OPEC Recruitment 2017 for PR Coordinator – Apply Here

OPEC, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries 2017  Recruitment  application is now on going to fill the position LISTED below apply now:

The Job: PR Coordinator

Summary of Job

Within the Support Services Division, the Public Relations & Information Department is responsible for presenting OPEC objectives, decisions and actions in their true and most desirable perspective, disseminating news of general interest regarding the Organization and the Member Countries on energy and related matters and carrying out a central information programme and identifying suitable areas for the promotion of the Organization’s aims and image.

Objective of Job

To assist the Head of Department in formulating strategies for creating and maintaining a positive public image for the Organization and in the execution of these strategies and related policies and decisions; to provide timely information through the most effective means to targeted audiences as well as the general public about OPEC, its aims and objectives, its activities, its decisions and their rationale, and its positions on topical issues in the industry; and to coordinate the programme of the Public Relations Team.

Main Responsibilities

• Advises and assists the Head of Department in elaborating concepts and approaches for increasing public and institutional awareness about the aims and objectives of OPEC as well as OPEC’s positions on topical issues.

• Advises on and assists the Head of Department in initiating and coordinating programmes aimed at promoting the image of OPEC with its role of stabilizing the international oil market.

• Establishes and maintains good network of media contacts and manages media relations through proactive communications by organizing interviews, inputs to editorial supplements, leveraging of OPEC reports etc.

• Advises on advert placements and, with the support of the Editorial and the Design and Production Services teams, on the appropriate editorial format and art work.

• Monitors public perceptions about OPEC as expressed in the press and at various formal and informal fora and prepares appropriate responses as necessary.

• Conducts briefings for visiting students and groups to the Secretariat.

Educational Qualifications

• University degree in Public Relations, Media Studies, Journalism, Social Sciences or Advertising; Diploma/certificate in Public Relations

• Advanced degree or professional qualification in PR or journalism preferred

Work Experience:

• 10 years in PR, whereof 2 years in supervisory/coordinating position
• 8 years in case of advanced degree or professional qualification

Training/specialization:

• Modern information practice and techniques
• Knowledge of audio-visuals an asset
• Membership of a professional public relations body

Competencies Skill:

• Managerial & leadership skills
• Communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Presentation skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Customer service orientation
• Initiative and integrity

Language:

• English, other major languages are an asset

Status and Benefits of Job

• Members of the Secretariat are international employees whose responsibilities are not national but exclusively international. In carrying out their functions they have to demonstrate the personal qualities expected of international employees such as integrity, independence and impartiality.

• The post is at grade D reporting to the Head of Public Relations & Information Department. The compensation package, including expatriate benefits, is commensurate with the level of the post.

Note: Applicants should not be older than 58 years and must be nationals of Member Countries of OPEC.

 

How to Apply For the OPEC recruitment 2017

Interested candidates are requested to fill in a résumé and an application form which can be received from their Country’s Governor for OPEC (Click Here to get the Country’s Governor address).

For your  applications to be processed and  considered, the application form and resume must get to the OPEC Secretariat through the relevant Governor on or before the closing date

Application Closing Date
27th November, 2017.

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