Oxfam Hiring for INT9798 – Media and Communications Officer at Amman, Jordan Full Time

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

JOB DETAILS

DIVISION:                                         Policy, media and influencing    

TEAM:                                               Media and communications 

LOCATION:                                      Amman, Jordan with frequent travel to programme sites    

CONTRACT TYPE:                            Fixed Term

GRADE:                                             D2 National        

JOB FAMILY:                                     Policy, Media, and Communications

SALARY:                                            as per Oxfam in Jordan pay scale    

HOURS:                                             40 hours  / Week

FLEXIBLE WORKING: We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

TEAM PURPOSE: To maximise coverage of Oxfam’s programme and campaign messages in Jordan by supporting the development and delivery of effective information and communication material contributing to Oxfam’s overall influencing strategy.

JOB PURPOSE: The media and communications officer will assist the media and communications team’s efforts to maximize Oxfam in Jordan exposure, and help develop, and deliver the organization’s messages and campaigns.   

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO                    Policy, Influencing, and Media Manager, Jordan

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST             None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY                         None

DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE

The following responsibilities are not exhaustive.  They aim to provide a clear sense of the nature and scope of jobs at this grade:

• May involve supervision and guidance of assistants or volunteers.
• Manages own workload without close supervision and works independently on making decisions and problem solving on routine issues/problems.
• Provides creative/innovative solutions to routine problems/tasks and projects.
• Forward planning and management of small projects or elements of large projects.
• Providing advice on appropriate communications skills across the organisation.
• Impact of this role is significant within the departments and may have wider, organizational impact

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regularly generate high quality communication materials based on Oxfam’s Economic Justice, Climate Justice and Gender Justice programmes in Jordan and in support of advocacy and fundraising objectives relating to the Jordan Country Office, through proactive and reactive media activity.
• Generate regular, high quality media products and coverage in targeted markets (national, regional, international) in support of Oxfam’s humanitarian and development programmes
• This includes developing digital material and social media material regularly, gathering and writing stories, producing outreach material and programme visibility material when needed.
• Contribute to the drafting and implementation of the department’s influencing and communication strategies
• Build and maintain good relationships with Jordanian and international journalists visiting the country
• Build and maintain good relationships with Oxfam press officers who are working to deliver media coverage within their markets, advising and supporting on products and messages.
• Create compelling, creative, visually engaging human interest case studies that tell the story of those whose lives are affected by Oxfam’s work and raise the voice of conflict-affected people, particularly women and girls – focusing on new and interesting angles.
• Ensure all public messaging is updated regularly, including timely reactions, and that all media products are in line with the country’s concerns and organisational priorities and go through the agreed sign off procedures, working closely with the Policy & Media Manager and programme staff.
• Work with influencing colleagues and country team to identify and manage risk, develop reactive lines, and advise on how to use media strategically in a sensitive environment
• Provide support during the development of project proposals to ensure that policy and influencing activities, including media products, are adequately resourced.
• Design and conduct research activities in line with Oxfam’s programmatic themes, focusing on gender equality, economic justice, and climate justice. Staying updated on policy developments, trends, and best practices in the relevant sectors to inform Oxfam’s advocacy efforts.
• Support the drafting of concept notes, funding proposals, and donor reports related to policy and advocacy initiatives; collaborate with the fundraising team to identify potential donors and funding opportunities.
• Ensure the protection of Oxfam’s brand, and adherence to procedures, protocols and policies, including guidelines for interviewing vulnerable people and documenting permission for use of digital images.
• Ensure compliance with Oxfam’s and donors’ visibility guidelines for all communication products
• Produce material in both Arabic and English, providing translation where/when needed.
• Regularly visit project sites and partner organisations in the field to ensure a direct link between programme work and produced material.
• Provide basic graphic design work as needed by programmes and project teams.
• Maintain archives of communications and media products and clippings.
• Flexibility to work outside regular office hours is required.
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned by the Country Director/line manager

PERSON SPECIFICATION    

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY and EMPOWERMENT (read more about these here).
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or identity.”
2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Essentials

For this role, you will need to model Oxfam’s feminist leadership approach so we have selected the most relevant feminist leadership practices which we will use for assessment purposes (which you can read more about here):

• Self-Awareness
• Systems Thinking
• Relationship Building

In addition, an ideal candidate will also have:

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in communications or related fields, preferably in a media environment.
• High levels of organization and planning skills, understanding how to plan and implement a strategy and capable of working independently
• High level of verbal and written communication skills, both in Arabic and English, with an emphasis on a clear and direct, easy to read written style.
• Strong organizational and personal management skills, with ability to priorities work issues to meet deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships
• Good analytical, conceptual and creative thinking skills with good strategic perspective, able to understand complex issues and information from different sources and present this clearly and simply
• Ability to work creatively, effectively and in an innovative manner and to identify and develop new ways to use the media to Oxfam’s advantage.

Key Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

At interview, shortlisted candidates will also be assessed on our values and organisational attributes, as outlined above.

Desirable

• University degree in communications, journalism, international development or related fields
• Intellectually curious and has a strong potential to grow professionally in the field of communications and media

Knowledge and skills in following areas; public campaigning and communication, media landscape in Jordan.

Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks). You can find out what this means here.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.  

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.