Publishing Officer

  JOB PURPOSE:

• Provide overall supervision and quality control for the publishing production process of ADB's knowledge and awareness-raising products by ensuring standards and deadlines are met and clients properly serviced.
• Function as the intermediary between production staff and ADB clients, and be responsible for the overall quality output of knowledge products processed by the DER Publishing Team.
• Work with broad policies and objectives, working directly with clients, with supervision for critical tasks.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Knowledge Product Development and Client Relations

• Provides overall quality assurance for the knowledge products developed by ADB departments and offices, ensuring the underlying message, theme or concept of the content created by the knowledge source is properly converted into the target media, to ADB standards and deadlines.
• Functions as the intermediary between DER and client departments/offices during the production phase of publishing, making use of excellent client relation skills.
• Meets with clients and provides regular project status information and resolves issues that may arise.
• Responsible for all production processes required to complete a knowledge or awareness-raising product, whether using DER staff, consultants, or contractors.
• Manages the Publishing Request Tracking System for monitoring jobs and provides regular reports to DER management.
• Responsible for moving projects through the standard ADB publishing process until project completion to deadline.
• Responsible for final quality assurance.
• Responsible for overall efficiencies and productivity of the production team.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Publishing, Fine Arts, Design, Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, or Advertising or related field

Relevant Experience and Other Requirements:

• Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level
• At least 8 years' publishing experience
• Coordination skills as a project traffic manager in an advertising agency or publishing operation handling multiple jobs at once
• Editorial skills and academic or instructional experience an advantage Supervisory and administrative experience Strong interpersonal, communications and client relations skills
• Ability to coordinate, oversee, administer, and evaluate the production of ADB knowledge products
• Familiarity with key ADB activities and knowledge products an advantage

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Technical Knowledge and Skills
  • Can give help and advice to others based on their specialist area of knowledge and skills
  • Uses technical knowledge and skills to complete complex work
  • Uses technical knowledge and skills to improve work systems

• Client Orientation
  • Works to meet needs of clients according to ADB policy
  • Communicates often with clients and seeks to understand and anticipate their needs
  • Adapts own style to suit client preferences

• Achieving Results
  • Find ways to reduce time and cost of completing work
  • Monitors work and progress and makes improvements
  • Works with others to overcome problems and find alternative ways to complete work when necessary

• Working Together
  
  • Provides practical support and encouragement for team members
  • Encourages team members to work together and benefit from diversity in different views, culture, nationality, and gender
  • Sets priorities for the team and ensures they are followed through

• Learning and Knowledge Sharing
  
  • Learns new skills and knowledge and applies them
  • Continuously finds new solutions to problems
  • Leads the team in sharing knowledge and expertise

IMMEDIATE REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

The position reports to the Publishing Specialist, DER

Closing date 14 December 2009