Communication and Advocacy Coordinator - Tenders Global

Communication and Advocacy Coordinator

Al Ameen

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Job Title: Communication and Advocacy Coordinator

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Gaziantep ,Turkey

Length of Contract: 12 Months

About Us:

ALAMEEN for Humanitarian Support is a non -governmental organization established by a group of volunteers in Syria during the crisis in 2012 and registered in the USA, Sweden, and turkey.

ALAMEEN is implementing projects through regional offices in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, Palestine, and Somalia.

Our work sectors are Health, Nutrition, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Protection, Shelter &Non-food items, Wash and Sanitation.

ALAMEEN also manages development projects, advocates to empower civil societies and local governance.

Summary:
Organizing and managing the organizational relationship with media wires and media agencies by publishing press releases, managing press conferences, setting press interviews with the organizational speakers, and archiving them. In addition, supervising the social media channels’ status is related to organizational media policies. And managed the organization`s website and improved the quality of media content by collecting the news from the marketing staff in the different regions and coordinating with the global media team in the member organizations to unify the media speak of the organization through all communications channels locally and globally.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Work to increase the visibility of the organization in the media and advocate for its causes in which it believes in its areas of intervention.
• Representing the organization in all coordination meetings concerned with communication, information, or advocacy.
• Managing the institution’s relations with the local and international media that are interested in relevant situations.
• Checking the validity of the information, adjusting the elements of the media materials in accordance with the media policy (on the website and the official pages)
• Drafting press releases according to the occasions written for them.
• Managing press conferences and advocacy campaigns to be prepared for.
• Manage the monthly newsletter.
• Enhancing written, visual, and audio media databases
• Developing work procedures and models.
• Drafting media reports and the status of the emergence of the organization.
• Press interviews for the organization’s staff whose content must be regulated according to media policy.
• Supervising the management of media content through social media in line with the organization’s marketing messages.
• Event Management for all purposes

Office work :
• Planning media messages with the supervised team members
• Reporting the work achieved to the direct managers.
• Archiving all publications in a professional manner
• Contributing to department development processes
• Implement any relevant activities asked by his direct manager.

Supervision:
• Social Media publications and insights
• Web development and SEO publications and analytics
• Media coverage publications and analytics
Implementation of Program

Major responsibilities:

Provide guidance and support to official media speakers.
Develop and implement publishing policies and procedures.
Media Coverage for projects with donor visibility
Control all organizational dissemination and publications.

The position reports to : Marketing Manager

The position directly supervises: Social media officer, web development, and SEO officer

Ability to:
• Ability to work in a stressful setting and adapt quickly to changing environments.
• Ability to conduct work in a professional and mature manner.
• Ability to mentoring and training; experience in supervising staff desirable.
• Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively, and work under pressure with deadlines.

Personal qualities required:
• Attention to detail.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ethical and trustworthy.
• Leadership skills.
• Multitasking work

Qualifications :
• Bachelor’s degree in communication, Journalism, and Public Relations
Experience
• Work experience in Journalism, media management
• Experience in preparing clear and concise press releases.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in media communications
• Experience in website management and analysis
• Experience in social media management and supervision
• Experience in advocacy campaigning and techniques
• Experience in email marketing

Languages:
• Arabic and English are mandatory (Writing and speaking)

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

ALAMEEN and ALAMEEN Staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the ALAMEEN Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. By these values, the ALAMEEN enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Compliance & Ethics

Promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout ALAMEEN. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of ALAMEEN and donor compliance and ethics standards and adhere to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicate these values to staff and partners and require them to adhere to them.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within ALAMEEN and amongst beneficiaries served by ALAMEEN

NB: considering the purpose and values of the organisation, ALAMEEN requests its complete employee flexibility in terms of duties and commitment, as their job description and title can be adjusted throughout the year according to needs and priorities.

How to apply

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