POSITION: COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER – (North East Region)

Closing Date: 
05 Jul 2019
Description: 

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
•   University Degree in Mass Communication, English or General
    Arts
•   A minimum of three years related experience.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
•   Highly developed written and oral communication skills.
•   Ability to draft speeches, prepare reports and make presentations.
•   Ability to design communication material to include pamphlets and
     newsletters.
•   Ability to draft press releases for maximum effectiveness.
•   Ability to gain cooperation through persuasive dialogue and
    representations.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Report to: Communication & Customer Services Manager

HIGHLIGHT OF JOB FUNCTION:
•   Plans and implements community relations programmes within
    the region, designed to create and maintain a favourable public
    image of the Agency.
•   Monitor programmes in the region and prepares and communicate 
    information designed to keep the communicate informed about these 
    including achievements or perspectives. 
•   Organizes meetings and make presentations on the Agency’s
    policies and programmes to various steakholders
    and provides feedback to the regional management team, as well
    as corporate office on customer concerns and suggestions.
•   Monitors the medias reports on the Agency’s policies and
    programmes and prepares appropriate responses.
•   Ensures the resolution of all customer complaints received by the
    department. 
•   Researches and writes articles for employees’ newsletter
    and coordinate the region‘s contributions to the Agency’s
    Magazine.
•   Interfaces regularly with the Communications and Customer
    Services Department in relation to activities in the region;
    ensures consistent approaches and provide ongoing evaluation
    of the communication programmes.
•   Assists the Communication and Customer Service department in
    planning and  implementing corporate events being held in the
    region and represents the Agency in community projects, public
    and social events.

Applications should be submitted no later than
Friday, July 5, 2019 to:
Manager, Personnel and Industrial Relations
National Works Agency
140 Maxfield Avenue
Kingston 10 or
Application can be sent via email to:
Recruitment@nwa.gov.jm

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