Regional Project Officer – Advocacy Media and Communications Campaigns (6 months contract)

The Opportunity

The Project Officer will be deployed to the Gaza emergency response, working to support the advocacy, campaigns, communications and media response function. Working under the Regional Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Lead, the post-holder will work across the occupied Palestinian territory country office, the Lebanon country office and the Egypt country office to ensure a coordinated response across each office and the four ACCM functions. This includes, coordinating sign off processes for new products and messaging, keeping track of activity trackers, and ensuring updates are shared regularly across the Save the Children movement. Including getting input on tracking activities from other offices outside of the region who are working on the response. The post-holder will also be required to translate into Arabic statements, products, and social media content as and when required.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Support / Lead on setting up project management system for the ACCM response function

• Oversee activity, actions, and outputs from across the functional leads, and country leads – ensuring this is regularly tracked and shared with the response leads, including the oPt Advocacy Director and the Regional Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Lead

• Manage the development of activity and output trackers for the response, including those designed for offices outside of the region – e.g. member offices working on the ACCM response to ensure that all activities and outputs are regularly captured

• Oversee the sign off process of new products, statements, press releases, and communications and content for the response, ensuring this is done on time, and a clear process is followed by all members of the team to ensure smooth sign off

• Translate documents, statements, and content as and when required to support the response and public engagement

• Take meeting minutes and share these in a timely manner with relevant stakeholders, with key actions points identified and followed up on.

• Any other activities as outlined by the Regional Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Lead.

General

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:

• Previous experience of project management in some capacity (1-3 years)

• Strong organisations skills and abilities

• Ability to work on multiple areas and across multiple teams smoothly

• Experience in note-taking

• Excellent communication skills

• A high level of written and spoken English and Arabic, and able to translate clearly and accurately

• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable:

• Experience of monitoring and evaluation with an understanding of key concepts, activity, output, outcomes etc.

• Experience of advocacy, campaigns, communications or media

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. Please add further detail here as required. For example: This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

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.

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.