Job Description

Media/Visibility Assistant

• Job Title: Media / Visibility Assistant
• Deadline:  15/02/2024.
• Duty Station: Based in Sana'a Gov.
• Probationary Period:  Three months
• Reporting to:  Project manger 

About YGUSSWP: 

YGUSSWP is an independent, nonprofit organization that was established in 2011 and started operating at the time of the beginning of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, YGUSSWP has been working tirelessly and a high-quality performance at implementing the humanitarian sectors such as Shelter NFIs/ESKs, WASH, Protection, livelihoods, Health, FSAC, CCCM , Education, and Nutrition, YGUSSWP upholds its main programmatic objectives to providing immediate and life-sustaining assistance, strengthening the protective environment, and reducing displacement-related risks and vulnerabilities by promoting self-reliance at both the household and community levels.
For more information about YGUSSWP, please visit our website at: http://YGUSSWP.org

Context:

Under the overall supervision of the project manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of content, particularly audio and visual, for external communications, including digital platforms.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1.    Create and disseminate public information on YGUSSWP’s work in Sana'a: audio, visual, written, and verbal. This includes capturing and editing high quality images and video clips highlighting the context in which YGUSSWP works, as well as its activities.
2.    Facilitate interviews with beneficiaries and other persons relevant to YGUSSWP’s communications.
3.    Maintain and catalogue YGUSSWP communications products, media contact lists, content calendars, and archives.
4.    Support creation and maintenance of digital and other content for YGUSSWP.
5.    Support and organize public events to promote the visibility of YGUSSWP’s works.
6.    Support the public relations component of YGUSSWP projects including monitoring of project visibility plans in line with donors’ visibility guidelines.
7.    Manage the production and distribution of communications tools such as publications, stickers, posters, t- shirts.
8.    Supervise the production process of communication and publications products/items by closely liaising with service vendors (printing companies, production house etc.) to ensure high quality of final products.
9.    Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum two-year experience in the field of communication and media, and creation of creation of visual content.
• Experience in digital communications, specifically social media
• Experience of working with sensitivities related to gender.

Competencies Behavioral:

• The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following competencies:
• Accountability – takes responsibility for action and manages constructive criticisms
• Continuous Learning – promotes continuous learning for self and others
• Communication – listens and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience
• Creativity and Initiative – actively seeks new ways of improving programs or services
• Performance Management – identify ways and implement actions to improve performance of self and others.
• Planning and Organizing - plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;
• Professionalism - displays mastery of subject matter
• Teamwork – contributes to a collegial team environment; incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, concerns and promotes equal gender participation.

Languages:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required