Main Responsibilities
Communications Co-ordination and Strategy
- Support senior management by providing communications advice that maximises impact and visibility of ECO key messages and work, in line with the priorities of the Secretary General and the Organisationâs Annual Communications Plan (ACP)
- Take responsibility for the ongoing development and implementation of the ECO Communications strategy and visual identity, aligning with the ACP and following the Organisationâs rules on branding and visual identity.
- Working closely with COM, manage tailored communications for the Chief Economist as well as ECO Directors, including for strategic engagements and identifying new opportunities.
- Work with teams in FO, CSB and PRB, in collaboration with COM, to identify, extract and promote key policy messages, multiplying the reach of these messages and embedding them in key audiences.
- Identify training needs for ECO staff to improve communication skills (e.g., presentations, writing for the web) and work with Human Resources Management (HRM) and COM to connect staff to appropriate training opportunities .
- Supervise the communications team, liaising closely with the Front Office and ECO Management. Ensure good communication and teamwork, and facilitate the team membersâ professional development. Coordinate the work of the team, taking into account peaks in workload.
Editorial oversight and media relations
- Work with authors and teams in FO, CSB and PRB in reviewing and editing outputs, to ensure quality control, improve their readability and accessibility for different target audiences and ensure coherence with OECD guidelines and the ECO visual identity and communications strategy.
- Take responsibility for the strategic planning for key outputs and events, taking into account the global news calendar, stakeholdersâ expectations and anticipating media headlines.
- As appropriate, work on with COM relations with the media and the issuance of ECO news releases.
- Working with COM, contribute to the production of promotional material, including drafting and ensuring a presentation in line with the OECD visual identity.
Digital communications
- Oversee and develop content for the ECO web pages, social media channels and events. Ensure consistency and coherence in the messages and content produced, in line with the ACP and ECOâs communications strategy and visual identity.
- Working with COM, identify and make recommendations for new products, emerging trends and dissemination channels and institutions and individuals to disseminate information.
- Establish and manage web key performance indicators and review web metrics reports.