MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

Please explain the purpose and/or role in full detail.

• In coordination with the Communication Manager, creating high quality media and multimedia content for dissemination in the country, and via MedGlobal’s global-level platforms.
• Create and develop all media materials from photography, to videography, visibility and being responsible for supporting fundraising and advocacy campaigns.
• Drafting talking points and messages for the Office, and for sharing with communicators at global level.
• Developing news-worthy messages, organizing press events, handling interviews requests, and providing responses to requests from media relating to UNHCR and its work.
• Researching, preparing fact-checking, editing, and producing professional media and communications materials for various audiences and ensuring their timely dissemination and amplification via MedGlobal channels at country level and, where appropriate, globally.
• Developing and implementing communications strategies & work-plans, campaigns, events and other initiatives in support of the Protection and Solutions Strategy of the Office and other strategic goals, ensuring alignment with the global communications priorities of MedGlobal.
• Coordinating closely with Government stakeholders and Headquarters Communications staff.
• Maintain an up to date database of journalists and media organizations, respond to media enquiries on deadline, and build dialogue with individual journalists, editors and news desks.

Requirements and Skills:

The Communication Officer should have the following skills, education, and experience:

• Education: Degree in Communications or media. Job experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
• Very good technical affinity for media contexts including knowledge of a wide range of multimedia, web and digital tools including adobe and video montaging software's
• Excellent command of English, (written, oral, comprehension) including highly developed drafting skills.
• Fluency in the main language(s) of the country in question is highly desirable.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, adobe and video montaging are essential), and experience of working with multimedia tools (i.e broadcast and video or radio technology, social media)
• Social media skills.
• Photography and Videography Skills and experience are essentials
• Developed understanding of needs of media and public audiences.
• Languages: Proficiency in English is required.

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