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Communication Assistant - Tehran Based - Iran Nationals Only

Iran

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Iran
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Communication and Public Information
  • Closing Date: Closed


                                                                                                               Rights Respected, People Protected           

About NRC 
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. 
NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, food security, livelihoods, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 6000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. NRC runs the world's largest standby rosters NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours’ notice when a crisis occurs.  

NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran
NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 9 provinces in the sectors of Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve rights of the displaced.   Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in country and is expanding its programme unit.

Generic responsibilities

  • Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
  • Assist with the implementation delegated Communications function portfolio according to plan of action
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
  • Ensure proper filing of documents
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement of the Advocacy and Communications function
  • Promote the rights of refugees and displaced in line with the advocacy strategy
  • Identify and report protection needs and gaps, explore and propose new and safer ways to assist

Specific responsibilities

  • Ensure that photos have informed consent according to NRC guidelines and are stored adequately in the online platform on a regular basis.
  • Support capacity building of staff about identifying relevant stories, content gathering and informed consent.
  • Support the design and information gathering for internal communication products, and liaise with relevant Units for inputs.
  • Give support to each Core Competency and Area Managers with regards to specific communication requests/visual materials needed (for instance designing brochures on WASH or Education) and visibility requests (such as visibility boards, flyers) – including in Farsi.
  • Assist the budget holder (Advocacy Manager) in recordkeeping and filing of the unit's budget, ensuring updated records of quarterly files and reports are accessible in the unit folders at all times.
  • Draft memos and official/unofficial correspondences with a range of stakeholders as required
    Ensure translation of documents from English to Farsi and vice-versa
  • Support fundraising efforts to provide further support to refugees  

Generic professional competencies:

  • Bachelor degree in communications, graphic design, public relations
  • Minimum of 1 year of demonstrable working experience in the field of communications or designing
  • Knowledge of international humanitarian or development sector is an asset
  • Fluency in Farsi and English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Experience in using Adobe Photo shop, In Design, illustrator, video-editing software
  • Detail and results orientation and strong organizational skills required
  • Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills required

Behavioral competencies:

  • Planning and delivering results
  • Working with people
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Communicating with impact and respect Copying with Change
We can offer
Contract: 1 year with possibility of extension
Duty station: Tehran - Country Office 
Salary/Benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and condition

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

We work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights.

NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities

NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
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