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Senior Communications Officer and Editor
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Global Survivors Fund
- Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Funds
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Renumeration: $7,308 / monthly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 31/07/2024
- Location: Switzerland
Background
The Global Survivors Fund (GSF) was launched in 2019 by Dr Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize laureates 2018. Its mission is to enhance access to reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence around the globe, thus responding to a gap long identified by survivors. GSF acts to provide interim reparative measures in situations where states or other parties are unable or unwilling to meet their responsibilities. GSF advocates for duty bearers as well as the international community to develop reparations programmes. It also guides states and civil society by providing expertise and technical support for designing reparations programmes. GSF’s survivor-centric approach is the cornerstone of its work.
Role Summary
The Senior Communications Officer and Editor is responsible for the development and implementation of the digital portion of the overall communications strategy and for maintaining overall quality in our public-facing written material. Senior Communications Officer and Editor reports to the Head of Communications, works closely with the Publications Officer, and supports the Communications Assistant.
Position responsibilities
Drafting and Editing
• Maintain GSF’s brand tone and identity through all external publications;
• Focal point for advice on editorial decisions for the organisation;
• Ghost writer for senior staff for GSF publications as well as external media outlets;
• Editor of the Annual Activity Report;
• Owner of GSF’s style guide, responsible for updating it as necessary;
Social media
• Maintain GSF’s brand identity and credibility on social media;
• Increase GSF visibility on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and maintain regular publishing to ensure adequate digital presence;
• Plan and implement a digital strategy in line with overall communication strategy;
Website
• Owner of the relationship with the external web developer, working on updates and keeping track of hours and budget;
• Plan, assign, and/or write content for the website, both static and non-static;
• Liaise with relevant GSF stakeholders for validation of new content before publishing; • Track, analyse, and report on web traffic statistics/performance metrics and review of content effectiveness, to identify trends and suggest insights on areas for improvement;
General
• Keep up to date with new, rapidly changing internet technologies and recommend improvements to GSF’s web and social media presence;
• Take ad-hoc projects as delegated by the Head of Communications;
• Travel to GSF programme locations to collect and produce content as needed;
Position requirements
Education and experience (essential)
• Five to seven years of professional experience with increasing responsibility related to editing, website management, and social media publication in the humanitarian or development sector;
• Degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, or related;
• Experience as the technical focal point on a CMS, with preference for Drupal or Typo3;
• Experience in media monitoring and social media listening, using tools such as Talkwalker, Sprout Social, Brand24, Hootsuite, or similar;
• Mastery of the English language.
The Global Survivors Fund (GSF) was launched in 2019 by Dr Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize laureates 2018. Its mission is to enhance access to reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence around the globe, thus responding to a gap long identified by survivors. GSF acts to provide interim reparative measures in situations where states or other parties are unable or unwilling to meet their responsibilities. GSF advocates for duty bearers as well as the international community to develop reparations programmes. It also guides states and civil society by providing expertise and technical support for designing reparations programmes. GSF’s survivor-centric approach is the cornerstone of its work.
Role Summary
The Senior Communications Officer and Editor is responsible for the development and implementation of the digital portion of the overall communications strategy and for maintaining overall quality in our public-facing written material. Senior Communications Officer and Editor reports to the Head of Communications, works closely with the Publications Officer, and supports the Communications Assistant.
Position responsibilities
Drafting and Editing
• Maintain GSF’s brand tone and identity through all external publications;
• Focal point for advice on editorial decisions for the organisation;
• Ghost writer for senior staff for GSF publications as well as external media outlets;
• Editor of the Annual Activity Report;
• Owner of GSF’s style guide, responsible for updating it as necessary;
Social media
• Maintain GSF’s brand identity and credibility on social media;
• Increase GSF visibility on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and maintain regular publishing to ensure adequate digital presence;
• Plan and implement a digital strategy in line with overall communication strategy;
Website
• Owner of the relationship with the external web developer, working on updates and keeping track of hours and budget;
• Plan, assign, and/or write content for the website, both static and non-static;
• Liaise with relevant GSF stakeholders for validation of new content before publishing; • Track, analyse, and report on web traffic statistics/performance metrics and review of content effectiveness, to identify trends and suggest insights on areas for improvement;
General
• Keep up to date with new, rapidly changing internet technologies and recommend improvements to GSF’s web and social media presence;
• Take ad-hoc projects as delegated by the Head of Communications;
• Travel to GSF programme locations to collect and produce content as needed;
Position requirements
Education and experience (essential)
• Five to seven years of professional experience with increasing responsibility related to editing, website management, and social media publication in the humanitarian or development sector;
• Degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, or related;
• Experience as the technical focal point on a CMS, with preference for Drupal or Typo3;
• Experience in media monitoring and social media listening, using tools such as Talkwalker, Sprout Social, Brand24, Hootsuite, or similar;
• Mastery of the English language.
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