Communication Officer (Paid Internship)

JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Communication Officer Intern Base: Beirut – SIF Head Office Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity based in France and a member of Islamic Relief Worldwide. Founded in 1991, SIF is an apolitical neutral organization whose objective is to provide immediate and long-term support to vulnerable population affected by natural disasters, armed conflicts and other types of crisis. SIF has been present in Lebanon since 2012, aiming at distributing assistance to the Syrian refugee populations affected by the conflict in Lebanon. This program allowed SIF contributing to the improvement of the well-being of the children and their families In response to the current crisis in Syria, and the growing numbers of refugees coming to Lebanon, SIF is expending its humanitarian response and will scale-up its emergency support to Syrian refugees and affected population. In view of SIF operation scale up SIF is currently recruiting a Project Support Assistant to begin immediately. The Intern will be based in Mount Lebanon, but will support SIF’s main office in Beirut. Furthermore, He/she will be in contact with other SIF members to harmonize and share tools as well as lessons learnt. The intern is part of the Syrian Refugee Support Program team of SIF-Lebanon and will be under the line management of the Project Manager. MISSION CONTEXT The SIF project aims at strengthening the identification of vulnerabilities, their assessment and adequate referrals to existing services. Strong coordination with other actors in the area of intervention is the pillar of this program and the referral mechanism will guarantee the provision of adequate services from others partners. The action aims at strengthening awareness and advocacy efforts towards increased access of most the vulnerable (mainly children and women alone) within humanitarian actors’ coverage in the areas of intervention. The intern will be responsible on developing a communication strategy, collecting and documenting the activities’ photos and managing the Facebook page.     MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  Assist in developing a communication and information strategy; Develop and produce leaflets, stories and briefs; Actively assist in increasing plan’s visibility;  Provide editorial support to colleagues specifically for presentation and training modules; Generate, edit, publish and share interactive content in Arabic and English (original text, images, video or links) on SIF page on Facebook; Promptly responding to comments and messages in a professional manner adhering to SIF Facebook terms of references;  Create a regular publishing schedule by implementing a content editorial calendar to manage content and plan specific, timely marketing campaigns. Write when needed and upon request on the Facebook page of our partners (WFP, UNHCR etc); Implement and manage a picture database of SIF activities including the collection of photos, documentation activities, in line with SIF Lebanon Guidelines; Taking photos during training / activities; Build and updates media list database REPORTING Reports directly to SIF’s Beirut Office, the Project Manager. S/he will submit the following reports at the end of each week: Centralize all information gathered in the field and consolidate a daily/weekly report (into the proper reporting format) to be delivered to the Project Manager; The Narrative Report which includes: activities, actions taken, etc. ETHIC AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Always respect of beneficiaries’ confidentiality Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and report to your line manager any non-respect of SIF’s policies amongst the teams or partners. Address needs and requests in a professional way. Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others. Always interact with children with the presence of their parents or caregivers Always respect a refusal of treatment. PERSON QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications, experience and competences University degree on mass communication Basic understanding of humanitarian principles and humanitarian processes. Strong desire to learn along with professional driver;  Excellent verbal and written communication skills Have a good skills on photography to be able to take a good pictures for publications;  Fully of creative ideas and eager to contribute on a large scale; Excellent command of English and Arabic (speaking and writing), French an asset Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, especially Excel and Word Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in environment with tight deadlines Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues, proven problem solving and organizational skills. Rigorous, and polite Respect of SIF values and mandate WORK RELATIONSHIPS Line manager: Project manager Line manager+1 program coordinator In direct cooperation with: Field Staff   JOB CONDITIONS           Remuneration:           Starting date: June 15,  2017           Duration/ Type of contract: Six Months – volunteering contract           Social insurance: