Media Officer

About The Organization

WASEL TASEL was founded as a volunteer-based initiative in March 2015. It was born as a response to the displacement crisis that befell Iraq in recent years. We adhere to the four humanitarian principles (humanity, integrity, neutrality, and independence) when working with our beneficiaries, which include the displaced (IDPs), the Syrian refugees, and the host communities. Our new vision is focused on Education, Health, Development, Relief and Social Initiatives. On July 22, 2019, we became a registered IRAQI Non-Governmental Organization with certificate number 1I1907043 issued by the Department of Non-Governmental Organizations, General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. Wasel Tasel Humanitarian Foundation management believe in women empowerment so %40 of the volunteers and employees are females. Our community center in Mosul city targeting programs of (Community cohesion, capacity and skills development for youth, agriculture and environment, education, health, livelihoods )

Purpose/objective of the position:

This employee provides facilities to improve the quality of social media in accordance with Wasl’s policy to follow up on the activities implemented in its various offices and programs, and is responsible for providing advice and implementing policies related to page management.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing and implementing the organization’s public relations programs to support initiatives/innovations/promotion of the organization through continuous research and keeping up with developments in presentation and publication on social media
• Assist in following up and archiving programs and projects by following up on program implementation from start to finish.
• Provide guidance and advice to program staff on how to display, present and publish activities on social media
• Provide guidance to ensure coordination and delivery of messages/news to followers and those familiar with the organization’s work by following up on the organization’s page
• Develop and implement an online communications strategy to ensure alignment with the internal communications strategy and that it includes daily content development strategy and functional improvements.
• Act as a senior editor and assist in providing content or description for posts or videos published on social media.
• ​​Act as a liaison for IT.
• Lead responsibility for the daily newscast process with the assistance of the Communications Coordinator.
• Communicate and collaborate with employee groups and cross-functional teams as needed and assist in providing creative solutions to communication issues.
• Lead internal communications resources for all departments.
• Act as a backup to the Communications Manager in crisis/issue management.
• Any other tasks assigned.

Required qualifications:

A degree in journalism, media studies, or other relevant advanced degree is preferred.
At least 3 years of experience in the work areas of civil society organizations, preferably with international or local organizations/NGOs.
At least one year of experience in page management, publishing, content writing and archiving
Advanced IT knowledge (hardware, software, Microsoft Office, Internet)
excellent verbal and written communication skills in English to
produce written work of high quality
• Proven experience of liaising with journalists.
Good communication skills required and ability to work in a multicultural environment
High professional ethics and confidentiality standards in diverse workplaces,
Organised, proactive, independent, rigorous, analytical, sense of human relations, diplomacy, communication skills, aptitude and motivation to work in an international and multicultural context.

If you have the required qualification and requirements? Then apply for this position by Click on shown below Link:

 https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/pnZqZrkJ

Note:

The applicant must be a resident of the city of Ramadi exclusively
Closing date for applications: 31 Jan 2025
Only PDF CVs will be reviewed.
The CVs should not exceed 3 pages
*The application CVs will be on a rolling basis.

Links to CVs will not be taken into consideration.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.