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All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
Role and responsibilities
The Communications Technical Officer at NRC’s Protection, Advocacy and Communications Unit is part of a dynamic team consisting of two technical multimedia officers under the supervision of a Communications Coordinator. The Communication Technical Officer’s role is to produce communication materials, manage events and liaise with donors and external stakeholders in order to highlight NRC’s refugee response in Jordan and raise awareness amongst the general public about the Syrian refugees through traditional and social media.
Generic responsibilities
These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work- and Professional Development Plan.
Provides technical support and develops capacity building initiatives to enhance the technical knowledge and professional development of staff
Monitors progress of own activities
Feeds in the communication unit plans with technical experience and knowledge
Provides technical analysis, systems and tools in order to improve quality of communications
Ensures that official priorities are fed into communications work
Provides technical analysis and suggestions for communications work
Monitors the compliance with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines and proposes new initiatives to improve current work and bridge gaps
Identifies, analyses, evaluates key processes in the implementation of related activities and makes recommendations for improvement.
Represent NRC, liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and/or stakeholders.
Specific responsibilities
Write feature stories, press releases and other copies for use externally and in both traditional and social media, in both Arabic and English
Support programmes in information collection including feature stories, case studies and photography for use in reporting and briefing
Scout, find and initiate contact with individuals whose stories NRC wants to highlight for a specific campaign or media interest
Coordinate communication campaigns and liaise with the team, programs, donors, and external stakeholders as dictated by the campaign
Create content for NRC Jordan social media accounts in coordination with the Communications Coordinator
Manage NRC Jordan external events and visits, in coordination with NRC current policies and relevant internal departments, act as the focal point between NRC and relevant external organisations or partners and donors, and Identify and bridge gaps in programmes visibility needs to ensure NRC brand is adequately presented during high level visits
Manage the relationship with media focal points within programmes and build their capacities to ensure their contribution to the communication work
Support the Communications Coordinator in pitching stories to local traditional media for press release distributions and other packages
Critical interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
All core competencies project officers within NRC Jordan
Project managers, coordinators and senior project staff
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2016-10-20 |
| Job Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| Job Role: | Other |
| Company Industry: | Community/Social Services/and Nonprofit |
| Monthly Salary: | US $2,000 |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Management |
| Nationality: | Jordan |
| Degree: | Bachelor's degree |
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