Communication Coordinator

About Jibal

Jibal is a non-governmental organization leading environmental and social justice activities in Lebanon. We envision a society centered on principles of reciprocity, recognition, and equitable redistribution. More concretely, Jibal implements different type of project and activities, mainly centered around the topics of food sovereignty and education. These are some examples of its activities:

• The support of a group of farmers in the Bekaa to implement a collaborative system in their work.
• The development of a network of farmers who work under regenerative agriculture methodologies. 
• Educational activities and workshops for kids on topics related to environmental sovereignty.
• Training and coaching of farmers to switch to sustainable farming methods.
• The support of alternative access to market systems where farmers can sell their products

Research and regularly publish reports on topics related to environmental justice, food sovereignty and education

Jibal collaborates with a number of NGOs, companies and cooperatives for its various programmes such as: Buzuruna Juzuruna, Field to fork, Ras Maska Gardens, Soils Permaculture Association, Samen Eco Gardens, Nation Station, Zaher Grow to Learn, FES, GIZ and Helvetas.

Responsibilities and Duties

Communication:

• Design communication and dissemination strategies
• Disseminate results of publications done by the team 
• Review and update Jibal’s website 
• Coordinate content and publish regularly posts on social media platforms (facebook and instagram) 
• Produce and regularly update communication templates
• Coordinate the hiring of necessary expertise for communication when needed: graphic design, videographer, translator, etc.

Organisation of events

• Support in organising events such as workshops and training. 

Participation to Jibal life:

• Closely interact and coordinate with the Jibal team
• Support team member on different aspects, specifically on work related to the food programme 

Profile of the candidate

• Minimum 3 years relevant experience in communication
• Good knowledge of social media platforms and websites updates
• Good coordination skills  
• Knowledge in the environmental sector is a plus
• Fluent Arabic and English speaking and writing skills, French is a plus.
• The candidate has to be able to take initiative, work in an autonomous and responsible way 

Work Conditions

• 50% of full time: 2,5 days/week (7h/day)
• 1 day of vacation per month
• The staff will be based at Mansion, Zoukak El Blat, Beirut.
• A rewarding work environment where debates and training are regularly organized.
• The possibility to get involved in the overall decision-making process.
• An eight month contract that can be renewed if the evaluation of performance is positive and funding is available.

Interested? Please apply through the online form here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGmF3eC8ep6ndOMe8uDTGgE-w5uYEo...

For questions, you can write to [email protected]