Turkey: Communications Officer

Position: Communications Officer

Location: Gaziantep, Turkey

Reports to: Grants Coordinator (with technical reporting lines to WOS Grants Manager)

Duration: 1 year

About RI: Relief International specializes in relief and development programs that benefit people in acute distress. A registered non-profit in the US, UK, France and Belgium, our work targets those fragile countries or communities that suffer from recurrent man-made or natural crises that impede human development. The people that we serve live in seventeen countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia where the debilitating effects of political instability, forced displacement, and natural disasters are pervasive. Often, RI is the only organization providing healthcare, education, logistics, energy, capacity building, economic development, sanitation, and many other forms of assistance to these highly vulnerable communities

Position Summary

The communications officer will provide support to the grants unit in delivering vital internal and external information and communication products. The position will support the delivery of a comprehensive media and communication strategy, ensuring smooth flow of information, high quality case studies to showcase Relief International’s work in Northwest Syria. The position will also supported the grants team ensure that external messaging, branding and image is consistent.

KEY Areas of Accountability

• Monitor, collect and analyze information pertaining to the humanitarian events and response efforts and develop internal and external information products.
• Produce and support development of fact sheets, talking points, memos, power point presentations, briefing materials etc.
• Produce accurate, clear and consistent information and communication outputs relating to organization’s programs – including key messages, blogs, and donor’s communications requirements.
• Support development of knowledge products to capture learnings from management and implementation of grants in the form of case studies, success stories, etc.
• Support the information and communication flows on the organization’s work and image to a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Produce and update overall Hub’s program implementation profile.
• Facilitate photograph and film commissions. Liaise closely with photography/film staff within Relief Intentional to ensure coordination of photography/film commissions are managed appropriately on the ground and that assets are shared quickly and stored appropriately.

Information and Knowledge Management:

• Enable institutional memory within the office through development and maintenance of record keeping of reports, proposals and other material developed for reporting and fundraising.
• Support institutional learning by making the best use of institutional knowledge, and support use of these learnings in future program development and implementation.

Other responsibilities:

• Assist with the organization of grant opening, closing, and monthly meetings, take meeting minutes.
• Maintain a database of grant documents and do regular file audits to ensure that filing is comprehensive and up-to-date;
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Grants Unit and perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor;
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Masters/Graduate degree in Journalism, communication and media sciences, social sciences, or related field preferred;
• Fluent writing skills in English and ability to proofread and edit documents;
• Excellent listening skills in English and ability to take detailed meeting minutes and capture critical discussions and action points;
• At least two years of work experience in relief or development programs, preferably with an international non-governmental organization;
• Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to exercise good judgment and solve problems quickly and effectively;
• Strong inter-personal communication skills and ability to work well in a team and in a multi-cultural setting;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Adobe, and other designing softwares
• Flexibility, optimism, and a sense of humor are assets and highly valued.

RI Values:

• We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence.
• We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities.
• We value
  • Inclusiveness
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Agility and innovation
  • Collaboration
  • Sustainability

Professional Standards

All Relief International members (staff, volunteers and interns) are committed to the RI policies such as, RI Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy, Reporting Conflict of Interest, Reporting Misconduct, Reporting Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All new comers are expected to adhere to all these policies.

Disclaimer Clause

This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with position.

In case you meet the requirements and that you are interested in the position,please send your CV in English in addition to three professional references to hrturkey@ri.org before October 31, 2019 stating in the subject “**Communications Officer**“ All candidates must be eligible to work in Turkey"

Please note that the position may be filled before the deadline of submission of the applications