Media, Communications and Campaign Officer
- Oxfam GB Azerbaijan Representative office
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Elanın qoyulma tarixi: 27.06.2012Vakansiyaya müraciət tarixi bitmişdir.
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Media, Communications and Campaign Officer
Being ranked 3rd among the best non-governmental organizations worldwide in 2011, Oxfam aims to contribute to a future free of poverty and allocates over 1 billion US dollars a year for this purpose in over 90 countries worldwide. Oxfam started its activity in Azerbaijan during the years of Nagorno-Karabakh war and has allocated over 20 million US dollar ever since for supporting the internally displaced people, refugees, and people suffering from poverty. Currently, Oxfam in Azerbaijan implements a number of projects such as Stimulating Markets for Small (SMART) Farmers in the Central Regions of Azerbaijan', 'Disaster Risk Reduction', 'Community-based Health Model', and 'Strengthening the Capacity of Municipalities to Provide Public Services’. With over 150.000 beneficiaries annually, we closely cooperate with over 50 local and national non government organizations, public institutions, Members of Parliament, the Cabinet, other state agencies and media.
Oxfam GB is looking to recruit a highly motivated individual for the position of Media, Communications and Campaign Officer based in its Baku and Barda offices.
Key activities:
• Develop and deliver a Media and Communication Strategy and Plan to support the influence and impact of the Oxfam Azerbaijan programme internally and externally
• Conducting communication with stake-holders, general public, partners, key players, and media to disseminate information and news about Oxfam’s work in Azerbaijan to fight poverty and suffering
• Writes & disseminates press releases, articles, briefing and other materials to a wide variety of media, including electronic and hard copy newsletters.
• To achieve strategic coverage for Oxfam and its work in Azerbaijan through communicating with journalists & broadcasters, in writing and face-to-face briefings,. This will include: (i) Research and writing press releases; (ii) organizing media briefings; facilitating trips to the field; collect case studies (in-depth interviews and photographs) from the country programme as appropriate and (iii) ensuring digital visibility of country programme and projects on social networks (Oxfam in Azerbaijan Facebook and Twitter pages).
• Support Oxfam partners with organisation and delivery of the media and campaigning events by building their capacity through set of trainings as well as coaching them during delivery of the events
• Collection of case studies and stories for media, campaigning and advocacy externally (OGB Global campaigns) and in country in particular for influencing local government authorities, gender awareness campaigns at the community level.
• Delivering and supporting Livelihoods team Media and Communication requirements and needs
• Organizing communications workshops for country team
Key competencies:
• Knowledge of the Azerbaijan mass media with a track record of success and results achieved; (job specific)
• Education to degree level in job related sector (job specific)
• Professional communications skills, gained within a journalism/PR environment, to communicate and adapt complex policy and development issues to different levels of target audience; (job specific)
• Excellent networking and negotiation skills to develop good working relationships within Oxfam and with the media; (communications; influencing others)
• Ability to think and operate strategically and creatively (analytical thinking)
• Skilled in an integrated approach to advocacy that includes lobbying, public campaigning (critical information gathering; knowledge management and conceptual thinking)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Azerbaijan
• Proven experience of using MS Office applications (Word, Excel and Power Point) (job specific)
• Demonstrable ability to think strategically, organize, plan and prioritise work to achieve results
• Flexibility, ability to work independently and under pressure. (adaptable and flexible; initiative)
• Team building skills and communication capacity building skills
• Digital campaigning skills, comprehension of social networks and software.
• Should demonstrate commitment to changing lives of others (especially the vulnerable) for the better and inspires others in that commitment
Knowledge about gender issues in Azerbaijan, and gender mainstreaming strategies in projects is a requirement.
NB: This role requires the ability to lead interviews and focus group discussions with rural women on often sensitive subjects. For this reason, we particularly welcome applications from women.
Applicants are required to complete an attached Oxfam job application form and send by e-mail to [email protected] specifying " Media, Communications and Campaign Officer " in the subject line by 15th of July 2012. Only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
Oxfam strives to be an equal opportunity employer and therefore encourages applications from women and the disabled.
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