The Opportunity - Communications and Campaign Assistant [1]
The Communications and Campaign Assistant reports directly to the Communications & Campaign Coordinator and works closely with the Advocacy, Communications, Campaigns and Media (ACCM) team in conducting internal and external communications and campaigns activities. To be specific, the post holder will support the development of communication materials (design, content and manufacturing), implementation of campaign initiatives, as well as other tasks of the department such as translation or logistics arrangement.
Compliance with Save the Children’s policies including safeguarding, data protection, branding, social media, etc. and other donor and government requirements need to be ensured for all related communication and campaign activities.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Communications
- Support the development of projects/ programs’ communication materials as required (including brochures, briefs, presentations, videos, book of success, etc.);
- Support with documentation and development of impact stories, case stories;
- Support to develop and manage VNCO’s communication channels including website, newsletter;
- Work with external service providers for promotional products design and manufacturing as required;
- Maintain documentation, photographic and video libraries.
- Provide translation for promotional and visibility materials as necessary;
- Support to handle media monitoring and media requests as necessary;
Campaign
- Support Communications and Campaign Coordinator in development and implementation of internal and external campaign initiatives including SHIFT and Generation Hope;
- Provide Workplace and Facebook post drafts that support internal and external campaigns with supervision and guidance from the Communications and Campaign Coordinator (post schedules, designs, content creation and platform management);
- Draft follow up emails used for internal and external campaigns and contests;
- Support to organize and coordinate events required in internal and external campaigns;
- Support with administrative documents required for campaign implementation;
- Coordinate logistics arrangement required for campaign implementation;
- Work with external consultants for campaign implementation if needed.
Other tasks
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience, including adjustment on job description.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling SC values
- Holds staff and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities with strong support for using their knowledge and creativity to deliver according to communities/beneficiaries’ needs, and also providing the necessary guidance/help improve performance, including appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
- Set ambitious goals for self; be creative and proactive for professional development;
- Widely share a personal vision for SC Vietnam programs in line with SCI vision; engage and motivate others;
- Be future orientated and think strategically
Collaboration:
- Build and maintain effective relationships with team, colleagues and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develop new and innovative ideas, especially solutions to problems/challenges
- Be willing to take disciplined risks for children’s, youth’s and women’s wellbeing
Integrity:
- Be honest and encourage openness and transparency in all professional matters
QUALIFICATIONS
- University degree, preferably journalism, media/communications or any related field;
- Work experience in communications or campaign implementation.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Essential
- Excellent English and Vietnamese communications skills, both written and verbal;
- Good knowledge on communications and campaign implementation;
- Being trained on SHIFT’s Fun Adults is preferred.
- Competent communication skills and passion for SC’s works
- Familiar with designing and having video editing skills is an advantage
- Capacity on story telling with new and young-age approaches/ methods
- Ability to manage several products at once, managing consultants and working across divisions;
- High attention to detail and design aesthetics;
- Clear understanding of the key components in brand management;
- Excellent personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
- Willingness to travel to field offices and work in difficult environment according to travel requirements;
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children;
- Commitment to and understanding of SC’s mission, values, and principles including rights-based approaches;
- Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and at different levels, to motivate and inspire teamwork.
Desirable
- Flexibility, live and thrive in challenging circumstances;
- Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness;
- Experience of working in an emergency setting and/or committed to building that capacity;
- Interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to respond effectively to challenges, and work effectively in a cross-culture environment.
Additional job responsibilities
- The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The job holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Safeguarding
We need to keep children, communities and SC staffs safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education, and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize children’s rights and ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document and use format. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at:
Location: Hanoi
Closing Date: 13 July 2023
If you have any issues with applying via our system, please send an email explaining your troubles to [email protected] [3]
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties by our global anti-harassment policy.