Communication Officer (Lebanese Nationals Only)

Assignment

Under the supervision of the Project Development Manager, the Communications Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing a communication strategy of the mission and separate projects as relevant, leading the production of communication materials, and launching ACTED’s social/traditional media campaigns in relation to ACTED projects.

FUNCTIONS

Under the supervision of the PDM, the Communications Officer will be responsible for contributing to the external and internal communication of the mission via following tasks:

External Communication:

      1. Organizing communications materials

Collecting, organising and selecting powerful images (and/or video footage) for regular use on ACTED Lebanon and ACTED HQ social media;

Designing project’s communication strategies in coordination with the technical teams and donors’ guidelines;

Designing mission communication strategy in coordination with PD department, senior management and ACTED HQ; 

     2. Development of printable and branded material

Developing content, visuals & design of brochures, factsheets, newsletters, project 1-pagers in line with ACTED’s and the donor’s visibility requirements

     3. Content generation and social media - maintenance of the ACTED social media channels – Instagram and facebook via:

Creating simple but effective photo quotes, infographics and social media posts;

Locating social media focused content from stakeholders, government and UN agencies, and other partners’ postings;

Identifying powerful stories from the field and from partners, and collecting relevant information (preparing and conducting interviews) and products to promote them;

Monitoring and promoting ACTED presence in the media 

4. Events/campaigns

Supporting organization of workshops, campaigns and events as required, including drafting agendas, invitations, taking photographs and assist with same-day coordination.

5. Donor reporting

Support reporting on programme activities (success stories, photo documentation) in line with  ACTED and donor requirements

Internal Communication:

Draft weekly ‘news’ review of key political and security events;

Interpret/translate from and to local languages as well as support proof-reading of the documents to support mission activities as required;

Perform ad hoc research to support project development and other mission activities as required

Participate in the identification of national and local partnership opportunities;

Track/file internal communication tools and documentation;

Support in building capacities of the team/mission members in generating powerful visual content from the field;

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field;

At least 1-2 years of experience in leading and managing corporate/NGO external and stakeholder communications;

Proficient in the use of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and other Adobe Creative Cloud applications;

Demonstrated corporate/NGO social media and website content development and management experience;

Excellent organisation and creative problem solving skills;

Excellent written and oral Arabic communication skills and proficiency in English are required

Advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Publisher);

Strong writing skills and the ability to present information clearly and concisely;

Demonstrated ability to work with minimum supervision, be dynamic, proactive and creative;

Impartiality, objectivity and confidentiality are imperative; without prior authorization of Project Development Manager, content should not be shared within or outside ACTED and kept within the Project Development Unit.

The candidate should have high level of integrity and accountability. He/she should also demonstrate and be exemplary in portraying humanitarian values and ethics and should be a good team player.