World Lung Foundation Communications Officer vacancy

[markpin...@yahoo.co.uk]

Dear Pub PR members,

Members may be interested in a vacancy for a Communications Officer
position at the NGO the World Lung Foundation. Details are below. We
have been asked to note that the deadline for applications is 14
December.


Communications Officer - China

The World Lung Foundation is dedicated to lung health globally and
supports a wide range of
international public health activities in the areas of tobacco
control, tuberculosis, asthma, child lung health and HIV/AIDS.
http://www.worldlungfoundation.org. WLF is one of five coordinating
partners of the Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use in
low and middle‐income countries where more than two‐thirds of the
world's smokers live.

The organization and its activities are rapidly expanding. As part of
this growth, The World Lung Foundation is committed to building a
first rate worldwide communications division. Working closely with a
key partner, the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung
Disease, the WLF is seeking a Communications Officer based in Beijing,
China.

The communication Officer will report to the World Lung Foundation
while working closely in a coordinated fashion with Resource Center
staff and in country partners to be able to plan and execute
communications activities as needed to achieve goals and objectives in
China.

Specific Duties Include:
* Develop and maintain communications expertise and assistance to
government and
NGO stakeholders with respect to working with media agencies
* Assist governments and NGOs with media campaign planning and
execution including
activities required to do market research, message testing, work with
advertising and
creative agencies and guide media planning/placement
* Represent WLF and Union as communications officers at meetings with
government and NGO stakeholders
* Organize and Project manage media events with media agency as
needed
* Provide media coaching to spokespeople
* Keep Union and WLF team apprised of relevant media stories and
developments through a daily email summary
* Write press releases, statements, letters to the editor, questions
and answers, fact sheets, columns, website copy, and other materials
as needed to provide information to the press both proactively and
reactively
* Assist in setting up trainings on mass media, media trainings and
other trainings as needed
* Write reports, help create presentations and provide research
assistance
* Provide regular content for the website
* Handle administrative responsibilities as needed

Qualities and qualifications:
* College degree and fast learner with three or more years of job
related experience within health communications sector
* Strong interest in the issue of Tobacco Control
* Excellent organisational skills and ability to successfully manage
competing priorities and meet deadlines
* Capacity to work independently and collaboratively in an
international team environment with solid interpersonal and verbal
communication skills
* Excellent judgment, creative thinker, initiative taker
* Fluently speaking, reading and writing in both Mandarin Chinese and
English
* Successful candidate will have a solid knowledge of Microsoft Office
package (Excel, word, PowerPoint, outlook)
* Writing samples requested

This position is based in Beijing, China.

Preferred qualifications: advertising, marketing, public relations,
health communications
background

Compensation: Salary is commensurate with education, experience and
salary history.

How to Apply: Email your resume and cover letter along with the names,
email addresses and phone numbers of three professional references to:
fl...@orldlungfoundation.org, please quote "Communications Officer -
Application" as the subject of email.