External Affairs Officer, Europe

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom IFC Systems Corporation Full time

**External Affairs Officer, Europe (London-based)**

**Job #**:

- req20706**Organization**:

- World Bank**Sector**:

- Communications**Grade**:

- GF**Term Duration**:

- 4 years 0 months**Recruitment Type**:

- International Recruitment**Location**:

- London,United Kingdom**Required Language(s)**:

- English**Preferred Language(s)**:

- Danish, Dutch, Finish, German, Norwegian, or Swedish**Closing Date**:

- 1/27/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC**Description**

**External and Corporate Relations Vice-Presidency (ECR)**

The mission of External and Corporate Relations (ECR) is to help deliver financial and political support for the World Bank Group, strengthen the Bank Group’s role as a global thought leader in development by enhancing and safeguarding its reputation, and supporting operational teams to achieve country outcomes. ECR manages corporate communications and global engagement with key stakeholders, including media, civil society, foundations, private sector, donor countries, and international organizations, as well as employee engagement. ECR also manages strategic communications for the World Bank’s Regions and Global Practices and leads the management of reputation risk.

**ECR Media and Messaging unit **works to build and maintain support for the Bank and its mission among key stakeholders through the delivery of strategic messaging and effective, consistent, timely, and professional interaction with the media. This includes building and nurturing relationships with top tier media and leading media in key markets; creating opportunities to highlight how the Bank’s knowledge and operational work supports donor country development priorities; engaging with communications counterparts in donor country development and government agencies; and managing reputational risk. In all these the team works closely with the ECR Europe Country Counselors to ensure alignment with donor country engagement objectives.

**Communications Officer, ECRME Europe**

The External Affairs Officer will join the team’s operation in London. S/he will have experience in UK media relations, an established media network, excellent news judgement, and an understanding of international development issues. S/he will serve as the primary media relations focal point for the UK and Ireland, including executing a media relationship and communications strategy and monitoring for reputational risk as it relates to media. S/he will also support media engagement in other European markets, as well as managing relationships with counterparts at key development partner agencies in these countries.

This position requires an understanding of the UK media landscape, an established media network in the UK, strong communications and advocacy experience, excellent written and spoken, with experience in other markets and other relevant languages (Danish, Dutch, Finish, German, Norwegian, Swedish) a plus.

The position is based in London, United Kingdom and entails working with ECR staff in Paris, Washington (HQ), other European teams, and in client country offices. The position reports to the ECRME manager in Washington, DC under the day-to-day supervision of the ECRME Europe team lead who is based in Paris.

**Responsibilities**

The Communications Officer, ECRME Europe will be responsible for:

- Serving as the primary WB media relations focal point for the UK and Ireland, including designing and implementing an effective media relations and media monitoring strategy. This also includes providing guidance on media relations issues and providing support for media outreach in the UK for Senior Management and regional and sectoral units.
- Serving as media relations focal point for select northern European donor countries (for example Nordic countries, the Netherlands).
- Contributing to the development of communications plans for all major publication launches, key initiatives, and WB Senior Management visits to maximize well-informed media coverage in the UK and relevant donor media markets.
- Preparing briefing materials for media and public engagements of Senior Management, including for visits.
- Handling media requests, ensuring close collaboration with HQ-based teams.
- Actively contributing to the planning, coordination, scheduling and logistics, often across multiple teams, for press briefings, roundtables, major conferences and seminars, public or broadcast appearances, and other communications-related activities sponsored by the World Bank.
- Contributing to regular assessments of media-related reputational risk. Monitoring media reporting and communications output from CSOs and other key stakeholders, in collaboration with the Bank’s Global Engagement team, to identify potential risk issues at the earliest opportunity. Flagging risk issues to relevant internal teams, as appropriate. Contribute to the discussion and development of risk mitigation and management strategies.

**Selection Criteria**
- Master’s degree and a

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