Advocacy and Communications Coordinator

Popular Struggle Coodrination Committee ( PSCC ) is seeking a qualified person to fill the position of Advocacy and communications coordinator for 12 month period ( extendable )

Location : Ramallah
Start date : Immediately
 

The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee(PSCC) was formed by prominent activists in the popular committees from all over the Occupied Territories and across the Palestinian political spectrum. Popular committees present a unique form of community based organizing and resistance in the tradition of the first Palestinian Intifada. These diverse, non-partisan committees lead community resistance to Israeli occupation in various forms, such as marches, strikes, demonstrations, direct actions and legal campaigns, as well as supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions.

Your mission:

The Media Officer is part of the PSCC office in Ramallah, in charge of the media tasks of the Popular struggle committees  :

-Organizing meetings and advocacy tours with local and international journalists.
-Elaboration of press releases and permanent coverage of legal cases, HRD, PSCC Campaigns and the weekly demonstration of the popular struggle , using main social media (Facebook , Twitter ,,,etc ) , and contacting the news agencies.
-Elaboration of an advocacy strategy for Palestinian Human Rights Defenders
-Elaboration of an advocacy strategy linking land expropriation and human security is designed targeting local and international policy makers and civil society.
-Develop and maintain contacts with community leaders or activists;
-Develop and maintain contacts with local and international media / journalists.
-Ability to produce effective reports and policy papers based on PSCC programs and presence at networks
-arranging media interviews for the PSCC members and its activists 

Eligible applicants are required to have the following qualifications and skills:
-Innovative and creative character in addition to the ability to lead processes
-Team work spirit and ability to cooperate
-Excellent written and spoken English skills, Arabic skills. (Hebrew or other languages is an asset.)
-Excellent computer skills, in particular MS Office software
-Experience in the creation or use of publications for the campaigns, such as articles, brochures, reports, blogs and / or websites.
-Experience in the use of sites and means of social communication in organizing campaigns.
-Experience in public speaking.
-Experience in organizing press events or any similar conferences.
-Has contacts with journalists and media relevant.


If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume to:

[email protected]

no later than 20/4 /2015 and kindly include the job title in the subject line.

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