Media Officer

Within the frame of the program of “Promoting working with men and boys to end Violence Against Women in the Middle East’implemented by KAFA (enough) Violence and Exploitation in partnership with Oxfam GB and funded by the European Union, KAFA is seeking to employ a media officer to join the team working on developing case studies/success stories, White Ribbon Campaign 2012, developing  e-newsletter for the men’s forum in Baalback, WRC and sustaining and continuous update of the engaging men website.     Main Responsibilities include: To develop and implement an integrated media strategy for the project and the White Ribbon Campaign To document the process of preparation of the White Ribbon Campaign and its activities Deliver high quality local, national (and in some instances international) media coverage for the White Ribbon Campaign by researching stories, writing and placing stories, writing press releases,  media briefings. Responsible for delivering accurate, timely and compelling information and stories that illustrate and raise the profile of the project including the men’s forum and the White Ribbon Campaign Write & produce content – for the website and external media outlets such as Facebook sub-pages, e-actions, emails, and web pages. To monitor and to evaluate media coverage generated and to draw lessons to improve coverage. To build and maintain excellent relationships with key media players, journalists and broadcasters in Lebanon and regionally and internationally. To develop and regularly maintain a national database of media contacts. To coordinate the production of IEC materials related to the project: billboard-posters-pamphlets-newsletter-song…etc To work closely with partners organizing and implementing activities within the frame of the project (Men’s forum in Baalbek)   Required qualifications: University degree in journalism or related field; Excellent writing and communication skills in Arabic and English; French is a plus; Considerable experience of working with or in the media. Knowledge of local, national and international media (including press, internet, print) and a track record of success and achievement in media work. Strong knowledge of the digital media space including emerging technologies and understanding of digital media tools and demonstrated success of implementing digital media work Proven communication skills: Written – able to write for different audiences and experience of editing newsletters and Verbal – excellent interpersonal and presentations skills Experience with online communities and social networking and strong ability to use and create content for social networking and web based applications Proven ability to create functional and user-friendly communication mediums (eg. Websites, audio/video, DVD’s, print etc) Ability to create and edit video/audio content, blogs and manage blogger networks Knowledge of current digital techniques and tools Proven conceptual and creative thinking skills to develop engaging communications that deliver on campaign objectives Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks to meet tight deadlines Ability to gather information, collate and systemize for effective communication Proven analytical skills to ensure proper monitoring, evaluation and learning Good project management skills Excellent interpersonal skills Good facilitation, influencing and persuasive skills, with ability to build strong, credible relationships and to communicate and transfer information to a variety of audiences Team-work skills.     The position is offered based on tasks required; the media officer will work per day when needed   Interested candidates should send a CV and a motivation letter to hiba.abbani@kafa.org.lb  specifying “Media Officer” in the subject line by April 11, 2012