Communication Officer

About the Project

The project ENSERES (ENhancing Socio-Ecological RESilience in Mediterranean coastal areas) is funded by the European Union under the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation program ENI CBC Med. The project is led by ETC-UMA and executed in partnership with Tyre Coast Nature Reserve (TCNR), the Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre (UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC, based in Tunisia), MedCities (Mediterranean Cities Network, Spain), MedPAN (Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Network, France), the MedSea Foundation (Italy), and the Sfax Municipal authority in Tunisia.

ENSERES will help to exchange techniques for better management knowledge across the Mediterranean shores. It will provide management tools for improving the ecological and social resilience of coastal communities in the Mediterranean area.

The main responsibilities of the Communication Officer will be the following:

• Provide support for the communication plan and strategy of the project
• Guarantee the visibility of the project on social media platforms
• Facilitate and help in the preparation of the necessary communication kit
• Follow up and monitor the implementation of the communication activities
• Communicate scientific data and information through project channels
• Meet all the deadlines set
• Responsible for the outputs of the Work Package (WP2) related to the  “Communication” part of the project
• Help, and support TCNR activities, especially in relation to communication
• Coordinate the project communication with TCNR stakeholders
• Responsible person for TCNR project partners concerning the communication activities
• Assist the project manager in TCNR contribution concerning the communication issues
• Prepare the communication kits (posters, brochures, videos) related to the projects
• Support the organization of public events, such as awareness and education activities, press conferences, the organization of Local Working Groups, training, campaigns, and workshops.

Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor Degree in relevant topic
• Master degree is an advantage  
• Communication skills  
• Coordination skills
• Graphic Design
• Organizational skills (public events, workshops, forums)
• Social media applications
• Graphic Design
• Fluent in English and Arabic, both spoken and written
• Knowledge of French is an asset