Communications & Liaison Officer

Action Against Hunger is looking for a Communications and Liaison Officer, based in Beirut.

Action Against Hunger is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified applicants.

Action Against Hunger never asks for any payment during the recruitment process. It is entirely free.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Degree and/or Master’s Degree in Humanitarian Action or any related field (communications, journalism, political science, law, etc.)

Excellent writing skills, self-supporting in computers, excellent in interpersonal, communication and networking skills.

Communication skills: press releases, photo edition, video edition. Internet and social media networks.

Previous experience in a similar position and/or in the humanitarian field of at least 3 years.

Humanitarian sector knowledge

High ethical principles

Flexibility with unexpected events,
Organized and methodical

Ability to work under pressure.

English: Compulsory working language. Excellent writing skills are required for this position.

Good skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, photo/video edition programs

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Ensure that Action Against Hunger improve the working relations and networking with local authorities and that the mission, mandate and programs of the organization are properly communicated to relevant stakeholders

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND TASKS

Objective 1: To assist the Country Director/Coordination Team in the external representation of ACF and liaison with the authorities, media and others
Assist the CD and other members of the coordination team in general and official representation: upon request, hold meetings,

Develop, maintain and/or reinforce a network with different representatives from national institutions and the respective administrative services being the focal point for developing strategies to resolve problems/programmatic/operational and administrative issues with key stakeholders

Translate in meetings for the CD or other members of the coordination team

Maintain regular communication with the authorities, and give regular feedback to the CD.

Advise the CD on liaison with the authorities. This includes providing updated information and analysis

Write, revise, and/or translate correspondence to the authorities, and translate correspondence from the authorities

Assist in writing and translating articles or reports to the authorities

Support in writing quarterly activity reports for the authorities as well as the yearly reports

Objective 2: To assist the Country Director in internal communication.

Ensure the compilation and circulation of monthly sitreps, coordination meeting minutes, and other internal documents (upon request)

Produce a daily national, regional and international press review and a weekly press analysis. Follow up and analyze the national context and report to the CD any relevant humanitarian/policy/security issue

Brief all new staff on Action Against Hunger’s principles and functioning.

Assist the coordination team in the organization of team workshops and other events upon request

Support in the update of the stakeholder analysis

Assist in internally disseminating information/minutes of important meetings

Support in Knowledge Management tasks (filing in No Hunger Forum, records keeping of important meetings and conclusions…)

Objective 3: To assist the Country Director and the program teams in external communication.
Review the strategy and annual work plan for external communication

Along with the CD, participate to the development and follow up on the implementation of the mission’s communication strategy

Gather information on the mission’s achievements, beneficiaries’ testimonies, and other communication materials for external audiences

Support Amman-based Regional Office and HQ in digital communications

Participate to / lead the process when designing communication materials (brochures, leaflets, notebooks, calendars…) and support the mission’s operations with innovative ideas for new products (cartoons/videos etc..)

Provide general support and guidance to program teams to ensure full compliance with donor visibility requirements

Liaise with the different donor’s communication units and take part in communication working groups with partners/NGO in Lebanon.

Review the strategy and annual work plan for external communication
Objective 4 : Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.

Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.

Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work