goals; ability to work across a variety of platforms, including social media, video production, website management, newsletter curation and press releases.
Main accountabilities
The postholder will be accountable for the management and implementation of the communications and visibility strategy and strategic engagement efforts, under the supervision of the Team Leader; oversight of relevant grant partners and service providers (relating to communications, visibility, and engagement).
Strategic Communications Delivery
Management of programme and outreach communications to engage decision- makers and stakeholders based on the communications and visibility strategy; developing and maintaining media relations with national and international press and media agencies; ensure outreach communications are updated; develop and manage communication tools; identify media agencies, writers, filmmakers, artists, singers, celebrities, thought leaders and opinion makers that the programme can engage.
Leadership and Management
Ensure that all staff are aware of the media protocol for the programme, consistent with SHARE programme standards and prepare team members for media appearances; maintain relations with the communications team at the European Union Delegation; liaise and maintain contact with national and regional British Council communications teams to ensure awareness of programme developments; support the Team Leader, in close cooperation with the Senior MEL Officer and the Programme team, to ensure programme stories of change and evidence are communicated in effective and appropriate formats for policy actors in the ASEAN Higher Education sector at different levels; present SHARE programme communication and engagement work in national and international forums, as appropriate.
Reporting
Compile quarterly and yearly activity reports and updates on communications and engagement; contribute to learning reflections as part of the management team and document lessons (in close coordination with Senior MEL Officer); adhere to internal programme tracking and documentation needs.

Requirements

• Candidate must have the right to live and work in the country in which the role is based
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in a communications/PR role
• Graphic design knowledge
• Experience liaising with the media
• Experience executing both internal and external communications strategy
• Experience developing content into multiple platforms including print, social media, mass media and audio-visual media
• Understanding higher education system in ASEAN would be an advantage
• Ability to operate design software and create draft design of collaterals (flyer, roll up banner, etc)

Benefits

• Annual leave
• Statutory benefits
• Commercial insurance package including accidental insurance, life insurance, and supplementary medical insurance Provident Fund – if applicable
• Professional development opportunities

Closing Date: 14 February 2022, Monday, - 23:59 PH TIME (GMT +8)
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement
The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.
We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.
Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
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