[UgaBYTES] Communication officer

Tue Mar 23 05:58:45 EDT 2010

Dear All,
This is a job advertisement for telecentre.org Foundation. If interested, please send your resume to the link mentioned in the advertisement.
Regards,
Shipra 
Job
 Opportunity 
Communications 
Officer 
Duty station:

 Delhi 

tel
 ec entre.org was 
launched in November 2005 at the World Summit on the Information Society to 
foster and support the establishment, growth and eff
 ec tiveness of grassroots tel
 ec entres throughout the world, esp
 ec ially in the developing South. Initially supported 
by Microsoft, the Canadian International Development Research Centre, and the 
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, in its first phase, the CAD 
$20-million, 5 year program advocated for strengthening tel
 ec entre
 ec osystem with a view to supporting isolated and 
less-privileged communities with access to information, knowledge, skills and 
opportunities that would enable them and their communities to improve their 
lives.   

The first 
phase (2005-2009) of the program, managed by the Canadian International 
Development Research Centre resulted in tel
 ec entre.org having its presence in over 70 nations, a 
well-established tel ec entre.org 
Academy partnered by prestigious open and distance learning institutions world 
over, a web-based community of over 3000 grassroots tel
 ec entre operators and a number of innovative programs 
that aimed to strengthen the movement. Thus far, the program has helped to 
create and support hundreds of networks and organizations, together representing 
80,000 grassroots tel ec entres that 
serve about 40 million users around the world.  In the last two years, the 
program has launched a global
 tel
 ec entre.org
 Academy that aims to provide accredited 
professional development training to over 1 million grassroots knowledge 
workers. The program has developed content, service and entrepreneurial capacity 
that tel ec entres require to sustain 
operations on the ground while supporting over one hundred face-to-face events 
around the world, creating a growing community of active members that access and 
share vital resources online in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.  

The 
success of tel ec entre.org in its 
first phase enabled its promoters to spin-off the program into an independent, 
not-for-profit, non-governmental entity called, the tel
 ec entre.org Foundation based in 
 Manila ,
 Philippines .  The 
tel ec entre.org Foundation will 
continue the program of the first phase and create other innovative activities 
over the next five years, mainly focusing on the 
following: 

•         
To 
b ec ome a live 
and online leader for the tel ec entre 
movement globally; 
•         
To help sustain 
the global tel ec entre.org Academy; 

•         
To deepen existing 
network presence while building new network associations in East Asia, China, 
Eastern Europe and other emerging regions;  
•         
To 
b ec ome a policy advocate for 
pro-citizen centric shared and public access policies, and; 

•         
To undertake 
applied research roles for private and public investors.  

In order 
to provide a new thrust to the tel
 ec entre movement in its s
 ec ond phase, the tel
 ec entre.org Foundation is now r
 ec ruiting a global team of committed individuals, 
many of whom will operate out of its Manila 
office. The successful candidates will ex
 ec ute the tel
 ec entre.org program outlined in its renewed business 
plan. Among the various positions, applications are now invited for the position 
of Communications Officer from 
highly motivated, experienced and qualified individuals with a proven track 
r ec ord. 

Position 
summary:   

Communications 
Officer will be a member of the 
tel ec entre.org Foundation program 
staff.  Reporting to the Ex
 ec utive Dir
 ec tor (ED), s/he will support him in his 
ex ec utive communication needs, 
maintaining liaison with all stakeholders he is in touch with. The candidate 
will develop and implement communication strategies that match the stakeholders’ 
exp ec tations and messages that are 
important to the communication efforts of the Foundation. S/he will be 
responsible for overseeing content for the tel
 ec entre magazine, producing tel
 ec entre.org Foundation’s el
 ec tronic newsletter, and assisting the ED in 
producing annual reports and other publications of the Foundation. The candidate 
will be a multi-talented professional with skills to manage the corporate 
s ec tion of the website, improve and 
maintain internal and external communication with stakeholders of the 
Foundation. S/he will assist the ED to develop systems and m
 ec hanism to keep the Trustees informed of key events, 
developments, achievements, challenges and opportunities related to Foundation’s 
work. The candidate will also act as the Ex
 ec utive Assistant to the ED by looking after his 
travel arrangements, handling day-to-day correspondence and coordinating with 
staff in Delhi and
 Manila , and partners around the world. S/he 
will be the primary assistant to the ED providing him with confidential support, 
ensuring that all correspondence and communications from ED’s office are 
flawless.  S/he must demonstrate willingness to focus on multiple tasks 
simultaneously, and be flexible enough to work with people from varied cultures, 
language groups and backgrounds.  

