Communications Officer

Position Location: Jordan / Amman

Position Summary:

The Communications Officer will develop, implement and maintain an effective communications plan that is in line with the program’s communications strategy for the program’s various components and partners. As part of this, the Communications Officer will develop communication campaigns at the community level to help raise communities’ awareness of security and justice service providers’ involvement with and response to the community. The Communications Officer will also support the program’s partners in developing communications materials and messaging to their beneficiaries and media. Lastly, the Communications Officer will capture and develop success stories and message them to program’s communities.

Reporting & Supervision:
Communications Manager

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop a strategic communications plan that aligns with the program communications strategy, and coordinate with relevant program employees to implement that strategy.
• Develop, disseminate and train relevant employees on how to integrate communications activities into their community programming. Much of this will focus on supporting the program’s Field Officers and partners in their work, particularly the use of social media in the field to communicate the program’s aims and objectives.
• Design, select and oversee strategic communication, public outreach, and messaging activities, in particular partners’ messaging to local communities – devising a plan to support the partners in their communication with local communities : defining their role and responsibilities and what services they can/cannot deliver.
• Coordinate media relations and coverage for partner’s activities with the Program Media Coordinator and media partners.
• Support the Program Media Coordinator in identifying strong media partners.
• Coordinate with the Communications Manager to ensure that the communications activities are always aligned with donor’s intent.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Contribute to program weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and other ad-hoc reporting as required.
• Coordinate with other projects to maximize synergies and opportunities for coordinated messaging.
• Other duties as required.
   

Desired skill and Expertise: it is desired that candidates establish expertise at least some of the following:

• Support and assistance to large project communications departments and activities,
• Experience in social media management and content production,
• Experience in developing strategic communications plans,
• Experience in training and/or mentoring staff,
• Experience in dealing with media companies/organizations,
• A minimum of 2 years work experience in Communications or other relevant fields.

Application Deadline: 22 March 2018

Application instructions: Send complete CV and cover letter to application.int@gmail.com Please include the name of the position you are applying for in the subject line.