Project and Communication Officer - Beirut

SHiFT is a social innovation hub leading the transformation of post-conflict and/or marginalized zones towards peaceful and prosperous communities. By creating positive, diverse, dynamic and harmonious momentum through a “space” for inspiration, learning, and sustainable socio-economic impact, we transform communities. 

SHADDA Media Lab is a media platform and a shared working space for media producers in Tripoli.  SHADDA was established at Shift Social Innovation Hub with the contribution of a group of youth, with the aim of promoting peace and positivity through informative, entertaining, and realistic content.  SHADDA Media Lab Beirut is a new media platform that the hub aims to establish in Beirut as part of our intervention in order to expand the activities of SHADDA Media lab on the national level, to be a new open space in Beirut for the workers and activists in the media and digital industries. That’s to complete this circle of trust with the community in Beirut and link influencers, youth, and marginalized people and to work with them to shift their energy in a constructive way. Through this space in Beirut, SHiFT aims to organize and support socio-cultural activities in the region by covering them on the media level.  SHIFT aims to open its office in Beirut as a resource base for media, research, and editing usage through equipping an editing room, capacity building for local community members on media, and Media and information literacy (MIL) and production.

SCOPE OF WORK

The project officer will help to achieve project success and work in close coordination with the Media lab coordinator. He/She shall attend administrative details to ensure successful project meetings and is expected to use their teamwork and communication skills to ensure smooth implementation of project activities within the allocated budget. 

In addition, The Project Officer will support in the planning and implementation of all project activities in collaboration with the media lab coordinator and Operations Support team (Monitoring and Evaluation, Finance, Human Resources, and Logistics and Procurement) stakeholders. They are responsible for the effective, efficient and compliant day-to-day delivery of the project in accordance with SHADDA and the partners' policies and procedures. As Communications Officer will support the Communication Department with the planning, organization and implementation of all communication activities for SHADDA, with the primary task of supporting the production of communication material (design) and support on social media management.   

Responsibilities

Project Operation

• Create a project schedule with milestones and due dates, and ensure the project team follows through.  
• Coordinate logistics for the field team throughout the implementation of activities and planned events. 
• Following up on the space and equipment usage. 
• Responsible of the activities and events preparation. 
• Monitor spending limits.  
• Ensure adherence to the organization’s rules and regulations.  
• Communicate with various departments in the organization to ensure everyone is on the same page.  
• Monitor safety and security situations ahead of the implementation of field activities. 

Project Communication 

• Collect information from the Project Coordinator for external communication purposes and visibility materials. 
• Actively looking for ways to do social media campaign through SHADDA communication channels 
• Be responsible for updating and editing the social media in a timely and organized manner 
• Maintain an archive for media content 
• Evaluate social media analytics and trends 
• Support in writing, editing and proofreading a range of materials for both internal and external audiences to ensure consistency and compliance with SHADDA branding, values, key messages and style guidelines 
• Support in designing and drafting communication report 
• Attend SHADDA events to design materials and cover activities. 
• Attend internal and external training opportunities as recommended by Supervisor 

Requirements

• Project and communication officer is expected to be detailed oriented 
• Dependable is the media lab coordinator would rely on project officer follow up over several things 
• Maintain confidentiality and respect. 
• Positive and professional attitude 
• Good communication skills. 
• Works well in a team, flexible, and able to handle pressure well and able to move in the field 
• Computer literacy is preferred. 
• Fluency in Arabic is required. Basic ability to communicate in English is an added value. 
• Strong communication skills 
• Efficiency, integrity and flexibility required at all times 
• Critical thinking and analysis competencies 
• Create and maintain a strong filing and archiving Systems 
• Handle paperwork with complete efficiency, transparency and confidentiality if and when needed.  

Qualifications

• Certifications and experience in management or media and information fields or another related major. 
• Good experience in the following: Preparation and follow-up on short videos, Photography; Events planning; and collecting stories. 
• Very strong written and oral communication skills in both English and Arabic, including drafting press releases, success stories, social media posts, creating infographics, etc. 
• Good knowledge in creating content and managing social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube). 
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, as well as part of a team; 
• Experience in following up on print production and digital video productions. 
• Detailed oriented; with the ability to follow up on procedures to meet deadlines. 
• Ability and willingness to do regularly field visits to different locations in Lebanon. 
• Good knowledge of Graphic Design Tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign) 
• Good Photography and videography skills 
• Good Knowledge in Video Editing and animation tools (Premiere, After Effects, Capcut) 
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. 
• Excellent Communication Skills 
• Conflict/ gender Sensitivity Training is an Asset. 
• Experience in designing training modules. 
• At least 2 to 3 years' relevant work experience.