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1. Purpose of the Position:<\/strong><\/p>\n Reporting to the Senior Programmes Officer, the Communications Specialist contributes to the Programmes Department\u2019s overall purpose, which is to craft proactive, innovative and compelling Arabic and English communications, content marketing, and engagement in a mix of channels with our volunteers, donors and partners to share compelling stories to inform, motivate, inspire, and call to action, and to support positive behavior change. Communications will follow best practices in social behavior change communications (SBCC) in non-fiction and fiction formats and will maximize leverage of local, national, and international broadcast and digital media, social media, website, blog, email direct marketing, and other external platforms, linking with our partners\u2019 communications wherever possible to exploit a multiplier effect.<\/p>\n The Communications Specialist serves as the communications project lead on specific assigned programmes and supports the Senior Programmes Officer and other colleagues on other projects, providing primary support on GFP’s content productions storytelling, campaigns, and digital media development to contribute to stronger engagement with key stakeholders including current and potential donors, partners and volunteers. The role requires close collaboration and teamwork with other colleagues in the Programmes Department, the Communications Department and other Departments, injecting creativity, solution design, positive energy and a \u201cone team\u201d attitude.<\/p>\n 2. Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n Reporting to the Senior Programmes Officer, the Communications Specialist will manage workload, priorities and schedule to meet deadlines in the following areas:<\/p>\n \u00b7 Serving as the communications programmes lead on certain programmes, as assigned by the Senior Programmes Officer.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Contribution to conceptualisation of communications content and selection of channels to best achieve the strategic objectives of each Programme.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Preparing digital media and engagement plans, communications and visibility plans, and communications campaigns.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Relationship building\/liaising and engagement with donors, partners, and GFP volunteers to collect quotes\/ testimonials, and leverage their communications strengths and channels.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Drafting, as well as editing and providing feedback to communications products to support high-quality Arabic and English,<\/p>\n \u00b7 Taking personal responsibility for quality of communications content before publication.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Liaising with and reporting to GFP colleagues and donors in oral and written Arabic and English<\/p>\n \u00b7 Coordinating with Communication Department team, mainly the Head of Production on production of visual elements including video production, photo images, infographics and graphic design work.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Supporting colleagues in the Programmes Department with the Women Peace and Security Programming involves aiding in the development of Communication and Engagement plans for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) participating in the programme. Additionally, it entails crafting distinctive branding identities for each entity.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Providing coaching and mentoring to entities engaged in any programme to foster their ability to formulate Communication and Engagement plans, aligning with a systematic strengthening approach.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Designing and facilitating Communication-focused training sessions.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Supporting the monitoring, evaluation, and growth of digital media influence, interaction, and engagement for the assigned programmes.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Liaising externally with donors and partners, and internally with other Departments to seek feedback and ensure all Communications effort is supporting strategic objectives<\/p>\n \u00b7 Following GFP\u2019s brand guidelines and style guides for consistency across all communications products<\/p>\n \u00b7 Following GFP\u2019s procurement and financial management procedures for all Communications products and budget spending<\/p>\n \u00b7 Supporting Knowledge Management and knowledge sharing within the Communications Department and across the entire organisation<\/p>\n \u00b7 Contributing and brainstorming ideas in support of the Communications Department and organisational objectives<\/p>\n Completing other responsibilities as requested by the Senior Programmes Officer.<\/p>\n 3. Key Results Areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 Project concepts, creativity and strategic thinking<\/p>\n \u00b7 Project management of assigned projects<\/p>\n \u00b7 Quality of final written products in Arabic<\/p>\n \u00b7 Quality of final written products in English<\/p>\n \u00b7 Internal relationships with colleagues in Communications Department and other Departments<\/p>\n \u00b7 External relationships with GFP volunteers, donors, partners, contractors and media<\/p>\n \u00b7 Evidence of impact<\/p>\n \u00b7 Supporting and leading Knowledge Management initiatives within Communications Department and across the entire organization for continuous learning and improvement<\/p>\n \u00b7 Team work and contribution to the broader work of the organization<\/p>\n \u00b7 Personal development<\/p>\n 4. Generations For Peace Values:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 Leadership: demonstrating personal leadership and professionalism at all times and fostering leadership in others.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Respect & Tolerance: showing respect and tolerance for diverse perspectives and for all Staff, volunteers, partners, donors, contractors, visitors and callers.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Empowerment & Teamwork: supporting all headquarters Staff as a team player in creating impact.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Responsibility: demonstrating and encouraging responsibility, accountability and transparency, professionalism, care and diligence in respect of all people and property, and the brand and reputation of the organisation; seeking quality, effectiveness, sustainability, efficiency and good value for money; to maximise positive impact whilst minimising risk<\/p>\n 5. Education, Qualifications, Competences, Skills Required:<\/strong><\/p>\n Essential:<\/em><\/p>\n \u00b7 University Bachelor\u2019s Degree minimum<\/p>\n \u00b7 At least three to eight years\u2019 professional experience in a similar role<\/p>\n \u00b7 A passion for NGO communications, GFP\u2019s mission, and social behaviour-change communications<\/p>\n \u00b7 A passion for storytelling and engaging people in communities to share their stories<\/p>\n \u00b7 Exceptionally good professional standard of written Arabic, and the ability to communicate in English with GFP colleagues and partners and donors, and to translate from English to Arabic and from Arabic to English<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in creating high quality visual communications content<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in social media development and monitoring<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in website content<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience with e-newsletters and MailChimp<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in media communications<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience proof-reading and fact-checking<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in donor engagement and visibility<\/p>\n \u00b7 Excellent active listening, problem solving, client management and customer service skills<\/p>\n \u00b7 Excellent computer skills (documents\/spreadsheets\/databases\/presentations\/calendars\/email)<\/p>\n \u00b7 Proven ability to work under pressure and multi-task, managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines<\/p>\n \u00b7 Proven ability to work in a multi-cultural team<\/p>\n \u00b7 Cultural sensitivity and understanding of different interpretations of communications approaches in different global, regional, and local contexts<\/p>\n \u00b7 Interest in global current affairs, peacebuilding and development<\/p>\n \u00b7 Strong organisational skills, ability to multi-task and a solid work ethic<\/p>\n Preferred:<\/em><\/p>\n \u00b7 Master\u2019s Degree in a relevant subject<\/p>\n \u00b7 International work experience outside Jordan<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in social behaviour-change communication campaigns<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in blogging<\/p>\n \u00b7 Experience in web design<\/p>\n \u00b7 Volunteer experience<\/p>\n ** Candidates are encouraged to apply before the deadline 25<\/strong><\/em> May 2024.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n ** Shortlisting and interviews will be on a rolling basis.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n ** Due to the anticipated volume of applications, we will only be able to contact those candidates who are being shortlisted for the recruitment process.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Apply Here : https:\/\/www.generationsforpeace.org\/en\/work-with-us\/?id=161403<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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