The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is an institution of CARICOM with a
\nmandate to promote Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) investments, markets and industries in
\nthe Caribbean. CCREEE aims at improving access to modern, affordable and reliable energy services, energy
\nsecurity and the mitigation of negative externalities of the energy system by promoting RE and EE; supported by
\nthe CARICOM Energy Knowledge Hub (CEKH), hosted at the CCREEE, and designed to enhance, inter alia, the
\nefficiency and effectiveness with which intelligence is created and shared among stakeholders.<\/p>\n
Working from the CCREEE office in Barbados and reporting to the Executive Director, the Communications and
\nPublic Relations (C&PR) Specialist will participate as a team member in establishing the Centre and its strategic
\npositioning regionally and internationally; in planning and executing the CCREEE Communications and Public
\nRelations strategy and activities; and in building a positive CCREEE image and brand regionally and
\ninternationally.<\/p>\n
Key responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \uf0a8 Supports and advises the Executive Director on the strategic positioning and development of CCREEE within the regional and international sustainable energy markets; Position Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n \uf0a8 Citizenship in a CARICOM Member State Applicants should submit the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. cover letter outlining motivation and the relevance of experience and qualifications to the role; Please submit your confidential application by email, captioned in the subject line \u201cCommunications & Public Relations Specialist\u201d
\n\uf0a8 Develops, implements and monitors the communication and public relation strategy of CCREEE;
\n\uf0a8 Establishes communication and public relations policies and guidelines, for internal and external use, and related templates, presentation formats, logos, etc.
\n\uf0a8 Ensures visibility of CCREEE, its major partners, policy positions and activities in regional & international fora;
\n\uf0a8 Coordinates media activities with the CARICOM Energy Unit, OECS UNIDO, SIDS DOCK and other partners;
\n\uf0a8 Ensures effective communication among the CCREEE Secretariat, National Focal Institutions (NFIs), Thematic Hubs (THs) and other partners and stakeholders in the Caribbean region and internationally;
\n\uf0a8 Assists and empowers local experts to establish effective public awareness and public relations processes;
\n\uf0a8 Participates in the organization, and manages the communications for and promotion of, regional and international key events of CCREEE (e.g. conferences, side events);
\n\uf0a8 Monitors the media coverage on CCREEE and relevant RE&EE news and maintains the media and photo archive of CCREEE;
\n\uf0a8 Organizes interviews, press briefings, awareness campaigns and other outreach activities; facilitates the publication of CCREEE interviews and articles in RE&EE expert magazines;
\n\uf0a8 Prepares and updates public information material (e.g. video, newsletter, brochures) and handles incoming requests for information relating to CCREEE and renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) issues;
\n\uf0a8 Leads the maintenance and updating of the CCREEE website;
\n\uf0a8 Supports the CCREEE technical team in promoting RE&EE knowledge sharing;
\n\uf0a8 Prepares speeches and presentations for the Executive Director in cooperation with the CCREEE expert staff.<\/p>\n
\n\uf0a8 University degree in communications or public relations; relevant postgraduate degree is an advantage;
\n\uf0a8 At least 7 years\u2019 work experience in communications, public and media relations;
\n\uf0a8 Work experience in sustainable energy, environment or climate change is an added value;
\n\uf0a8 Working experience with an international organization is an added value;
\n\uf0a8 Proficiency in computer applications, internet systems and content management for websites;
\n\uf0a8 Outstanding communication, presentation, networking and journalistic writing in English; knowledge of
\nSpanish and or French is an added value.<\/p>\n
\n2. full r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of personal (including citizenship), educational & employment details (in reverse chronological
\norder); and
\n3. names and contact information (telephone & email) for four professional referees (in no instance will a
\nreferee be contacted without prior notice to and consent of the applicant).<\/p>\n
\nto: LPD Hall & Associates at info@lpdhall.com by 22nd September 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7247,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Barbados","_application":"http:\/\/info@lpdhall.com%20b","_company_name":"CCREEE","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[78],"class_list":{"0":"post-7245","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","7":"job-type-full-time"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/7245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/7247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=7245"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=7245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}