Officer, Country Comm_FR

QUALIFICATIONS MINIMALES

•    En règle générale, une licence en design, marketing, communication, journalisme ou toute autre discipline pertinente est requise. Une combinaison équivalente de formation et d'expérience pertinentes peut être acceptée le cas échéant.
•    En règle générale, un minimum de 3 ans d'expérience en communication d'entreprise dans un environnement de travail dynamique, au rythme soutenu et au volume élevé.
•    Capacité à travailler au sein d'une équipe, tant de manière fructueuse et efficace qu’indépendante, dans un environnement multiculturel et participatif.
•    Solides compétences informatiques, y compris la suite Microsoft Office. Connaissance du processus de conception et de production.
•    Expérience souhaitable auprès des ONG travaillant dans le domaine humanitaire ou du développement.
•    Excellentes compétences en matière de révision et de relecture ; capacité à interpréter et simplifier le langage technique pour l'adapter à un large éventail de publics.
•    Excellentes compétences en matière de recherche, d'entretien et de rédaction ; aptitude à rédiger des textes clairs et intéressants sous la pression des délais.
•    Solides compétences en matière d'organisation et de gestion de projets ; capacité à superviser la production d'un volume élevé de travail de qualité dans des délais serrés, souvent dans le cadre de plusieurs projets simultanés. Sens aigu du détail.
•    Solides compétences en matière de communication et de relations interpersonnelles ; capacité à communiquer efficacement avec des personnes à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'organisation, et à gérer les relations de travail avec diplomatie. Expérience confirmée dans la gestion et la mise en œuvre de plans de communication.
•    Créativité démontrée dans le domaine des médias sociaux ; expérience avérée dans la gestion de messages sur les réseaux sociaux. 
•    Expérience en montage de vidéos simples pour les médias sociaux à l'aide d'Adobe Premiere ou d'autres logiciels de montage.
•    Expérience et compétences en matière de logiciels de conception tels qu'Adobe Photoshop et InDesign.
•    Expérience de la recherche et de la gestion du développement et de la publication de contenu.
•    Maîtrise de l'anglais, parlé et écrit. Des compétences linguistiques supplémentaires sont un atout.

JOB SUMMARY  

The Communications Officer’s primary role is to support country team management in developing communications and media materials, support interactions with the media and to facilitate communication flows to ensure that internal and external stakeholders receive the information they need quickly.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Assist in the implementation of the communications and visibility plans of all current grants. 
•    Assist in finalizing written content for proposals and internal and donor reporting. 
•    Gather content from different field teams and organize assets according to grant and date/location. 
•    Maintain a calendar of donor communications deliverables that is accessible to program and communications colleagues. 
•    Assist in creating engaging communications and media materials, such as stories, photos, videos, infographics, newsletters, brochures, and other communications products. This will include both creating and managing the content and distributing it in the appropriate ways. 
•    Assist in public outreach and awareness initiatives, including media relations and outreach (cultivating relationships with reporters, pitching stories, responding to requests, etc.), working closely with field teams.
•    Monitor media trends in the country and identify potential media opportunities, including suggesting media outlets and pitching stories. Media-related duties also will include creating a media database of local and regional media outlets and journalists who cover the healthcare sector.
•    Uploading and filing content in an organized manner, including interviews, transcripts (in English and other appropriate languages), photos, videos, and other relevant materials on International Medical Corps’ systems. 
•    Assist in implementing social media plans, which includes maintaining the master document, posting, and scheduling posts and creating new content to post every week. 
•    Monitor trends on social media and use that information to increase traffic to the social media pages.
•     Coordinate with external vendors, such as agencies and independent filmmakers and photographers. 
•    Arrange all logistical operations with suppliers, in coordination with the logistics department, which will include finding new suppliers in the market, raising work orders and requests for quotations, following up on payments and finalizing contracts.  
•    Assist in organizing events (virtual or otherwise), workshops and meetings, developing related promotional materials, and documenting events and activities.

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

•    Typically, a bachelor's degree in design, marketing, communications, journalism, or another relevant discipline is required. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
•    Typically, 3+ years’ experience in corporate communications in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-volume work environment.
•    Ability to work successfully and effectively as part of a team, as well as independently, in a multicultural and participatory environment.
•    Solid computer skills, including the Microsoft Office suite. Familiarity with the design and production process.
•    Desirable experience with NGOs working in the humanitarian or development field.
•    Excellent copyediting and proofreading skills; able to interpret and simplify technical language to adapt it for a wide range of audiences.
•    Excellent research, interviewing and writing skills; adept at writing clean, engaging copy under deadline pressure.
•    Strong organizational and project-management skills; ability to oversee production of a high volume of quality work within tight timeframes, often including multiple simultaneous projects. High level of attention to detail.
•    Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively with people inside and outside of the organization, and to manage working relationships diplomatically. Proven experience in managing and implementing communications plans.
•    Demonstrated creativity in social media; proven experience in managing social media posts. 
•    Experience in editing simple videos for social media use, using Adobe Premiere or other editing packages.
•    Experience and skills in design software such as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
•    Experience sourcing and managing content development and publishing.
•    Fluency in English, spoken and written. Additional language skills a plus.