Save the Children Cambodia · 20 hours ago
Gaza Communications and Media Officer
Palestine, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expSave the Children is a global organization working in development and humanitarian contexts to support children and families. They are seeking a Communications & Media Officer to develop project-related communications, media, and advocacy needs, ensuring quality and compliance with organizational guidelines while supporting emergency response activities.
Education Administration Programs
Responsibilities
Working with the programme team, contribute to the development, and lead on the implementation of detailed media and communication plans and country office campaigns and media interventions. Define budget and resource requirement of the interventions
Develop and support the development of materials in English to reflect the situation of children in the oPt, for use in program activities, fundraising (including donor meetings) and advocacy, including supporting the development of Q&As and updating comms packs
Support the development and implementation of the Advocacy & Communications Strategy including any media plans for the Country Office and the Field Office
Develop high-quality communications materials in English and Arabic to reflect the situation of children in the oPt, for use in programme activities, fundraising and advocacy, such as written, verbal and photographic updates on the situation, as needed, to support media and advocacy work
Act as a spokesperson when requested
Develop and follow the implementation of communications and visibility plans for all projects in Gaza/West Bank
Support country office communications, advocacy and media plans and activities as assigned by the Multimedia manager
Support the ACCM team in organizing and coordination of child participation events for international advocacy purposes
Administer and support related procurement processes needed for communication activities including; ToRs development, requests for quotations and tenders for communication material according to the procedures set in the Management Guide, as required
Work with teams to ensure quality, compliance with organizational guidelines and appropriate content and provide review of all communication material and awareness raising material produced and distributed by SCI for the projects; audio-visual and print
Gather and analyze information from a wide range of sources (UN, NGOs, media, internet, personal contacts, etc.) on the humanitarian and political situation in the oPt and prepare situation reports when necessary
Identify themes/trends from research and monitoring work and provide analysis or updates on the situation, as needed, to support program development, media and advocacy work, with a particular view to identifying or mitigating risk
Respond to ad-hoc information requests from Save the Children staff members, or SC member organisations, as requested
Support ongoing assessments and monitoring of the situation
Set up and implement a production and distribution plan of all awareness raising material that will be produced within the project activities
Lead the development of communications materials around special reports or project reports to support the Country Office advocacy strategy
Contribute to SCI social media websites’ development, content and management, as needed
Draft and otherwise support the production of campaigns products as outlined in the advocacy and campaigns strategy for use at the country, regional and international levels including supporting the Advocacy and Campaigns strategy in country
Oversee the delivery of planned campaigns including the development of campaign materials and all aspects of implementation relevant to the country office campaign plans
Support the strengthening of partnership efforts around campaigning for child rights, that is relevant to the campaign’s strategy and plans
Responsible for either leading or drafting factsheets, Q&As, briefings and position papers
Support the drafting of press releases, by collecting information from reputable sources and developing or supporting the production of social media content
Conduct regular interviews and/or focus groups with children and families reached by the SCI and other interventions
Support the documentation and visibility needs for all programs (case studies, short stories, photographs, video’s, branding and visibility etc.) centering children’s voices, in liaison with other functions in the country office, which are in line with the overall CO advocacy strategy
Lead and support the development and timely submission of the monthly ERP SitReps and upload to HART system in coordination with the Gaza/West Bank CMO
Support research for both advocacy and programmatic responses for the country office. Conduct or support needs and other types of assessments, consent form procedures as necessary
Ensure understanding and compliance of Country Office and partner branding and visibility requirements
In coordination with the West Bank CMO, support Save the Children partners by providing them with training in developing; communications and visibility plan for their project; skills of interviewing children in line with SCI Child Safeguarding Policy
Review and approve all project and office visibility materials destined for an external audience, both for program and administrative purposes, to ensure compliance with Save the Children and donor branding requirements
Provide support to Save the Children staff in building their capacity in the field of Communications, Documentation and visibility
Develop and deliver staff and partner training modules when necessary, on communication, documentation, branding and visibility
Support the CO program development efforts, in terms of providing input for concept/proposal writing, ensuring communication activities are included, upon request
Support project development/fundraising as requested, in particular through conducting research, collecting data, and developing background statements and one-voice review of proposals
Leads the SitRep development in times of declared Humanitarian/Emergency Responses
Provide support as requested to other staff in times of emergencies
Ensure Save the Children member requests are being met in terms of communications content for profiling the emergency on media and communication channels
Ready to work to respond to any natural disaster or emergency situation anywhere in oPt
In the event of an emergency, support the implementation of Save the Children’s emergency response activities as needed
Support SCI by providing input to the preparation of emergency concept notes and proposals including budgets for SCI emergency programs in Gaza / West Bank
Qualification
Required
University degree in Journalism & Media, or related fields
3+ years of similar experience in a recognized local or international agency in the oPt in a communications-related role
Previous experience in communications, design, photography, audio or video content creation and editing
Professional knowledge of design programmes, such as Adobe (Illustrator, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premier pro) and Microsoft Office packages
English fluency
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work to tight deadlines
Ability to contribute to a small, proactive team, motivating staff and working collaboratively with colleagues and providing support and advice as required
Ability to conduct interviews with children and families and to record primary statements
Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
A full appreciation of the value of co-operation, both internationally and within a team environment
Understanding of Save the Children's vision and mission and a commitment to its objectives
Commitment to Save Children's values
Preferred
Arabic language skills
Strong project management skills
Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
Company
Save the Children Cambodia
Save the Children has been working in Cambodia since 1970.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase