Avis de recrutement : Oxfam recrute un(e) Responsable Media et Communications à Amman en Jordanie.

Avis de recrutement : Oxfam recrute un(e) Responsable Media et Communications à Amman en Jordanie.

 

 

 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regularly generate high quality communication materials based on Oxfam’s Economic Justice, Climate Justice and Gender Justice programmes in Jordan and in support of advocacy and fundraising objectives relating to the Jordan Country Office, through proactive and reactive media activity.
• Generate regular, high quality media products and coverage in targeted markets (national, regional, international) in support of Oxfam’s humanitarian and development programmes
• This includes developing digital material and social media material regularly, gathering and writing stories, producing outreach material and programme visibility material when needed.
• Contribute to the drafting and implementation of the department’s influencing and communication strategies
• Build and maintain good relationships with Jordanian and international journalists visiting the country
• Build and maintain good relationships with Oxfam press officers who are working to deliver media coverage within their markets, advising and supporting on products and messages.
• Create compelling, creative, visually engaging human interest case studies that tell the story of those whose lives are affected by Oxfam’s work and raise the voice of conflict-affected people, particularly women and girls – focusing on new and interesting angles.
• Ensure all public messaging is updated regularly, including timely reactions, and that all media products are in line with the country’s concerns and organisational priorities and go through the agreed sign off procedures, working closely with the Policy & Media Manager and programme staff.
• Work with influencing colleagues and country team to identify and manage risk, develop reactive lines, and advise on how to use media strategically in a sensitive environment
• Provide support during the development of project proposals to ensure that policy and influencing activities, including media products, are adequately resourced.
• Design and conduct research activities in line with Oxfam’s programmatic themes, focusing on gender equality, economic justice, and climate justice. Staying updated on policy developments, trends, and best practices in the relevant sectors to inform Oxfam’s advocacy efforts.
• Support the drafting of concept notes, funding proposals, and donor reports related to policy and advocacy initiatives; collaborate with the fundraising team to identify potential donors and funding opportunities.
• Ensure the protection of Oxfam’s brand, and adherence to procedures, protocols and policies, including guidelines for interviewing vulnerable people and documenting permission for use of digital images.
• Ensure compliance with Oxfam’s and donors’ visibility guidelines for all communication products
• Produce material in both Arabic and English, providing translation where/when needed.
• Regularly visit project sites and partner organisations in the field to ensure a direct link between programme work and produced material.
• Provide basic graphic design work as needed by programmes and project teams.
• Maintain archives of communications and media products and clippings.
• Flexibility to work outside regular office hours is required.
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned by the Country Director/line manager

PERSON SPECIFICATION   

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY and EMPOWERMENT (read more about these here).
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or identity.”
2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Essentials

For this role, you will need to model Oxfam’s feminist leadership approach so we have selected the most relevant feminist leadership practices which we will use for assessment purposes (which you can read more about here):

• Self-Awareness;
• Systems Thinking;
• Relationship Building.

In addition, an ideal candidate will also have:

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in communications or related fields, preferably in a media environment.
• High levels of organization and planning skills, understanding how to plan and implement a strategy and capable of working independently.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills, both in Arabic and English, with an emphasis on a clear and direct, easy to read written style.
• Strong organizational and personal management skills, with ability to priorities work issues to meet deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships.
• Good analytical, conceptual and creative thinking skills with good strategic perspective, able to understand complex issues and information from different sources and present this clearly and simply.
• Ability to work creatively, effectively and in an innovative manner and to identify and develop new ways to use the media to Oxfam’s advantage.