Office Communicator

Job Posting: 09/Apr/2024

Closure Date: 23/Apr/2024, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: FLBRA - FAO Representation in Brasil

**Job Type**: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Brazil-Brasilia

Duration: Brasilia,Brasil

Post Number: N/A

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**Organisational setting**

Through its FAO Country Offices or Representations, the Organization assists governments in formulating policies, programmes and projects to address hunger and malnutrition and provides technical support for the sustainable development of the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, facilitating cooperation and direct work on the ground.
The activities of FAO's country offices include the work of the Representative Communicator.

**Technical focus**

The general objective of the Office Communicator is to contribute to the dissemination of the activities and results of the FAO Technical Cooperation Program in the country, positioning it as a dynamic and renewed organization in the eradication of hunger and rural poverty; in the promotion of agriculture, fisheries and livestock, as well as the sustainable management of the environment and natural resources, for the benefit of the neediest communities and rural dwellers.

**Reporting Lines**

The Communicator will be under the direct supervision of the Representative and the Program Officer and will work closely with the FAO Regional Communications Office, through which he/she will coordinate with the Corporate Communications Office in Rome, and with the Network of Communicators in the region

**Tasks and Responsibilities**
- Lead the process in the Office and design a communication strategy for FAO in the country, which takes into account local particularities for the determination of key messages through different dissemination channels (audiovisual, written), as well as FAO's communication guidelines at the global and regional levels.
- On the basis of the strategy, prepare an annual operational plan, including all planned communication actions.
- Implement the communication strategy in agreement with the technical team and the Project Communicators and ensure that it meets the requirements. Coordinate all the communication actions of the Office, including those of the projects, supervising the technical work of the Project Communicators.
- Produce and manage graphic and audiovisual communication pieces with content that contributes to FAO's objectives in the country.
- Identify success stories and develop dissemination material about them for FAO media (local, national, regional and international) and other dissemination channels that reflect the results of FAO's work in the country through its projects.
- Manage at least 5 (five) in-depth reports per year in print or audiovisual media on topics of interest to FAO. This can be done in coordination with other countries and/or with the Regional Office.
- Support the promotion of public communication activities generated and/or in which FAO participates through the development of talking points, speeches, photo coverage, sending of press releases through press contacts, interview management and website updates. To do this, you will need to maintain an up-to-date and consolidated network of press contacts.
- Attend the events that require it, including the call to the media and the dissemination of their results.
- Support the promotion of FAO's corporate image as an open/accessible, multidisciplinary and rapid response institution in dialogue and action. This includes supporting and accompanying the Representative and officials of the Representation in the preparation of presentations, interviews, programmes and documents of FAO.
- Coordinate the adaptation of the image of FAO country offices, according to themes, formats, corporate images of FAO's current global management.
- Ensure that all materials are prepared to support FAO's positioning as a central actor in national public opinion, developing a close relationship with the media, through i