Regional Communications Officer

 WWF, the global conservation organization, is seeking to recruit a  

Regional Communications Officer

for the WWF- Danube Carpathian Programme Office

The WWF-DCPO Communications Officer plays a central role in promoting WWF-DCPO, its work, activities and priorities particularly at regional level and to international/regional media, partners and the WWF network.  

General tasks: 

·         Promote WWF-DCPO and its work in relevant media at regional and international levels.

·         Liaise with communicators of other WWF organisations.

·         Promote activities and issues of WWF-DCPO through the internet and regular e-bulletins.

·         Support development of and manage selected regional-level communications projects.

·         Supervise, produce and distribute WWF-DCPO communication materials and publications.

·         Manage and maintain WWF-DCPO communications resources, including image and video databases.

·         Ensure proper branding of WWF-DCPO activities and outputs. 

The successful candidate must have:

·         Excellent command of English, including writing (native speaker), knowledge of another language of the Danube-Carpathian region is an asset.

·         Experience working with communications and the media.

·         Experience developing and producing publications and other communications outputs.

·         Commitment to WWF’s mission and priorities

·         Experience with the issues and priorities of WWF, including e.g. environment and nature conservation, and work for an environmental organisation is an advantage but not a necessity.

Conditions:

·         The position is based at one of the WWF offices in the Danube-Carpathian region, i.e. Bucharest, Sofia, Vienna or possibly Belgrade or Budapest.

·         Part-time/flexible work may be possible.

·         A reasonable remuneration is offered according to local NGO standards.   

Interested candidates should e-mail a cover letter and CV to Ms Sylvia Goessl, Human Resources Manager at office@wwfdcp.org. Application deadline: August 4th, 2009. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 weeks after the application deadline. For more information on the WWF-DCPO, kindly check the website: www.panda.org/dcpo.