Communications Manager at Adyan Foundation

Background:

About Adyan

Adyan, Foundation for diversity, solidarity and human dignity, works locally, regionally and internationally for pluralism, inclusive citizenship, community resilience, and spiritual solidarity, through homegrown solutions in Education, Media, Policymaking, and intercultural and interreligious relations.

Adyan is registered in Lebanon as a non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO), under registration number 1103 by a ministerial decree dated 18 September 2008.

Adyan Vision: Adyan envisions a world where diversity between individuals and communities is lived as enrichment, generating mutual understanding, inclusive citizenship, creative development, sustainable peace, and spiritual solidarity.

Adyan Mission: Adyan works on valuing cultural and religious diversity in its conceptual and practical dimensions, and on promoting coexistence and diversity management among individuals and communities, on the social, political, educational and spiritual levels.

Adyan relies heavily on its media presence and media platform to reach beneficiaries, advocate for issues, and promote values. The Adyan website and the Taadudiya website, in addition to all the social media platforms, and the visibility in different traditional media channels are a major component in achieving the overall goals of Adyan. Furthermore, each project requires a certain visibility and outreach, social media posts, campaigns, online streaming, and public events, all of which are managed by the Media and Communication department.

Responsibilities:

Adyan Foundation is seeking a manager for the Media & Communication Department, who will be responsible for the Media and Communication Department Overall Strategy, for the Management of the department’s activities and the supervision of colleagues in the department.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop Adyan’s Media and communications strategy;
• Contribute to the development of Adyan’s brand identity as well that of its departments;
• Oversee projects’ communications plans in collaboration with project managers in the 4 other departments in Adyan;
• Manage the overall Adyan’s Media and communications department budget;
• Manage the projects of the Media and Communications and media projects, including budget and reporting, and ensure project deliverables and their quality;
• Liaise with partners and media outlets, and develop strong regular relation with the press and actively pursue opportunities for visibility;
• Monitor, Evaluate and Build up the media coverage of Adyan’s work and concepts;
• Organize media events (Press conferences, Press briefings…);
• Lead the production of written and audio-visual communication materials (Press release, Annual Report, Publications, Magazines, videos…);

Other Responsibilities:

• Conducting Evaluation of Communications activities;
• Manage and coach the communications team members, providing guidance, setting objectives and evaluating performance on regular basis;
• Build capacity of Adyan’s staff in communications;
• Identify, contract and handle the relation with the communication and marketing agencies and service providers;
• Contribute to networking, advocacy and fundraising acivities;
• Develop, manage and optimize Adyan’s contacts databases.
• Oversee the editorial policy of Adyan’s and Taadudiya websites done by the Editor in Chief;
• Oversee Adyan’s media campaigns and online content done by the Social Media coordinator;

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Master degree in journalism, mass media, communication, or any other relevant field.

Experience & Qualifications:

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in the media and communications field, preferably in non-governmental and/or outreach organizations
• Proven managerial experience for a minimum of 2 years.
• Proven experience of working in complex, shifting and challenging contexts.
• Fluent in English and Arabic, both written and spoken
• Proficient in Digital media
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Communicative Competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent attention to details in terms of data, financial information and written communication
• Ability to organize and accurately complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities
• Self-motivated with the capacity to work independently and remotely, when needed
• Handling insecure environments and high stress levels
• Planning and delivering results with attention to quality
• Working with people from different backgrounds and professional levels
• Coping and adapting with change

Values:

• Demonstrates commitment to the three core values of Adyan Foundation, which are diversity, solidarity and human dignity
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• A team player, who strives to support and be helpful to others, and to support the achievement of organizational goals
• Establishes, builds and maintains effective and respectful working relationships with all team members and external parties
• Demonstrated interest in NGO work in the areas of cultural diversity management and peacebuilding

JOB INFORMATION

Job Duration

This recruitment is for a one-year full time, Beirut based contract (including three months of probation) with the possibility of renewal and/or extension through mutual agreement between Adyan and the employee. Adyan reserves the right to terminate this contract, without any due compensation, in case of force majeure or changes in the project funding and implementation, and is obligated to inform the Manager two months prior to termination.

Salary Range

The Manager will benefit from a monthly salary between 2000 and 2500 US Dollars, to be determined based on previous experience and qualifications. He/she will also benefit from NSSF and daily transportation rates according to the Lebanese labor law.

Salaries are subject to Lebanese fiscal laws.