Co-Terminus Term (duration: 2 years)
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
About IFC
IFC a member of the World Bank Group creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to business and governments.
IFC focuses on promoting inclusive growth by increasing access to infrastructure and finance, focusing on low-income, rural, and fragile regions, and making climate change central to our approach in both our investments and advisory services. IFC’s advisory program in the South Asia region addresses such critical areas as the business environment, sustainable supply chains, access to finance, energy efficiency, and clean production. IFC is focusing investments and advisory work in the region/s fragile and conflict –affected counties and India’s low-income states. For more information visit www.ifc.org/ southasia.
Advisory services for SME development are IFC’s main contribution to private sector development in those parts of the region where investment opportunities are limited. Initiatives in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and North East states of India aim at enhancing access to finance in partnership with local banks, improving the business enabling environment and encouraging the growth of SMEs in key sectors.
About IFC Bangladesh
The office in Dhaka houses IFC’s largest advisory services team who lead interventions in enhancing access to finance, promote sustainable business, facilitate reforms to encourage investments and provide advice on public-private partnerships. The office has a growing investment team, servicing an emerging portfolio and seeking new investments to promote private sector-led growth in the country.
Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF), managed by IFC, in partnership with the U.K Department for International Development and the European Union, aligns its objectives with the Bangladesh government’s strategic vision for private sector development within its poverty reduction strategy. Government agencies and BICF—in close collaboration with the key stakeholders in Bangladesh—jointly design and implement programs to institute business friendly policies, laws and regulations, and strengthen the institutions that implement them.
SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF) managed by IFC, in partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development and the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation, facilitates the growth of small and medium enterprises by helping improve their access to finance through a supportive financial infrastructure, financial products development and strengthening of financial institutions; providing quality business services towards strengthening value chains; and helps businesses adapt to the impacts of climate change. SEDF operates in Bangladesh, Bhutan, northeast India and Nepal.
Role and Responsibilities:
This is an exciting opportunity to position IFC within the South Asia region & the World Bank Group, and to work as part of a strategic and dynamic communications team.
IFC’s Communications team is responsible for developing and implementing strategic campaigns to support the business objectives of IFC, including the developing of briefing materials, magazine articles, press releases, media management, development of website content, as well as the development and management of advocacy and communications capacity building campaigns for selected private sector and government organizations.
The Officer will be responsible for the development of external communications strategies for IFC in consultation with program leads, working with communications firms to develop stories and content for soft and hard copy publications, developing relationships with media to place stories and build IFC’s profile, managing events and websites and leveraging social media. The officer will assist the Head of Communications based in New Delhi to support regional communications deliverables in alignment with the overall communications strategy and approach. The position reports jointly to Manager for IFC Advisory Services in Dhaka and to the Head of Communications for South Asia, in Delhi. This is a coterminous position based at Dhaka office, and will also have assignments at the regional hub office at Delhi and other South Asia offices.
The position requires a well connected, media savvy communications professional with the following specific responsibilities to be undertaken in consultation with the Regional Communications Officer in Delhi:
- Oversee project-related events (workshops, roundtables, etc.); attend relevant events as IFC representation as appropriate;
- Manage media relations for Bangladesh, including maintaining a network of key media contacts, and developing press releases and media campaigns.
- Development and implementation of external communications strategies, including public dissemination of information and corporate reports eg. Doing Business report launch
- Manage the development of communications materials, including website content, briefing materials, presentations, media releases, briefing notes, and articles.
- Support content development for South Asia websites
- Assist in the development and implementation of an Internal Communications strategy, including developing and implementing a calendar of HQ focused events to tell the South Asia story
- Oversee compliance with branding guidelines
- Co-ordinate with external vendors
- Oversee the work of the Communications and KnowledgeManangement team in Dhaka
- Fluency in English;
- Proven competency in project and time management and multitasking;
- Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills;
- At least 5 years experience in media relations and communications management
- In addition the following is preferred:
- International work experience.
- Fluency in Bangla
- Regional Media experience
- An advanced degree in a relevant field – e.g., Communications, International Relations is preferable
To apply, interested candidates may visit this link by clicking here. You will be required to create your own account to apply/login.
Closing date is on 6th April 2011.
