THE ASEAN SECRETARIAT INVITES INDONESIAN CITIZENS AND ASEAN NATIONALS WITH PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS IN INDONESIA TO APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION AT THE ASEAN SECRETARIAT IN JAKARTA

TECHNICAL OFFICER (TO), PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

A Technical Officer (TO) in the Public Affairs Office of the ASEAN Secretariat is a specialist staff providing technical and administrative support for the coordination of outreach activities for the Secretariat. The TO will engage in:

• Media relations;

• Event organisation and coordination;

• Protocol duties;

•  Public education and outreach on ASEAN;

• Interface with civil society organizations; and

• Project management.

 We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:

• Preferably a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, International Relations, or other relevant fields.

• Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience in governmental/international organizations or private sector involved in public relations/media relations or programme management.

• Having exposure dealing with a wide spectrum of corporate affairs, community relations, and public communications.

General qualifications and attributes:

• Excellent English language written skills;

• Ability to communicate clearly in both English and Bahasa Indonesia;

• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft office tools;

• Able to work well in a team in a multicultural environment;

• Able to multi-task and work under pressure;

• Able to travel, and work irregular and long hours, as and when required;

• Dynamic and comfortable with taking the initiative;

• Comfortable interacting with different nationalities and cultures; and

• Knowledge on ISO 9001 : 2000 is an advantage.

Upon the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period, the successful candidate will be confirmed for a 3-year contract. Selected candidate will receive an attractive package consisting of basic monthly salary (starting from Rp. 5,000,000), monthly transportation allowance, outpatient medical reimbursement, hospitalisation insurance, and an annual bonus of a month’s basic salary.

Send your application, detailed CV, a recent passport-sized photograph and certified true copies of educational certificates and other supporting documents to: Personnel and Training Unit, ASEAN Secretariat, 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Jakarta 12110, Indonesia, latest by 2 May 2007. You may also e-mail your application to hr-asean@aseansec.org. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.