Public Relations Officer III  

The National Program Management Office is responsible for managing and directing the Bus Rapid Transit and road-based public transport reform initiatives of DOTC nationwide. This office will: deal with matters relating to policies and strategies, assist Project Implementation Units, prepare new project proposals, and monitor the programs.

Responsibilities and Duties:*

1. Plan, direct, control and coordinate the advertising and public relations activities of the different projects;
2. Negotiate advertising contracts with officials of newspapers, radio and television stations, sports and cultural organizations and advertising agencies;
3. Consult different stakeholder groups and understand their respective objectives, issues and concerns
4. Develop a detailed communications strategy and time-bound communications action plan for NPMO aimed at winning the support (or reducing the possible resistance) of various stakeholder groups (operators, drivers, car users, etc.) for the proposed BRT systems and the new road-based public transport framework;
5. Implement the SVPCF-financed (SVPCF=Special Vehicle Pollution Control Fund) Public Communications Project to promote environmentally sustainable public transport, including BRT systems;
6. Prepare key messages on public transport for dissemination to the public generally or to specific target groups; find the best channels for dissemination of these messages; and
7. Use various tools to measure the impact of different public communications approaches on the attitudes and views of the key stakeholder groups and adjust the communications strategy and action plan based on the measured results.

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*Please note that the vacancy post is Job Order, renewable every 6 months.