23 May
Associate Communications Officer - BOMCA 10 Region
ORGANISATIONAL SETTING:
Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) Phase 10 (further referred as project) aims to enhance security, stability and sustainable growth in the region, as well as support cross-border cooperation and improve living conditions for people living in the border areas of Central Asia. Thematically, the project covers four components: institutional development of border management agencies, improvement of detection capacities, trade facilitation and improvement of cross-border cooperation. Geographically, the project covers five countries in the region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and has a total budget of 21.65 M EUR.
The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium of the border management agencies of the selected EU MSs and ICMPD, led by the State Border Guard of Latvia. Thematic component leaders are based in the respective EU MSs and ICMPD HQ. The BOMCA Secretariat, located in ICMPD HQ in Vienna, is fully responsible for financial, administrative and technical management of the project. Regional structure of the programme consists of the Regional Office in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), and Country Offices for Kazakhstan (Nur-Sultan), Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek), Tajikistan (Dushanbe), Turkmenistan (Ashgabat) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent).
FUNCTION (Task Identity):
The Associate Communications Officer -BOMCA 10 Region supports the implementation of outreach strategies towards its diverse target audiences in line with the thematic, geographic and country specific activities of the project.
The Associate Communications Officer -BOMCA 10 Region supports the implementation of the BOMCA Communications and Visibility Strategy and Communications and visibility plan in close coordination with Country Offices, the Project Manager in the Secretariat and the Senior Project Manager – BOMCA 10 Region in Bishkek.
S/he supports the planning and organisation of communications activities and produces a variety of visibility items and outputs ensuring that such activities are aligned with the approved project objectives, work plan and allocated communications budget and in line with partner and donor visibility requirements and communication guidelines. S/he contributes to the timely production of high-quality communications outputs within the project assigned and contributes to the project reporting.
In cooperation with the respective Project Officers – BOMCA 10 Country Coordination, the Associate Communications Officer -BOMCA 10 Region develops and maintains relationships with donors i.e. communications focal points in the EU Delegations, key media in the region and focal points in the beneficiary agencies, when applicable. S/he supports the planning and organisation of the work contractors as applicable ensuring high quality and timeliness of outputs. S/he conceptualises and prepares communications content and continuously assesses achieved results for quality and impact.
The Associate Communications Officer -BOMCA 10 Region works in coordination with the BOMCA Secretariat and reports to the Senior Project Manager – BOMCA 10 Region.