The British Embassy in Bratislava: Digital Communication Officer

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The British Embassy in Slovakia

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Category:  Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)
Job Subcategory:  Communications, Press and Media
Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities):  The British Embassy in Bratislava is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Digital Communication Officer.

The main purpose of the job is to plan, create, administer and maintain content for all Embassy digital channels – Facebook, Twitter, Embassy website and YouTube (potentially: Instagram, vlogs).

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Proactively plan and seek new opportunities to produce digital content for Embassy social media in order to amplify Embassy + UK Government messages and increase impact of communications;
• Write and edit text / posts in Slovak and English – be creative and innovative in delivering Embassy objectives using digital tools;
• Assess impact of social media activities (key performance indicators, monitoring visitor statistics, reach, engagement, membership growth, etc.);
• Advise HMA / colleagues on best use of social media;
• Implement FCO (plus OGD’s, No 10, British Council and other partner’s) digital campaigns as instructed by HQ;
• Assist Lead Press Officer in delivering public diplomacy and commercial diplomacy events and projects;
• Help with media monitoring, handling media enquiries and arranging media engagements;
• Provide admin support to wider Political team as required.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

• University degree;
• Excellent command of English and Slovak. Editorial skills, ability to write compellingly for different target audiences;
• Experience in digital marketing / digital comms, engaging online audiences and writing for the web;
• Experience in video production, editing and graphic design;
• Experience with content management systems, social media, digital analytics, etc.;
• Awareness of new digital trends and practical experience in using digital tools;
• A team player able to work independently and flexibly, and able to deliver under tight deadlines and/or with limited resources;
• Willingness to occasional travel.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience 

•  Degree or previous experience in communications, marketing or digital marketing;
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience (communications, content production /community management or marketing) is desirable.

Required competencies  

Seeing the Big Picture, Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace

Application deadline: 8 February 2018
Grade: A2 (L)
Type of Position: Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
Working hours per week: 36.5
Region: Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Country/Territory: Slovakia
Location (City): Bratislava
Type of Post: British Embassy
Number of vacancies: 1
Starting monthly salary (EUR): 1,400.00
Start Date: 1 April 2018

Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time position, for a fixed term contract of 1 year with the possibility of renewal.

The monthly salary for this position is € 1,400.00 gross, payable 13 times a year.

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Slovakia. The British Embassy does not sponsor for work permits.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Slovakia are subject to terms and conditions of service according to Slovak Labour Law.

Additional information 

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.

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