Communications Coordinator

Generic responsibilities :

• Coordinate NRC’s communications response to prioritize protection issues both within the country and internationally.
• Ensure communications initiatives and messaging are evidence-based and conducted in close coordination with program staff.
• Support writing and strategic distribution of evidenced-based and public-facing advocacy products.
• Engage actively with NRC regional and global communications teams to develop, coordinate, and generate communications products.
• Strengthen strategic advocacy networks and identify opportunities to advocate NRC’s position.
• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures .

Specific responsibilities :

• Contribute to the development and implement an evidence-based communications strategy with editorial priorities and calendar.
• Create digitally native content such as infographics, videos, interactive experiences, data visualization, and photo essays.
• Stay abreast of emerging digital storytelling approaches and trends.
• Develop features that put a human face on complex issues, ensuring strong evidence-base in messaging and following agreed sign-off procedures.
• Create high-value informative content and resources for internal and external use, ensuring strong evidence-base in messaging and following agreed sign-off procedures.
• Develop key messaging and talking points for advocacy initiatives.
• Edit and proofread advocacy and communications content.
• Maintain consistent editorial standards, including consistent style and voice across multiple platforms and types of content.
• Develop effective and strategic dissemination of advocacy and communications products.
• Support strategic outreach to media, including drafting op-eds, and other media tools to raise awareness about country office advocacy areas and urgent situations.  

 

Our Ideal Candidate:

• An advanced degree in journalism, law, social sciences, or related studies.
• At least 5 years of experience working on evidence-based content, focusing on accountability for violations and ensuring Palestinian rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled.
• Exceptional critical thinking, thrives on creative advocacy and strategizing solutions in the face of complex challenges and obstacles.
• In-depth and nuanced knowledge of the context in the oPt, including serious violations of international law that drive humanitarian needs.
• Superb research and writing skills, and ability to distil technical and complex legal IHL norms into accessible rights and wrongs using rights-based messages that can be turned into clear calls to action.
• Experience developing compelling and accurate story-driven content.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and produce visual content such as infographics, photo essays, and videos.
• Experience converting primary, internal documents into compelling public or donor materials.
• Keen attention to detail.

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply
Contract Duration: 1 year
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station: Jerusalem