FAO Communication Officer Vacancy in Washington, United States for 2025. Apply!
FAO Communication Officer Vacancy in Washington, United States for 2025. Apply!
- Closure Date: 04/Apr/2025, 11:59:00 PM
- Organizational Unit: LOW
- Job Type: Staff position
- Type of Requisition: Professional
- Grade Level: P-3
- Primary Location: United States-Washington
- Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension
- Post Number: 2009350
- CCOG Code: 1A08
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is looking for a skilled Communication Officer in Washington, D.C. This position focuses on enhancing FAO’s visibility, promoting agricultural initiatives, and facilitating effective communication strategies. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in public relations and a commitment to sustainable development goals.
The Communication Officer reports to the Director of the Liaison Office and will work in coordination with the FAO Office of Communications (OCC), which is responsible for both the external and internal communications of the Organization as well as maintaining branding and content guidelines. In addition, the Communication Officer will work in close collaboration with the Office’s Senior Liaison, Partnerships and Outreach Officers, as well as the Indigenous Peoples Unit representative and FAO technical units or regions, as required.
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Responsibilities
- Researches and analyses technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional and technology-related information, data and statistics and/or related policy issues to support internal and/or external communication.
- Produces/drafts a variety of information and reports as well as inputs for communication-related documents, multimedia products and online content.
- Devises, implements and monitors communications strategies and provides day-to-day support for strategic outputs.
- Designs and develops new media outlets/assets to increase brand visibility and maximize impact on communication platforms.
- Establishes, develops and maintains working relationships with key media organizations, journalists and other relevant strategic partners as part of external communication activities in order to raise the visibility.
- Collaborates in the development of improved/updated tools, systems and processes.
- Participates in multidisciplinary teams and/or leads working groups/teams; collaborates and coordinates with other Divisions/Offices/Centres on work groups and committees and promotes best practices as they relate to communications.
- Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.
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Requirements
- Advanced university degree in communication, social science, journalism, political science or related fields.
- Five years of relevant experience in communications, web publishing and/or social media networks.
- Working knowledge (proficiency – level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency – level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
