Position Title<\/strong>: Advocacy and Media Officer <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unit<\/strong>: Advocacy Unit <\/p>\n\n\n\n Contract Period<\/strong>: 12-months full time contract (probation review: 1-month part time contract) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Location:<\/strong> Beirut, Lebanon (with possibility of remote work from home)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) works towards guaranteeing the right to human dignity for refugees and the arbitrarily detainees in several countries, starting in Lebanon. ACHR also aspires to expand their work to refugees in other countries. building on the principle of personal security, dignified living and shelter, and the freedom of mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It also prioritizes the promotion of equity in a dignified work and the freedom of thought and expression, through providing legal support and representation to defend refugees causes. Monitoring and documenting violations, as well as mobilizing local and international public opinion around those violations. refer these violations legally to the international legal entities to build a culture of protection and value towards the rights of refugees and guarantee their freedom in pursuing their needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ACHR seeks to recruit an Advocacy and Media Officer for the center. The advocacy and media officer will provide overall, strategic communication needs of the organization and direct support and contribution to its advocacy plans based on the publication and content released from the Monitoring and Documentation Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Advocacy and Media officer will be responsible to establish and manage an effective and wide-ranging program of advocacy, communication and information sharing in order to make progress towards the achievement ACHR’s objectives. She\/he will be responsible to organize the activities of the organization. Primary focus is on seminars, conferences, some specific campaigns and liaison with research programs and networking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She or He will directly report to ACHR’s Programs Manager and working under the overall supervision of the Executive Director; in addition to technically work very closely with the M&D team on technical\/program-specific advocacy and communications initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The scope of work of this position includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Managing and utilizing ACHR\u2019s communication assets (webpage, e-newsletter, Facebook page, etc) to enable strategic and effective communication and circulation of all ACHR released content. \u2022 A university degree in media studies or related fields; the degree may not be required if applicant has demonstrated that he\/she has extensive experience in media work and advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Demonstrated high proficiency in Arabic (reading, writing and speaking) and fluency in English is required;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 At least two years’ work experience in a similar job position or media work with media outlets and\/or NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Strong digital and offline marketing skills . \u2022 Fluency in managing social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) \u2022 and other related supporting applications, including their analytic platforms. \u2022 The possibility of working outside office hours “important” \u2022 Accuracy and digital content management. Possibility to start on August 5, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Please send the application to info@achrights.org entitled: “Advocacy Officer\/Applicant Name”; Job Description Position Title: Advocacy and Media Officer Unit: Advocacy Unit Contract Period: 12-months full time contract (probation review: 1-month part time contract) Location: Beirut, Lebanon (with possibility of remote work from home) Background Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) works towards guaranteeing the right to human dignity for refugees and the arbitrarily detainees in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[289,144],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11355","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-job-opportunities","7":"category-news-and-events"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11355"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11363,"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355\/revisions\/11363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achrights.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Background<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
About the Position<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Scope of Work<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Writing\/copyediting press releases, news articles and content marketing for ACHR\u2019s newsletter and website as well as external media\/news outlet
\u2022 Assisting in creating visual products based on text-based knowledge products and other strategic evidence (i.e., infographic, videos, etc)
\u2022 Contributing to planning and organizing advocacy campaigns with our partners on violations against Syrian refugees in Lebanon;
\u2022 Helping out our team in arranging meetings with national decision makers to echo policy recommendations;
\u2022 Supporting in production of press releases and statements about the organization\u2019s work and its stance with respect to situations witnessed regarding refugees;
\u2022 Working with the team on networking, lobbying and representing the organization in a wide range of policy issues at events, conventions and media opportunities.
\u2022 Coordinating with media outlets which covers our latest activities and releases;
\u2022 Contributing through publications such as flyers and booklets to raising awareness among refugees on legal support;
\u2022 Backing up the organization advocacy delegations to advocate on high-level with local and international actors. <\/p>\n\n\n\nKNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Experience<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Skill<\/strong>s<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Strong organizational and programmatic skills .
\u2022 Able to take initiative and work well independently and as part of a team.
\u2022 Remote management skills.
\u2022 Experience in the field of advocacy.
\u2022 Coordination skills, problem solving, and flexibility in dealing with the team “very important”.<\/u><\/strong>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTechnical Skill<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Experience in video editing and deign \u201cdesirable\u201d .
\u2022 Fluency in managing and maintaining WordPress-based website, including basic knowledge of HTML language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWorking Conditions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The possibility of frequent travel outside Lebanon.
\u2022 The possibility of working under pressure. “important”<\/p>\n\n\n\nEvaluation Criteria<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Proficiency in drafting content in both Arabic and English.
\u2022 Access to media coverage of urgent reports and campaigns.
\u2022 The ability to develop and adhere to an action plan.
\u2022 Periodic reports that are submitted to the supervising manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\nApplication Process <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Attach 1-page cover letter in Arabic;
\u2022 Please add contact information (name, email and phone number) of two referees;
\u2022 Only completed applications will be considered and contacted;
\u2022 Application deadline is July 26, 2020. Any application submitted later will not be considered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"