Call for Emergency Roster – Advocacy & Communications

Save the Children International Türkiye Country Office is looking for candidates to apply to its Advocacy, Communications, Campaings & Media (ACCM) emergency roster!

The purpose of this pipeline post is to identify ready to deploy human resources under Advocacy, Communications, Campaings & Media (ACCM) department for our emergency response for recent earthquake disaster.

On Monday 06/02/2023 at 4:17 am (0117 GMT) a major earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck southern Türkiye and north-western Syria, with its center in Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaras provice. There has been more that 312 afterschocks, with the most severe one being of 7.6 magnitude in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT) on the same day. The causalities are increasing every hour. In Türkiye, at least 3.419 people lost their lives, 20.534 are injured and 5775 buildings collapsed in ten cities. In neighbouring Syria, 1.444 people lost their lives and 3.500 injured so far, mostly in the regions of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus, according to the government. The casualties are expected to rise over the coming week.

Facilities including intensive care units of hospitals have been destroyed. Electricity is not existent in Kahramanmaraş, Malatya. There has been an explosion in the natural gas transmission line and a subsequential fire in Hatay. While natural gas cannot be supplied to two regions in Hatay, in some districts of Gaziantep the gas flow has been interrupted as a precaution. There are 30 damaged substations. Kahramanmaraş’s city centre and some districts of Osmaniye and Malatya cannot be supplied with electricity. There are numerous severe road collapses, which can lead to disruptions in the access of aid. Four airports are closed down due to damage. The weather conditions in the region are cold and snowy with significant temperature drops at night.

Roles under this pipeline will develop and lead the delivery of a high-quality communications and media materials, to strengthen the voice of children and to support the Turkiye Country Office advocacy efforts toward government and other duty bearers. The team will participate program development, providing essential analysis, background and review support to program development teams. The post holders will support emergency responses, prepare the Emergency communications strategy & materials, and be ready to deploy in the event of emergencies in Turkiye.

Roles identified under this pipeline advertisement are;

• Advocacy & Communications Officer
• Advocacy & Communications Assistant
• Advocacy & Communications Intern
• Content Development Assistant

Note: Role holders will be expected to work with varying working hours and outside of their normal role profiles occasionally. They may also be expected to travel field locations as necessary.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• University degree in Policy, Campaigns, Media, or Communications or an area of relevant social development;
• Relevant working experience as per requirements of their role level
• Preferably substantial experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, with experience in successfully leading the development and implementation of communication and campaign materials
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
• High level of fluency and language skills in English and Turkish, with ability to write complex papers and do presentations for high profile audiences.
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
• Ability to effectively use web-based applications, Microsoft Office, Publisher, Photoshop and other relevant graphics design and video editing software.
• Experience of building personal networks, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation on being the voice of marginalized children
• Having strong network within media and marketing

Position holder will be based in Istanbul, Hatay or Gaziantep, therefore legal right to work in Turkey is necessary at the time of application. Application will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.