Communication Officer – Kabul, Afghanistan (National)

Mission

Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting respect for international humanitarian norms in armed conflict and other situations of violence. Geneva Call’s mission is to ensure that armed groups and de facto authorities respect International Humanitarian Law and basic humanitarian principles in the areas where they fight or they control.

Geneva Call consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. Geneva Call is an inclusive working environment for all its staff. Applications are particularly encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Main objective

Reporting to the Communication Coordinator, the Communication and Designing Assistant is responsible?and accountable for designing and production of all GC communications and visibility materials. He/she will?support the program team in the organization of the event and take photos and videos. And as well update?the social media accounts.

Core responsibilities

• Designs of Billboard, Banner, Brochure, Flyer, Leaflet, Newsletter, publicity handout, direct mail leaflet, and multimedia printing programs;
• Prepare design plan, concept, and layout for printing materials;?
• Prepare rough drafts of designs and present ideas;
• Design the requested video, poster, or image for online, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and mobile platforms;
• Update photo and video database;
• Produce accurate and high-quality work;
• Assist in coordinating events;
• Assist in conducting awareness-raising campaigns, events, information dissemination workshops, etc. for target groups;
• Actively participate and assist events organized by GC;
• Take professional photos and videos at the events;
• Write success stories about GC’s work in Afghanistan;
• Assisting with any other aspects of the Society’s media work as directed by the Communication Coordinator;
• Track the distribution of Communication and visibility materials/documents.;
• Assist in the production of Communication’s report.;
• Assist in Social media management;
• Produce some visibility materials;
• Monitor Communication’s activities;
• Any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor;
• Translate the communication Materials from Pashto to Dari and vice-versa;
• Design mass media campings;
• Manage the Press conférences and evenets;
• Write succès stories of the GC Works in Afghanistan.

Main qualification

Education and experience

• High-level Communication and designing skills;
• University degree in journalism or fine arts;
• Must have 5 years of experience in Communication and Designing.
• Must have the professional knowledge of Abobe programs (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe in Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effect, Adobe Premiere Pro);?
• Familiar with taking photographs and getting acquainted with photo editing software;
• Familiar with professional video graphing, films, and video editing software.

Work experience

• 4 year of work experience in Designing of printing materials;
• Proven experience of photo and videography;
• Proven experience of video and photo editing;
• Experience of event management;
• Experience of social media campaigns;
• Highly creative and innovative;
• Accuracy and details oriented;
• Be able to meet the deadlines;
• Good drawing and layout skills.

Technical skills

• Ability to design high-quality printing and visual materials;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Developed planning and organizing experience;
• Mature and responsible approach;
• Ability to design and produce communication and public outreach materials;
• Ability to bring innovative ideas of design and communication;
• Ability to use the graphic designing programs;?
• Ability to work under pressure and meet the deadlines;?
• Have team-working skills;
• Strong time planning and organizing skills;
• Basic advocacy style writing skills (blogs, feature stories etc.).

Languages

• Fluency in local languages Pashto and Dari.
• Good written and spoken English.

Conflict of interest

Any candidate affiliated to, or openly supporting, one or more interest groups opposed to the Foundation’s principles and values, or whose previous position could engender safety issues for co-workers at Appel de Genève / Geneva Call, will be excluded from this selection process. The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the Geneva Call Performance Management guidelines. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• Job Description
• Action plan
• Performance Review Template

Conditions

• Position : Communication Officer
• Type of Contract: Fixed term, National contract
• Activity rate: 100%
• Work place: Kabul, Afghanistan
• Preferred start date: as soon as possible