Communications Officer

Manages OSCE corporate social media and digital communications, advising senior officials, developing messages and visual stories, coordinating publishing across institutions and field operations, supporting events and serving as a contact for media and public enquiries.

• Advise senior officials and organisation-wide communication focal points
• Engage delegations, media representatives and members of the public
• Develop visual stories, messages and content for multiple channels
• Manage corporate social-media accounts and daily publishing schedules
• Create communication plans and products for programmes and senior officials
• Provide communication support for events and conferences
• Coordinate professional communication across institutions and field operations
• Respond to media and public enquiries and join the duty roster

• Second-level degree in journalism, communications, political science, international affairs or a related field, or first-level degree with two additional years of experience
• At least five years of communications experience, or seven years with a first-level degree
• Experience spanning social media, media relations, public relations and advocacy
• Several years of writing, editing and communication-material production experience
• Ability to apply political judgement and present organisational achievements to external audiences
• Professional English fluency
• Computer literacy with practical Microsoft-application experience

• Communications experience in an international organisation, NGO or journalism
• Knowledge of another OSCE official language
• Experience advising senior officials and coordinating across distributed teams

• Strategic Communications
• Social Media Management
• Media Relations
• Public Relations
• Digital Content Production
• Communication Planning
• Editorial Coordination
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Copywriting
• Public Enquiry Management

• Corporate Social Media Accounts
• Microsoft Applications

• Open to secondment only; all assignment costs must be borne by the nominating participating-State authority. Only nationally nominated candidates can be processed.