The Ethical Journalism Network, a coalition of international and regional media and journalism support groups formed in 2013, is looking for a Communications Officer to promote the organisation and to raise its profile both within the global journalism community and among related stakeholders.
The EJN is a charity and carries out work in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It provides education, training and useful information to strengthen the craft of journalism working with media organisations, journalism departments of universities, media support organisations and international donors.
The EJN seeks to improve ethics, good governance and standards of media self-regulation and wants to raise awareness of the importance of independent journalism in building respect for democracy and human rights.
The duties of the Communication Officer will be
- To promote the EJN through social media and all relevant channels and to make the organisation visible, including to those beyond the EJN community
- To develop, oversee and implement a communications strategy aimed at promoting the EJN and its work across all platforms of media
- To strengthen the strategic partnerships of the EJN with the global media community and with the EJN’s strategic partners including universities, media support groups and civil society;
- To set up web-based systems for EJN communications work;
- To oversee the editing, publication and promotion of EJN materials;
The person we are looking for will have
- A strong interest in and experience of digital media development, a good understanding of social media, and a working knowledge of journalism with experience of creating original written and visual content. Some experience of creating infographics would be desirable.
- A good knowledge of information technology and the technical skills to develop and implement a multi-platform communications strategy. The successful candidate should be able to identify the platforms on which the EJN’s message is likely to resonate and have the technical know-how to deliver those ideas.
- Excellent people skills and a collaborative working style as well as the ability to communicate sensitive messages to diverse audiences, both externally and within the organisation.
- Fluent written and spoken English is essential. Knowledge of other languages, particularly French, Arabic or Spanish, is an asset.
The Communications Officer will work closely with the Director and will occasionally represent the EJN at international meetings.
Anyone interested in this post should send their CV with a covering letter setting out their reasons for interest in the post and their thoughts on the EJN’s existing communications profile to The Director, 11 Vicarage Road, London, E15 4 HD or to [email protected] marked “Communications Post.” The closing date for applications is September 30th 2015.
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