Job ID
41908
Job Title
Communication Officer
To work for
SOS Children's Villages Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Advertising - Journalism/Media - Public Relations
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
•Draft and alignment of a concept and plan of external communication measures based on a thorough analysis of the status quo of external communication, of the public perception of the organisation in the country, and in alignment with the management strategy and the 3-years fundraising strategy. Implementation, evaluation and if needed quick adaptation of the plan
•Accompany fundraising campaigns, support fundraising colleagues with expertise for external communications and adaptation of content for all channels, online and offline
•Identify key media and key journalists and foster the relationship with them to proactively position the organization's topics and messages in the national news agenda
•Organise crisis communications in close cooperation with the national crisis management team, act as an information hub to regional and international offices
•Closely cooperate with the National Director, the National Programme Development Director, National Advocacy Officer and the National Family Strengthening Programme Manager to pursue a consistent message about the organisation and its mission and activities
•Has the necessary skills to appear in the media and participate in all television and radio interviews on behalf of sos
•Responsible for managing sos pages on social media platforms& website and ensuring that they keep pace with all of sos activities and activities
•Responsible to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
•Responsible within own area of work to prevent and protect children of all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination based on SOS Child Protection Policy principles
•Responsible for crisis communication process in CS incidents monitored by or escalated by GSC following the crisis communication policy support document
•Responsible to report any Child Safeguarding (CS) suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the national CS focal person or any other member of the national CS team and/or to respective line manager.
•Accompany fundraising campaigns, support fundraising colleagues with expertise for external communications and adaptation of content for all channels, online and offline
•Identify key media and key journalists and foster the relationship with them to proactively position the organization's topics and messages in the national news agenda
•Organise crisis communications in close cooperation with the national crisis management team, act as an information hub to regional and international offices
•Closely cooperate with the National Director, the National Programme Development Director, National Advocacy Officer and the National Family Strengthening Programme Manager to pursue a consistent message about the organisation and its mission and activities
•Has the necessary skills to appear in the media and participate in all television and radio interviews on behalf of sos
•Responsible for managing sos pages on social media platforms& website and ensuring that they keep pace with all of sos activities and activities
•Responsible to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
•Responsible within own area of work to prevent and protect children of all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination based on SOS Child Protection Policy principles
•Responsible for crisis communication process in CS incidents monitored by or escalated by GSC following the crisis communication policy support document
•Responsible to report any Child Safeguarding (CS) suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the national CS focal person or any other member of the national CS team and/or to respective line manager.
Qualifications
1- At least five years of experience in communications
2- High experience in organizing crisis communications in cooperation with the national crisis management team
3- High skill in managing social media pages and websites
4- He must have the qualifications to appear in the media as an official spokesman for the association
5- Excellent English language
6- The ability to create and develop a communications strategy
2- High experience in organizing crisis communications in cooperation with the national crisis management team
3- High skill in managing social media pages and websites
4- He must have the qualifications to appear in the media as an official spokesman for the association
5- Excellent English language
6- The ability to create and develop a communications strategy
Salary and Benefits
salary as per SOS salary scale.
Medical insurance.
Social security.
Medical insurance.
Social security.
About us
SOS Children's Villages Syria, a nonprofit, nongovernmental association that is committed to responding to the social development needs of society's most vulnerable children and young people. We establish facilities and programs that aim to strengthen families and prevent the abandonment of children. We join hands with community members to provide education, protection, and alternative care services.
SOS Children's Villages Syria is a branch of the International Federation of Children's Villages, based in Austria and spread out in 136 countries worldwide. It was founded in Syria in 1975, and since then, we have been working to ensure that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the needed support and care to become their strongest selves.
SOS Children Villages strives to maintain a recruitment process that is open and competitive for all candidates. SOS supports employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by applicable law.
SOS Children's Villages Syria is a branch of the International Federation of Children's Villages, based in Austria and spread out in 136 countries worldwide. It was founded in Syria in 1975, and since then, we have been working to ensure that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the needed support and care to become their strongest selves.
SOS Children Villages strives to maintain a recruitment process that is open and competitive for all candidates. SOS supports employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by applicable law.
Required employees number
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Posted On
Jan 20, 2025
Expiry Date
Feb 04, 2025
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