Communications Associate

Form of Employment: Long-term Consultancy

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Duration: Until December 2025

Location: Lebanon

Background

Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a global non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting political participation and democratic governance worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, DRI operates across Western Asia and North Africa (WANA), Sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe. It maintains country offices in Tunisia, Lebanon, Libya (operating remotely from Tunisia), the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ukraine, collaborating with various international and local partners across several countries. In addition to its physical presence, DRI is actively engaged in promoting Digital Democracy in many other areas.  

Since 2016 DRI has been raising awareness and advocating for evidence-based policies and public debates that foster democratic and accountable governance, the rule of law, and political participation in Lebanon, in cooperation with civil society organisations and public officials. Particularly, DRI is working to expand the democratic space for a civil society-led debate on systemic change in Lebanon, encouraging citizens to actively participate in the governing of their own country in an inclusive and participatory manner.

DRI is currently recruiting an external consultant Communications Associate for its Country Office in Lebanon to work on DRI’s Lebanon newsletter, handle the communications strategy, and uplift the content of the DRI website.

Your Tasks

Under the supervision of the Country Representative and in close coordination with the Content Production and Media Relations Coordinator, the Communications Associate:

• Develops the DRI Lebanon monthly newsletter from end-to-end, including collecting input from the DRI team and partners, drafting inspiring stories and project highlights (shedding light on the achievements of DRI and its partners), selecting engaging pictures, liaising with external consultants involved in the process, and ensuring a high-quality final product;
• Develops and drafts content for the DRI website, social media channels, press releases, factsheets, and other communications materials;
• Uploads relevant content to the DRI website in a timely manner and ensures its consistency;
• Collaborates with the Communications Focal Point at DRI Berlin on content planning as part of an integrated content calendar for DRI Global that sheds light on DRI MENA projects at a global scale;
• Monitors and tracks daily DRI media mentions and media coverage of DRI’s work;
• Follows up with the social media agency with regards to the development of the monthly content calendar and ensures a smooth workflow with the agency;
• Reviews social media analysis reports and contributes to internal and donor reporting;
• Ensures the visual consistency of DRI across social media platforms (fixed styles, fonts, formatting, icons, images and designs, and layout techniques);
• Supports the implementation and further development of DRI’s communication;
• Supports activity-related outreach and media relations (developing media messages, writing press materials, drafting and editing comment pieces in English and Arabic);
• Ensures gender and diversity mainstreaming across all communications; and
• Performs other relevant duties, as required.

Your Skills and Experience

            Required:

• University degree in communications, journalism, media studies, or a related field;
• Experience in website and social media platforms management;
• Copywriting and editing skills, ability to write engaging media content for a variety of audiences;
• Outstanding attention to detail, sense of accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency;
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint) and Google Workspace;
• Strong emotional intelligence, with outstanding communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to manage conflict;
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.