Job Title: Public Affairs Officer
Company: The Australian High Commission
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Field: Media / Advertising / Branding
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The Australian High Commission in Abuja seeks to appoint a Development Cooperation Officer and a Public Affairs Officer as locally engaged staff members. The successful candidates will be responsible for implementing the High Commission's development and public affairs programs.
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The key responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to: – Coordinate Australia's public affairs program in Nigeria and other countries of accreditation – Assist with developing the High Commission's public affairs strategy. – Organising and reporting on the High Commission's public affairs events and activities. – Support trade promotion and commercial relations. – Manage visits by High Commission staff and visitors from Australia, including preparation of visit programs and logistics. – Assist with management of the public affairs budget. – Develop contacts within the media and draft media releases on behalf of the High Commission. – Liaise with external stakeholders including other diplomatic missions, government agencies, NGO's. – Managing queries from the public and posting content on the High Commission's social media and website.
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Qualifications/Experience required: – University qualifications in political science, international relations, economics, public relations, marketing, humanities/social sciences or other relevant fields. – Fluency in English. – Flexibility to undertake a wide range of policy and administrative tasks, as directed. – High level of initiative, self motivation and ability to work with limited supervision, manage own work program and meet deadlines. – Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain good working-level contacts. – Ability to prepare high quality reports and media pieces. – Strong French language competence (spoken and written) is desirable. – Experience in events management and media liaison desirable. – Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office).
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