Communications Officer

Job title: Communications Officer
Reporting to: Director of Programmes

Location: Remote with occasional site visits across Lebanon

Purpose of role: Develop and manage CatalyticAction's communications function, securing positive coverage of the organisation’s work and views, and reaching more supporters with our communications across all our channels and platforms.

You will be an experienced communications professional with a drive to shape and manage a communications function, with a commitment to improving the lives of children and young people. We want someone ambitious who can grow CatalyticAction's external profile, develop strategy and deliver a range of communications activity. You will be strongly committed to CatalyticAction's values and vision. Check our 2023 Impact Report for more info on our work. 

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver CatalyticAction's communications strategy and activity.
• Build a high-performing communications function able to help the organisation raise its profile.
• Develop and maintain brand identity across all media including crafting strong clear messages about what we do and why.
• Work with children and young people to help them tell their stories via different mediums including developing a comprehensive bank of photos and videos.
• Identify and secure opportunities for proactive and reactive media coverage, including developing and managing relationships with journalists, horizon scanning and undertaking media monitoring.
• Manage CatalyticAction's social media channels and wider digital presence including developing and curating young people-led digital spaces.
• Produce communications content for a range of audiences, including media releases, pictures and videos and project manage the design and production of promotional materials.
• Manage the development of CatalyticAction's websites.
• Prepare and manage the communications budget.
• Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required.

Skills/experience:

• Experience of working on a similar role with an NGO or equivalent (e.g. voluntary organisation).
• Experience of proactive and reactive media relations.
• Experience of using digital communication channels & tools including social media and web techniques and systems to monitor and maximise digital engagement.
• Good knowledge of design software, including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Canva.
• Good knowledge of WordPress to upload and edit CatalyticAction's websites contents. 
• Basic video-editing skills are desirable. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret complex issues and communicate these in a compelling way to a wide range of audiences.
• Experience working with young people is desirable.
• Able to develop collaborative working relationships.
• Excellent organisational, time management and prioritisation skills with the ability to take the initiative.
• Interest in architecture, design and participation is desirable.
• Commitment to social justice and to the rights of children and young people.
• Management experience desirable.

If you are interested in the role and would like to have an informal chat about it before applying, please feel free to contact Joana Dabaj, Director of Programmes by email: [email protected]

Selected applicants will be invited for an interview. Interviews will be competency-based and we expect these to take place virtually, using a video calling app (Zoom).