Communications Officer

WWF-DCP Romania is seeking to strengthen its 25-member team with a Communications Officer, based in Bucharest.

Educational background & previous work experience:
- BA in a relevant field: communications & PR / humanities / journalism / project management is a must;
- at least 2-3 year’s work experience in communications and/or public relations, media, fundraising, marketing, or project management is a must;
- work experience within an NGO is a strong advantage;
- MA in a relevant field is an asset;
- work experience within a national/international project is an asset.

Skills:
- English language – excellent reading, speaking and writing skills (essential);
- PC skills – excellent working knowledge of common office software, able to quickly understand, learn and work with new software (essential);

Abilities:
- able to work both individually and within a team;
- able to work efficiently and deliver results;
- able to learn new things and put them into practice;

Personality:
- open, friendly;
- self-starter, creative;
- enthusiastic;
- committed to environmental work/social change;
- eager to find out and learn new things.

Other:
- able to travel in the country and abroad;
- knowledge about nature conservation, interest in/aware of ecological issues – an asset.

Main responsibilities:
The Communications Officer will work closely with the WWF-DCP Deputy Director and especially the WWF-DCP Romania Communications and Marketing Assistant in order to develop and implement the WWF-DCP Romania Communications Strategy and to achieve the organizations’ marketing objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

Project management
Develops and implements communication and marketing project activities, including:
- elaborating the annual communication and marketing project planning;
- regularly revising, updating and adjusting communication project planning, in order to achieve the established objectives;
- writing communication project proposals to potential partners;
- developing and maintaining relationships with WWF-DCP Romania project partners and suppliers;
- carrying out project financial management;
- elaborating financial and narrative reports to donors / partners.

Communications
Carries out specific communications activities for developing and implementing the WWF-DCP Romania communications strategy, including:
- developing and coordinating the implementation of the yearly communication plan for WWF-DCP Romania, together with the WWF-DCP Romania project coordinators, WWF-DCP Deputy Director, in the framework of the WWF-DCP communications and fundraising strategy;
- writing, editing and translating communications materials: press releases, articles, interviews, news, presentations;
- organizing and participating in communication activities and events, including e.g. press conferences and press visits;
- maintaining relations with internal and external audiences: WWF-DCP Romania, WWF-DCP colleagues in Austria, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Slovakia; WWF network colleagues elsewhere in Europe and the world; corporate partners; authorities, other NGOs;
- maintaining relations with journalists: responding to media requests, gathering specific project information for the media;
- maintaining and regularly updating the media database;
- media monitoring;
- updating and developing the WWF-DCP Romania website (http://www.panda.org/romania);
- collaborating with communications partners and service providers, including advertising agencies, publishing houses, etc.

Fundraising
Provides support, where necessary, for fundraising activities, including:
- writing fundraising project proposals for corporate partners;
- identifying potential corporate partners/donors;
- organizing and participating in meetings with potential donors;
- maintaining and regularly updating contact database;
- organizing and participating in specific fundraising activities.

What WWF offers:
- friendly, open work environment;
- the opportunity to work for one of the biggest nature conservation organizations in the world;
- the opportunity to work for a global brand, the third most-trusted in the world;
- opportunities to acquire new knowledge, to develop and grow professionally, within a professional team;
- access to the resources and opportunities of an international network;
- international exposure and training opportunities;
- good compensation package, according to the non-profit profile of the organization; and, not least
- the chance to really make a difference for the future of Romania!

How to apply
Please send your application (CV and relevant intention letter, emphasizing why you want to work for a nature conservation NGO and which are your skills and experience that make you suitable for this position)

Application deadline: March 13rd, 2008.

Interviews are expected to be carried out on March 18th, 2008.

The job holder will ideally start work for WWF on April 15th, 2008.

Duration of contract:
The initial contract is offered for a period of 12 months, with 1 month trial period. At the end of the 12 months, the contract might be extended to an undetermined period, according to performance and results achieved.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Please read the job description carefully and send your application (CV and intention letter) only if you meet ALL requested skills and experience. Thank you!!!

Established in 1961, WWF is one of the largest and most experienced international organizations working for nature conservation.

WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by:

• Conserving the world’s biological diversity;
• Ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable;
• Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

Established in 1998, WWF Danube Carpathian-Programme (WWF-DCP) is responsible for coordinating and to a significant extent implementing WWF’s conservation activities across the Danube River Basin and the Carpathian Mountains, from Germany to Ukraine, Slovakia to Bulgaria.

Details at www.panda.org/romania.