Communications Officer - ACTED Organization

Background on ACTED

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. With a team of 4,300 national staff 300 international staff, ACTED is active in 35 countries and implements more than 490 projects a year reaching over 11 million beneficiaries.

Country profile

ACTED has been programming in Libya since March 2011. Initially focusing on responding to the humanitarian crisis in the wake of the conflict, ACTED set-up offices across the country, providing vital humanitarian assistance to displaced and vulnerable populations. Furthermore, during this period ACTED utilized its assessment and mapping capabilities to help coordinate and provide information for the humanitarian response and reconstruction of the country. Since January 2012, building on the strong networks developed during the emergency response, ACTED started to work on post-conflict projects, particularly focusing on supporting the nascent Libyan civil society. ACTED is notably implementing the Civil Initiatives Libya (CIL) program which is providing capacity building and technical assistance to Libyan local actors, mainly Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Local Authorities and Universities. The overall objective of CIL is to define methods and approaches, adapted to the Libyan context, and improve the resilience of communities and local institutions in time of crisis.

Since 2017, ACTED is working in partnership with UNHCR to address the needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees in the post-conflict areas on both Cash Based Interventions and Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) to respond to life-saving needs through small scale community-based projects.

Position profile:

• Department:                 Project Development
• Position:                        Communications Officer
• Contract duration:       6 months
• Location:                        Tripoli, with regular travels in Tunis
• Starting date:                 April 2020
• Date of issue:                 March 2020
• Closing date:                 31st of March 2020

ACTED is currently looking for a qualified staff to fill the Communications Officer position in Tripoli.

1. Responsibilities

The Communications Officer’s responsibilities include:

• Develop and update ACTED’s communication plan in coordination with the Project Development Manager;
• Identify target groups with specific communication channels/messages/supports to reach them (institutions, CSO’s, general…);
• Develop ACTED communication tools (brochures, banners, visual graphics) and create content;
• Draft full-length articles and human interest stories highlighting ACTED activities;
• Manage social media accounts by updating it regularly and by managing the online ACTED/CIL community;
• Organize relation with the traditional media (TV/radio/newspaper) to cover ACTED events and draft press release;
• Provide communication inputs for the development and implementation of awareness campaigns;
• Liaise with program and monitoring teams to identify topics/stories for communications content;
• Attend ACTED activities to collect photographs, videos, and interviews with beneficiaries and stakeholders to feed the development of regular communication materials;
• Monitoring of weekly news about Libya to be shared with ACTED team;
• Contribute to reporting tasks for donors in coordination with the Project Development team;
• Any other communication/visibility initiative and project development tasks when required.

1. Qualifications

Candidates must have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in communications / multimedia / public relations / journalism or related field;
• At least 2 years of field experience in communications / public relations / multimedia;
• Experience in managing social media accounts;
• Experience in development of successful awareness raising campaigns in an asset;
• Good knowledge of media stakeholders in Libya;
• Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirement;
• Experience working with an NGO;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills;
• Highly proficient in written and spoken English and Arabic
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
• Being a strong team player;
• Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people;
• Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure;
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Skills in photography, video editing, and graphic design
• Knowledge of design softwares is an asset

HOW TO APPLY

• TO APPLY: We look forward to receiving both: Cover letter+ your CV with 2-3 references attached by email to: Tripoli.jobs@acted.org
• THE POSITION YOUR APPLYING FOR HAS TO BE SUBJECTED IN YOUR EMAIL OTHERWISE YOUR CV WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
• Please note Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview

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