Media Officer

The Palestinian Bar Association is an independent professional institution that ‎enjoys legal personality and financial independence. Its affairs are handled by a ‎council elected by the General Assembly. It works as a framework that brings ‎together and represents Palestinian lawyers in Palestine. The Bar ‎Association works to pay attention to the social and professional affairs of lawyers ‎and defend them through the programs and training.

The Palestinian Regular Bar Association was established in July ‎‎1997, and the Regular Bar Association Law No. 3 of 1999 issued by the ‎Palestinian Legislative Council, and its amendments, is applied in the Bar ‎Association.

The Palestinian Bar Association is seeking qualified and dynamic candidate to fulfil the full-time position of Media Officer/ Department of Media and Public Relations in its office in Ramallah:

Job Description 

The Media Officer will be managing and enhancing the Palestinian Bar Association ‎‎media ‎presence, both locally and abroad. The successful candidate will be responsible for ‎‎designing media campaigns, fostering international relations, overseeing campaign logistics, preparing ‎‎reports, managing the Bar Association website content and other social media platforms, and drafting press releases.‎

Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute media campaigns to raise awareness of the Palestinian Bar Association's ‎initiatives and objectives.‎
• Develop and implement strategies to engage and mobilize the public through various media channels.‎
• Maintain relationships with international media outlets, organizations, and stakeholders‎
• Ensure preparation of timely and high-quality progress reports and/or ‎annual basis, as required.‎
• Update and continuously feed the official website of the Palestinian Bar Association with news and activities to ensure it remains current, relevant, and aligned with organizational goals.
• Schedule publications in various formats, including text, images, or videos, on the Bar Association's website and other relevant platforms under the direct supervision of the immediate supervisor.
• Utilize analytics and data to present and improve media content.
• Prepare, draft, and edit news for the Bar Association activities following the instructions of the immediate supervisor.
• Photographing events and meetings, preparing designs, posters, and videos for all events and occasions.
• Manage and coordinate workshops, training, meetings and / or interviews, as required per projects.
• Executing any other tasks assigned by the line manager.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism or a related field.
• A minimum of 1-3 years of experience in media, managing social media platforms, and updating websites.

Skills:

• Proficiency in handling various social media platforms
• Attention to details
• Ability to present creative ideas
• Fluent in English, with the ability to write news articles in English.
• Effective interaction with employees and clients.
• High photography skills.
• High skills in graphic design.
• Ability to handle data, analyze it, and utilize it.
• Proficiency in communication skills, time management, and efficient work with precision in managing work requirements.
• Ability to work outside official working hours.

Interested candidates with relevant education and work experience are encouraged to submit their CV, a cover letter and minimum two references with full contact information. Applications should be submitted to  the follow link : The Palestinian Bar Association - Media Officer