Media Officer

Position Title: Media Officer.

Position Type: Irregular, Part Time.

Location: Madarat Center, Nablus.

Duration: 7 Months

Expected Starting Date: 1 September, 2023

Madarat Center, is implementing the Project titled, “Raising participation, citizenship and integration of women and youth in the civic public life: EDMAAJ”. EDMAAJ will be implemented through a grant provided by the USAID-funded Active Citizenry Activity (ACA). ACA aims to increase citizens’ participation in civic life and support their efforts to advocate for positive changes, foster social and political advancement, and improve overall living conditions and prosperity. ACA will support the civil society sector, Palestinian citizens, media organizations, and other relevant stakeholders to become more active in civic life, decision making and advocacy for citizens’ rights and demands. ACA is being implemented by Global Communities.

EDMAAJ aims to raise participation, citizenship and integration of women and youth in the civic public life in Nablus, Tulkarem, and  Jenin over 9 months starting from first of August 2023. This will be achieved through enhancing their societal roles, their citizenship, and their participation in public civil life by engaging them in specific activities aimed at providing them with the necessary concepts, knowledge, skills, abilities, and training in issues of citizenship, civil society participation, awareness-raising, advocacy, and combating hate speech and bullying. And then transforming these skills and knowledge into effective and sustainable community practices that are implemented in the form of pre-planned activities within the project and productive field community initiatives innovated by the targeted participants themselves, which will have a sustainable impact that includes the integration and targeting of other additional societal groups, especially the marginalized ones, to achieve broader objectives of the project and maximize its impact.

MADARAT is a non-governmental non-profit civil society organization that specializes in the field of sustainable development civic programs; targeting particularly women and youth, according to the most urgent priorities and needs, in addition to a modern consistent value system that adherence to the standards of governance, principles of equality, and transparency.

Since its establishment in April 2017, MADARAT Center executed many programs and activities that are meeting with its establishment objectives and mission, and the success in conducting these programs gave MADARAT Center through its professional team and practical good-governance polices the high capacity and deep experiences to implement effective activities.

Madarat aims at enhancing youth and women civic participation and responsibility in the Palestinian society; we provide youth and women with capacity building opportunities, qualifying and encouraging them to give back to the society. We also encourage and work on youth and women in developing their communities by giving them the chance to lead and have a strong voice in community initiatives. Moreover, we organize social events that activate the role of youth and women in democratic and civic participation, as well as enable youth and women and prepare them to represent Palestine locally and internationally.

General Position Summary:

Media Officer is responsible for the overall image, visibility, and presence of “EDDMAJ” Project activities at the national level and over Electronic Space including of Internet and Social Media Spaces. It is a cross-cutting position, requiring close coordination with other Project team. 

The Media Officer will support the project activities in the design and development of project related media needs. He/ She will work in close coordination with the Project Manager and Project Coordinator to lead on and support the development of high quality media products to strengthen the voice of the project’s objectives and providing of the advocacy efforts towards  community.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Managing the project's Facebook page, managing all kinds of content on it, managing its sponsorship fees where necessary.
• Following up publishing news of all project activities on the project's Facebook page and in various mass media.
• Following up and supervising the materials of awareness campaigns within the project.
• Organizing and archiving advertising and media materials within the project.
• Managing of photographing and documenting the project activities, video and graphic.
• Following up with the project’s video and graphic producers and designers related to the project activities and awareness campaigns.
• Designing the graphic and video materials that present the project activities.

Accountability:

Reports Directly To: Project Coordinator.

Works Directly With: Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Other Project team members, and Mass media.

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REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2-3 years of relevant professional experience in a comparable position.
• University degree in media, advertising, media, social science, linguistics or a related discipline.
• Excellent knowledge in graphic designs and video editing programs.
• Excellent knowledge of photography and editing programs.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and prioritization skills. 
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work both independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Demonstrated experience in using MS Office.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with strong personality.
• Excellent planning and administration skills.
• Initiative, self-reliant and cooperative.
• Excellent time and organizational management skills.
• Excellent ability to work under pressure and carry out multiple tasks.

Submission Requirements:

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply their CV and cover letter (at least one page in English) with explaining how you would contribute to the organization. To the (( Email address: [email protected] )) before August 10, 2023.  Please clearly indicate in the subject line Position (Media Officer). Emails with no position named in the subject line will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.