Essential job 
responsibilities 

  Communication Strategy and 
  implementation 

    Develops, manages and implements a cohesive 
    communication strategy to ensure flawless and eff
 ec tive corporate communication to all partners, 
    international advisory council members, trustees and other 
    stakeholders. 
    Manages the corporate s
 ec tion of tel
 ec entre.org website, updating on a daily 
    basis. 
    Develops press releases highlighting the work of the 
    Foundation with appropriate messaging for different 
    audiences. 
    Supports other staff members to implement corporate 
    communication strategy for appropriate messaging and communication among 
    internal and external contacts  

  Communication products  

    Cultivates relationships with all partners, networks 
    and collaborators for bringing out communication products that are aimed to 
    support the tel ec entre 
    movement. 
    Oversees content work for the tel
 ec entre magazine by offering advisory and 
    t ec hnical 
    support. 
    Produces tel
 ec entre newsletter on a timely basis ensuring its 
    outreach to right audiences.  
    Develops a feedback loop with stakeholders for 
    improving communication and knowledge products of the 
    Foundation.  

  Assistance to the Ex
 ec utive Dir
 ec tor 

    Offers day-to-day assistance by managing his travel 
    plans, daily communication and liaison with partners in different time 
    zones; 
    Ensures that all communication from ED’s office are 
    flawless and timely; 
    Highlights his and his teams’ work and achievements 
    in appropriate media channels; 
    Maintains first level contact with staff, partners, 
    international advisors and collaborators  keeping them updated of 
    Foundation’s work, achievements and work programs;  
    Maintains partners and contacts database for 
    eff ec tive communication and 
    liaison; 
    Assists him in his efforts to keep the trustees 
    informed of key events, activities, developments and challenges of 
    Foundation work; 
    Assists in the production of Foundation’s annual 
    report and other key corporate and legal documents. 

Key attributes for the position: 

The 
successful candidate will be a graduate in a relevant field, such as 
communication, public relations, journalism and information management; at least 
five years of work experience, with three years of managerial experience at an 
International level is desired; be willing to work with a team of Foundation 
staff of varied cultural and language background and is efficient in managing 
multiple tasks and teams; s/he will demonstrate high level of integrity and 
flexibility towards achieving organizational goals, and have interest in the 
field of grassroots and rural ICT programs; s/he will posses exceptional 
inter-personnel, administrative and s
 ec retarial skills, including the ability to establish 
and maintain eff ec tive contact with 
tel ec entre.org stakeholders and 
partners that include a broad array of policy makers, community and business 
leaders, IT service providers, development professionals, grassroots advocates 
and citizens. The successful candidate will have excellent written and oral 
communication skills, with high level of proficiency in English language and 
posses abilities to speak to key individuals on phone and in person with 
confidence. Proficiency in basic computer and documentation skills is 
mandatory.   

Salary and 
conditions: 

The 
position will involve work during unsociable hours b
 ec ause it engages partners in all continents. This is 
a two-year term position with a gross salary range of CAD 15,000 per annum. The 
position is based in
 Delhi . 

Application 
process: 

Qualified 
applicants should send their resume including names and coordinates of 
two references and brief statement of interest (not exceeding 
500 words) not later than March 31, 2010 to: 

tel
 ec entre.org Foundation 
c/o 
 CICT-NCC 
 Building ,
 C P Garcia 
Avenue 
U P Campus 
Diliman, 1101 Quezon City 
The 

 Philippines 
or 

Email all 
documents to: recruitment at foo.ncc.gov.ph  

_____________________________________ 
B. Shadrach, PhD 
Ex
 ec utive Dir
 ec tor, tel
 ec entre.org 
c/o
 CICT-NCC
 Building ,
 C P Garcia 
Avenue 
UP Diliman Campus,
 Quezon 
City 
The

 Philippines 

India 
office: 
c/o International Development 
Research Centre 
208, Jor Bagh,
 New Delhi 
110003 
www.telecentre.org; www.idrc.ca; www.telecentreacademy.org 

bshadrach at idrc.org.in 

http://twitter.com/bshadrach 

http://www.facebook.com/bshadrach 

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