PR & Communications Coordinator

Key Responsibilities:

Content Coordination & Editorial Oversight

• Support the planning, scheduling, and delivery of communication content for campaigns, events, and institutional initiatives.
• Review and approve written content, translations, and copy before publication or distribution, ensuring alignment with institutional standards.
• Set and maintain editorial tone-of-voice guidelines and quality benchmarks for all communication materials.
• Manage the editorial calendar and ensure timely production across all content streams.
• Provide clear briefs, feedback, and direction to ensure outputs meet institutional requirements.

Institutional Communication

• Draft and oversee official announcements, statements, leadership messages, speeches, and institutional communication materials.
• Advise internal stakeholders on communication sensitivity, messaging strategy, and wording.
• Review and validate all content before publication or distribution.

Public Relations & Media Management

• Manage media relations and lead engagement opportunities with journalists, media outlets, and institutional partners.
• Prepare and oversee media materials, press releases, and institutional communication packages.
• Monitor external communication opportunities and track visibility outcomes.
• Coordinate interviews, press briefings, and media appearances as needed.

Reputation & Crisis Communication Support

• Support communication planning for sensitive institutional updates and public-facing matters.
• Prepare timely, accurate, and appropriate communication materials for crisis-sensitive or reputation-critical situations, in line with institutional guidelines.
• Draft holding statements, reactive communication materials, and key messaging frameworks as required.

Multilingual Content & Translation Governance

• Ensure quality, consistency, and accuracy of multilingual content across Arabic, French, and English.
• Review adapted and translated materials to confirm they reflect institutional tone and messaging intent.
• Coordinate translation workflows and validate linguistic accuracy prior to publication.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Media Studies, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10-14 years of experience in public relations, institutional communication, or corporate communication, with at least 5 years in a coordination or team lead role.
• Proven experience coordinating content production workflows and managing editorial quality across a team.
• Excellent drafting, editing, and reviewing skills across multiple registers and languages.
• Demonstrated ability to manage editorial workflows, set quality standards, and meet publication deadlines.
• Strong judgment and discretion in handling sensitive and reputation-critical communication.
• Experience in executive communication support and crisis or issues management.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and manage media relations.
• Excellent command of Arabic, English, and French (written and verbal).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education, faith-based, or other institutional communication environments.
• Familiarity with content management systems, editorial calendars, or communication planning tools.
• Experience overseeing multilingual content production and translation quality control.