Job Description

• Role and Responsibilities -Communicate Medair’s life-saving work, our vision, and ways of working to selected audiences, in the field and particularly those in Switzerland, Europe, and the U.S. Be a vital member of a diverse global team, developing and supporting communications and media for his / her programmes and actively pursuing opportunities for creative, audience-relevant, or wide-reaching outputs. Be involved in supporting private fundraising at a global level, enabling Medair to fulfil its mission. Work in close contact with the Marketing and Relationships department at Headquarters (HQ M&R) and its Affiliates.
• Key Activity Areas

Marketing and Relationships Resources

• Travel frequently to field projects in each programme to pro-actively and re-actively obtain and pitch resources. Gather and prepare communication materials for input into the document management software and online photo database (photos, video footage, stories, quotes, programme updates, reports).
• Gather and prepare fundraising materials (project overviews and proposals, reports, gift handles, direct marketing resources, thank-you videos).
• Prepare, facilitate and accompany field visits of high profile visitors, photographers, journalists, or media crews. If and when applicable, draft terms of reference and contracts according to standard guidelines.

Media and Public Relations

• Regularly monitor local press and events to be aware of and get information about local emergencies, high level visits, surveys, reports, or any other topic that could be of interest to the media. In case of emergency situations, immediately inform as a priority the HQ Press Relations Officer and Communications Resources Officer.
• Conduct media analysis in collaboration with HQ Press Relations Officer so priority channels and audiences are defined. Develop Key Messages and provide training to field staff.
• Social Media
• Actively conceptualise, facilitate, and produce short content updates and creative, interactive features on Facebook and other social media such as Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest in coordination with the HQ M&R staff.
• Institutional Donors Relations

• Review proposals and reports in collaboration with HQ M&R, to insure compliance on communication agreements.
• Brand and Co-Branding Coordination
• Promote and review, under the guidance of the Brand Manager, the design and application of Medair and, where applicable, institutional donor branding in all marking, visibility and field communication.
• Communications Assistants Coordination
• Take part in the selection and hiring process of communication assistant(s) in collaboration with field HR and line manager. Help define and review objectives for assistants’ continuous improvement.

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