Communications Officer / Senior Communications Officer (MCDF)

Communications Officer / Senior Communications Officer

The Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF) is a multilateral platform designed to increase high-quality connectivity investments in developing countries through wider application of accredited international financial institutions (IFIs) standards and to encourage other investors and financial institutions to adopt these standards. The MCDF activities include information sharing, building capacity and project preparation. The MCDF comprises:

• A Collaboration Platform, overseen and directed by the Coordination Committee (CC), to promote communication and collaboration among the IFIs and other development partners about their plans and activities relating to infrastructure and connectivity investment and their sustainability and standards;
• A Finance Facility, overseen and directed by the Governing Committee (GC), to support grants to activities of the MCDF;
• A Secretariat to support the day-to-day operations of the MCDF; and
• An Administrator which provides various technical and administrative services such as treasury functions, personnel, procurement, etc. to the MCDF.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) serves as the Administrator of the MCDF and host of the Secretariat with effect from June 30, 2020. The Secretariat provides program management and administrative services to support the Finance Facility and the Collaboration Platform. The Secretariat is administratively established by, but functionally independent from, AIIB. Recognizing its functional independence, the Secretariat is accountable to the GC for its activities while remaining accountable to the Administrator for complying with its administrative rules and procedures. The operations of the MCDF, including positions of the MCDF Secretariat, are subject to the availability of funds contributed to the MCDF.

The Communications Officer / Senior Communications Officer will support various aspects of MCDF’s communication activities including the formulation of the communication strategies and plans, content planning, content development, and media and public outreach including the organization of public outreach activities, production of MCDF’s printed information materials, and management of MCDF’s official website as well as social networks.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Develop communications strategies and implement high-quality, multi-channel communication activities that bring MCDF’s mission to life; incorporate a data-driven evaluation program to measure effectiveness of MCDF’s communication activities.
• Collaborate with multiple internal and external business partners to ensure alignment and understanding of media opportunities and issues.
• Collaborate with teams across MCDF to surface stories that demonstrate how MCDF is fulfilling its mandate and turn those stories into compelling content for omnichannel communication activities and outreach efforts.
• Develop and maintain relationships with journalists and media outlets (print, TV, radio, web etc.) managing MCDF’s presence on different media platforms (print, broadcast and digital).
• Conduct speech training. Write, review, and edit communications materials, including speeches, press releases, articles, briefing notes, brochures, and background papers.
• Develop and manage various events to build brand awareness of the MCDF to ensure that communication opportunities are maximized.
• Manage the MCDF website, social media accounts and branding.
• Ensure MCDF’s communication activities are executed to a standard of excellence and are accurate, engaging, properly positioned, easy to understand, and consistent with MCDF’s brand goals.
• Any other duty assigned by the CEO of the Secretariat.

Candidate Requirements:  

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in a corporate communications role at a multilateral development bank or private sector, financial institution, or other relevant organization.
• Able to work proactively and independently, but in close coordination with other colleagues of the Secretariat, and thrive on bringing creativity and new thinking to the job.
• Up-to-date on best practices in digital channels and visual storytelling.
• Strategic and results-focused thinker.
• Keen understanding of how communications contribute to organizational goals.
• Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration.
• Able to see the opportunity and take initiative to put a plan into action.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Written material must be print ready.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in communications, journalism, political science, economics/finance, international relations, public affairs, marketing or other related fields from a reputable university.

The MCDF is committed to diversity, transparency and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.