View Vacancy - Communications Officer – Digital (POL169)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Communications, Press and Media

The British Embassy in Poland is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit a Communications Officer – Digital, to support the delivery of the Embassy’s objectives in Poland through high quality, engaging and influencing digital communications.

 Roles and responsibilities:

  • Defining the Embassy’s digital communications strategy in line with the Embassy’s objectives in Poland and FCO global campaigns;
  • Designing and running the Embassy’s digital campaigns;
  • Creating high-quality, engaging digital content;
  • Managing the Embassy’s digital channels, including social media and the website as well as those of the Polish-British Belvedere Forum;
  • Building the Embassy’s digital audience and improving positive engagement and the Embassy’s digital influence;
  • Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the Embassy’s digital campaigns and ensuring a positive feedback cycle;
  • Contributing digital content to the media plan for high-level visits and events, ensuring that it reinforces the Embassy’s digital communications campaigns;  
  • Working with the Embassy’s Learning & Development Committee to design and implement a training programme aimed at enhancing colleague’s digital ability;
  • Covering for other Comms Officers when required as well as performing any other task as required.

  • Proficient English and intermediate Polish (spoken and written);
  • Bachelor degree or higher in a related field;
  • Enthusiastic, energetic and highly creative team player with a proven passion for digital media and public communications;
  • Strong sense of personal responsibility and the ability the ability to assess and initiate things independently;
  • Proven experience in managing and delivering a demanding workload as well as responding flexibly to changing priorities;
  • Notable experience in defining digital communication strategies, as well as designing and running digital campaigns;
  • Highly skilled and experienced in using digital graphic design software such as Adobe CC to create top-quality, engaging digital content;
  • Experience in digital video filming and editing;
  • Experience of managing social media accounts, especially Twitter and Facebook as well as deep knowledge of other channels and their audience;
  • Experience in using social media monitoring and evaluation software (e.g. Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Google Analytics etc);
  • Experience in using content management systems for websites;
  • Understanding of the Polish digital media environment;
  • Strong IT skills in MS Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint .
  • Knowledge of UK Government priorities in Poland;
  • Experience of working with UK Government, especially its digital channels, including social media and the GOV.UK website;
  • Experience working with the OASIS campaign model.
27 April 2017
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
37.5 net
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Poland
Warsaw
British Embassy
1
PLN
7634 gross
15 May 2017

This is a full-time position of 5 days, for a two year contract which may be extended by mutual agreement.

Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax required by the local law. Please be aware that the British Embassy in Warsaw will not be able to cover any costs connected with relocation.

The successful candidate will be subject to the Polish references check and satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months.

Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked. The annual leave entitlement is 20 or 26 days per year pro rata and the Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Polish / UK public holidays per year.

Candidates must have pre-existing right to live and work in Poland for the duration of the job offer in order to apply. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Warsaw are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to Polish employment law.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.