The Reporting/Communications Officer will work as part of the Communications and Reporting Unit to help enhance the visibility of the humanitarian situation in Syria, disseminate timely updates on humanitarian needs and support with public advocacy.
Responsibilities:
Monitor, analyze and report on humanitarian developments and emergency situations related to the Syria to help identify priorities, trends and insights for communications planning.
Write and produce daily updates, background and contextual documents, talking points, summary reports, correspondence and other information materials as needed, including in support of management, high-level visits and media briefings.
Regularly liaise with relevant OCHA units, field and external partners, communications focal points, and Clusters to gather information and fact check sources, ensuring the accuracy of messaging for public consumption and advocacy.
Support with donor reporting and provide regularly input to Situation Reports, Flash Updates and advocacy materials as needed.
Support with disseminating timely updates and information to the humanitarian community, donors and other stakeholders as directed.
Assist with other public information tasks as needed, including but not limited to providing English-Arabic translation/interpretation, media and social media monitoring, and participating in field missions to gather content;
Assist in the organization of meetings and workshops including in support of the Humanitarian Communications Group (HCG).
Perform other duties as required.
Education:
Master's degree or equivalent in journalism, communications, languages, development studies or related fields are required.
First level university degree in journalism, communications, languages, development studies or related field combined with 2 years of experience may be considered in lieu of advanced university degree
Work Experience:
Applicants with a Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in grant news report writing, content creation and/or media engagement.
Professional experience in research, analysis and report writing in English is desirable.
Professional experience in the Syrian context and the humanitarian assistance effort to Syria are desirable.
Experience with liaising with stakeholders and maintaining partnerships is desirable.
Experience with news writing, content creation and/or media engagement is desirable.
Experience with the United Nations is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in oral and written English and Arabic are required.
