Gaza Communications and Media Officer

The Opportunity – Gaza Communications & Media Officer

Post location: Gaza Office

Contract Duration and Level of Effort: 1 year

ROLE

PURPOSE:

The Communications & Media Officer (CMO) will support the field and country offices in the design and development of project related communications, media and advocacy needs including reporting requirements related to programming and the emergency response activities supported by the ACCM (Advocacy, Communication, Campaigns and Media) team and will work in close coordination with the Multimedia manager and the field office.

The CMO will lead on or support the development of high-quality products to strengthen the voice of children and to support the CO advocacy efforts towards government and other duty bearers in coordination with the West Bank Communications & Media officer. As part of the CO Policy, Advocacy and communications team, the post holder will ensure the quality of products developed through Save the Children’s program work, and ensure the content is in line with organizational guidelines, priorities and objectives.

The post holder will support the implementation of Save the Children global campaign ‘Generation Hope’ in oPt working closely with the Regional Campaign and Advocacy Manager where relevant. The post holder will oversee and ensure compliance with SCI and donor sign-off, branding, and visibility requirements as well as develop and deliver related guidance and training materials to staff and partners. The post holder will support program development, providing essential analysis, background and review support to program development teams.

The post holder will support emergency responses, support the communication component related to emergency response plans, and be ready to deploy in the event of emergencies in the oPt.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Gaza Multimedia Manager.

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: N/A

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Working with the programme team, contribute to the development, and lead on the implementation of detailed media and communication plans and country office campaigns and media interventions. Define budget and resource requirement of the interventions.
• Develop and support the development of materials in English to reflect the situation of children in the oPt, for use in program activities, fundraising (including donor meetings) and advocacy, including supporting the development of Q&As and updating comms packs.
• Support the development and implementation of the Advocacy & Communications Strategy including any media plans for the Country Office and the Field Office
• Develop high-quality communications materials in English and Arabic to reflect the situation of children in the oPt, for use in programme activities, fundraising and advocacy, such as written, verbal and photographic updates on the situation, as needed, to support media and advocacy work.
• Act as a spokesperson when requested.
• Develop and follow the implementation of communications and visibility plans for all projects in Gaza/West Bank.
• Support country office communications, advocacy and media plans and activities as assigned by the Multimedia manager.
• Support the ACCM team in organizing and coordination of child participation events for international advocacy purposes.
• Administer and support related procurement processes needed for communication activities including;
  ToRs development, requests for quotations and tenders for communication material according to the procedures set in the Management Guide, as required.
• Work with teams to ensure quality, compliance with organizational guidelines and appropriate content and provide review of all communication material and awareness raising material produced and distributed by SCI for the projects; audio-visual and print.
• Gather and analyze information from a wide range of sources (UN, NGOs, media, internet, personal contacts, etc.) on the humanitarian and political situation in the oPt and…