Job Opportunity : Global Media Manager (Disasters)

Job opportunity – Plan International, Cameroun

Company: Plan International

Please ensure you apply for this role using this link – https://app.beapplied.com/apply/pxnftbi4nd  , please do not apply via the Plan International job’s board.

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Global Media Manager (Disasters) you will be responsible for co-ordinating global media engagement and positioning Plan International as a leading humanitarian and girls’ rights organisation. You will lead global media responses during disasters and emergencies, providing strategic direction to the organisation’s communications, including international deployment when required. As well as dealing directly with media, the Global Media Manager creates compelling content and messaging for use by Plan International’s network of communicators, which will require being able to work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple offices, backgrounds and functions.

In this role you will be expected up to 25% of the time, sometimes at short notice, to join emergency responses.  When on deployment, work is demanding, involving long days, travel and subsistence in often challenging circumstances.

About you

Substantial experience working in journalism, media relations or PR at an international level

Proven experience of managing media during humanitarian emergencies

Track record of developing and delivering high-impact media strategies, shifting narratives and opinions and driving tangible change

Excellent verbal and writing skills in English, with ability to quickly turn technical information into compelling copy

Ability to lead and project manage teams across different offices and functions, including coaching colleagues to improve editorial content

Ability to work quickly under pressure, including in insecure and sometimes distressing contexts, while motivating and supporting colleagues to do the same

Ability to persuade, lobby and influence peers and colleagues and form productive relationships and contacts

Demonstrable experience in safeguarding an organisation’s reputation, including crisis communications

Ability to tailor communications to different audiences and channels, including media, social media and digital

Strong understanding of humanitarian and development issues and rights-based work

Experience of working with people at all levels in a multi- cultural / global environment

Work on own initiative with strong organisational skills, to manage a wide and varied workload

Work enthusiastically as part of a team and form effective and constructive working relationships across the whole organisation and wider network within sector

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Location: This role will ideally be based in the UK, employed from the Global Hub for Plan International which is based in Woking, Surrey however other locations where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live may be considered.

Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.

Grade: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

As an indication if this role was based in the UK the salary would be circa £45,000 per annum

Closing Date: 8th March 2023

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at : 

https://jobs.plan-international.org/job/Globally-Flexible%2C-or-Global-Media-Manager-%28Campaigns-and-Policy%29/904600501/

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