SENIOR MEDIA OFFICER

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Our Team

The Advocacy and Campaigns Team is a dynamic team of policy, media and communications staff working on Oxfam’s Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh, in close collaboration with the Dhaka Country Team. The team works in coordination with other parts of Oxfam around the world –with the Bangladesh, Myanmar and regional teams – to define advocacy, influencing and campaign strategies to improve the lives of Rohingya refugees and the host community in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

The Role:

The Senor Media Officer will be responsible for generating high quality offline and online media coverage of Oxfam’s campaign messages and its humanitarian work on the Rohingya crisis, in line with the ‘Oxfam One Program’ Media and Communications Strategy. To help deliver strategies for humanitarian emergencies and support fundraising needs. Specifically, this job will be within the Campaigns team to deliver messages to priority stakeholders in Bangladesh and markets across the globe on the situation for Rohingya refugees and host community in Bangladesh.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for an experienced Media professional who has a passion for raising the voices of communities living in crisis and communicating effectively and clearly to a range of audiences. You will be a creative self-starter who has proven experience in producing and managing content for a large organisation or in the media industry, and demonstrable successes in reaching audiences and markets.

Essential

Job Specific

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working on communications or media for an NGO or in journalism.
  
• Experience in managing large amounts of information, and ability to summarise and make sense of it quickly.
  
• Experience of writing clear, compelling communications products including press releases, articles, opinion pieces, Q&As, case studies, factsheets/briefings, talking points etc
  
• Experience in managing risk and organisational reputation
  
• Experience in collecting human interest case studies, with photography and basic video skills.
  
• Proven experience in managing media visits
  
• Extremely strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, enjoying building and maintaining a wide range of relationships.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills, with an emphasis on a clear and direct, easy to read written style.
  
• Good knowledge of traditional and social media, and of the relevant communications environment and programme context.
  
• Must demonstrate commitment and sensitivity to gender and diversity issues.
  
• A positive, confident and outgoing attitude, able to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
  
• Ability to work effectively and calmly in a high-pressure environment and to prioritise and manage assignments in a timely fashion. Comfortable working outside and in remote areas that can be difficult to reach.
  
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team as well as remotely with global teams across different time zones and with cultural differences
  
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Bangla and computer literate. Chittagonian a significant advantage.
  
• Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication, development studies, advance degree on communication will be an added advantage. Academic degree in social science with relevant experience in internal and external communication and media engagement can be considered.

Achieving Results:

• Plans activities in advance, establishes clear priorities and regularly reviews them.
  
• Works to ensure that targets are met, reviews and amends resource allocation in respect of targets and seeks better ways of doing things.
  
• Demonstrates perseverance and determination in achieving results.
  
• Willingness to take initiative, make decisions based on sound analysis and ensures these decisions are communicated to relevant parties.
  
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team whilst knowing when to refer for advice.

Thinking and understanding:

• Takes an integrated approach when planning own work, is aware of the implications of own decisions on others and aligns thinking to organisational values.
• Analyses issues from multiple perspectives and gives consideration to future impacts.
  
• Gathers information from multiple sources and is able to identify critical information.

Self Management:

• Proactive and self-motivated person with ability to handle emotions and stress in own way.
  
• Ability to work in very organized manner with high level skill in planning, interpersonal communication, presentation and coordination. It can go to self-management chapter.
  
• Understanding and willingness to work with different teams and abide by both direct and matrix management.
  
• Able to function in high pressure situations while maintaining emotional control.
  
• Shows insight, seeks feedback from multiple parties and is willing adapt behaviour where necessary.
• Relates well to all kinds of people, acknowledges the contributions people make and demonstrates integrity in dealing with others.
  
• Able to respond to changes in work schedules and patterns when necessary with sufficient flexibility and resilience
  
• Willing and able to adapt priorities in order to respond to changing demands

Working effectively with others:

• Act as a behavioural role model in working with others with diplomacy, creativity and good sense of humour.
  
• Participates in organisational initiatives and is willing to place personal targets second in favour of other organisational priorities.
  
• Able to identify special need and technical support required for different teams of Oxfam and partners, develop and carry out necessary on job and formal capacity building events.
  
• Able to provide need based support to spokespersons from Oxfam, partners and community to appropriate forum and ensure proper dissemination of those through proper communication channel.
  
• Encourages staff and partners to learn from one another and facilitates knowledge sharing across the organisation.
  
• Aware of what information needs to be given to whom and is able to communicate messages in an appropriate way.
  
• Identifies critical people in any decision process, has developed a range of different approaches and selects the appropriate style for the situation.

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
  
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
  
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to the Rohingya refugee response programme, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their Humanitarian fields, offering fair pay and a competitive benefits package.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

How to apply:

• Go to: for external applicants:
  https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk
  
• For internal applicants:
  https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal
  
• Search for the vacancy using the reference number INT5555 complete the online application process
  
• Ensure you submit your application before midnight (GMT) on the closing date. Unless a different time is specified in the advert.

Application deadline: 09 May 2019

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty. Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.