Project Development Officer and Communication - Lebanese Nationals Only

• Grant management
• Design thematic factsheets, brochure and presentations to raise the profile of ACTED on thematic topics to current and potential partners and donors;
• Ensure that contractual obligations (including visibility requirements are known and met by Program, AMEU, and FLATs teams;
• Support field teams with project visibility and donor visibility – including through the review of visibility materials;
• Participate in the kick-off and close out meetings for each project;
• Participate in developing quality narrative reports, in liaison with ACTED HQ GMU and Finance, which will contribute ultimately to steady cash inflow;
• Develop communication plans for each project to ensure all contractual communication indicators are met, as relevant;
• Develop ACTED's external communication materials about specific activities in alignment with the communication plans, including articles, success stories, etc.
• Contribute to effective partner follow up, including through technical support in developing communication and reporting plans and trainings on relevant project development and communications topics.

• Online media relations
• Management and development of online communication platforms
  • Development and management of online communication platforms, production and publication of multimedia and digital-specific content, support to the editorial management of online communication platforms (www.acted.org, associated websites, digital platforms, etc.), analytical follow-up.
• Social community development and management
  • Development and management of ACTED (and others) social platforms and networks, with the aim of achieving increased outreach and engagement of communities of followers and supporters.
• Emailing and digital campaigns management
  • Design, production, operational implementation and follow-up of ACTED's emailing and digital campaigns and projects.

• Internal Coordination and Communication
• Develop internal communication media tools (internal newsletter, etc.)
• File, organize, and select pictures from field activities – from ACTED and partners as relevant;
• Conduct communication training for the field teams and other departments to increase communication capacities across the mission;
• Lead on the annual report consolidation for HQ;
• Provide regular reports to HQ on programming and innovative components which can contribute to raising ACTED’s profile regionally and globally.

Expected skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, communications, or other related fields, with knowledge of communication and marketing principles. A degree I international relations or international development can be considered if the candidate can demonstrate substantial previous experience in the above mentioned tasks.
• At least 3 years of professional work experience in communications and marketing or public relations; experience working with an NGO encouraged although not compulsory;
• More than two years of experience in designing, editing and producing publications
• Highly skilled in conceptualizing, writing and selling to internal and external audiences
• Advanced English-language writing, editing and spoken English
• Excellent oral communication skills with strong attention to detail,
• Self-motivating and hard-working, with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a diverse team
• Website content editing and proofing, Social Media, Knowledge of MS Office applications required

Knowledge of InDesign preferred