Communications Assistant

The Communications Assistant will provide support to the FATF Communications team by preparing content for publication, maintaining the FATF website, supporting digital content development for social media campaigns, and assisting with media engagement and communications strategy implementation. The role also includes administrative support and backup IT support for secure online platforms and events.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing content for publication, including formatting and quality checks, and ensure work is in line with FATF and OECD rules, processes and best practices.
• Update and maintain FATF website.
• Participate in the development and design of engaging digital content for social media campaigns to raise awareness of FATF activities and content.
• Support high-profile publication launches, webinars, events and media briefings.
• Assist with media engagement by managing a media directory and handling the processing of media enquiries.
• Provide input into impact monitoring and analysis for FATF web and social media accounts, to support the Secretariat’s communications strategy.
• Support the FATF Communications team in developing online communications guidelines for FATF staff, including the documentation of processes.
• Support strategic communications planning by ensuring FATF communications activities and events are included in the central Secretariat calendar.
• Provide administrative support to Communications team, such as procurement of new tools and software and also to the FATF IT team as needed.
• Providing back-up support to FATF IT team regarding delegate and staff access to secure online platforms, as well as during Zoom events or webcasts.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent, ideally in a related field such as journalism or communications.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a communications assistant or similar communications role, preferably in an international organisation and including relations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must be able to demonstrate workplace-acquired proficiency in developing engaging and impactful digital content.
• Must be able to demonstrate workplace-acquired proficiency in monitoring and measuring communications impact.
• Must be able to demonstrate workplace-acquired proficiency in using web content management systems and social media platforms.
• Must be able to demonstrate workplace-acquired proficiency in formatting Word documents and managing the document lifecycle (including archiving).
• Good knowledge of the administrative rules and procedures of the OECD or that of another international organisation, as well as familiarity with the procedures to be followed for IT and accounts management, or proven ability to learn and assimilate new rules and procedures quickly.
• Excellent knowledge of and demonstratable experience in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Excellent knowledge of and demonstratable experience in web content management systems (ideally Adobe Experience Management).
• Excellent knowledge of and demonstratable experience in impact monitoring and evaluation tools (e.g. Google Analytics).
• Excellent knowledge of and demonstratable experience in graphic design software (Indesign, Canva, PlayPlay, Premiere) for digital content creation.
• Excellent knowledge of and demonstratable experience in social media platforms including X, Instagram and LinkedIn.
• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.

Skills

• Digital Content Creation
• Communications Impact Monitoring
• Web Content Management
• Social Media Management
• Document Formatting
• Document Lifecycle Management
• Administrative Procedures
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Adobe Experience Manager
• Impact Monitoring Tools
• Google Analytics
• Graphic Design Software
• InDesign
• Canva
• PlayPlay
• Premiere
• Social Media Platforms
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Media Engagement
• Communications Strategy Development
• IT Support

Languages

English, French