| Job Location: | Kabul |
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| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Category: | Media-Journalism |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | As per the organization salary scale |
| Vacancy Number: | IRW-CO-023-2025 |
| No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
| City: | Kabul |
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| Organization: | Islamic Relief Worldwide Afghanistan |
| Years of Experience: | 5 to 7 Years relevant work experience |
| Contract Duration: | One year with possibility of extension |
| Gender: | Male/Female |
| Education: | Bachelor Degree in relevant fields such as Mass/Media Communication / International relations / Journalism. |
| Close date: | 2025-04-09 |
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international, non-profitable, non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in Birmingham, UK. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Islamic Relief has been working in Afghanistan for more than 23 years, providing emergency relief and implementing life-changing development projects for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Islamic Relief set up our first Afghanistan office in 1999. Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, livelihood, education, health, nutrition, shelter, orphan sponsorship, Ramadan and Qurbani programmes.
Job Summary
The Media and Communications Coordinator will be responsible for building the profile and influence of Islamic Relief’s presence in Afghanistan by delivering impactful media, advocacy, and communications at national and global levels. The post holder will develop and deliver external engagement strategies, build strong relationships with key stakeholders such as donors, media, and partners, and come up with creative new ways to communicate our work and the stories of the people we serve. Working closely with field teams and global offices, the post holder will ensure strategic communication and consistent messaging for a range of issues and audiences.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
The coordinator will build strong working relationships and provide technical support to the Country Director, the senior management team and program teams in provincial offices across Afghanistan. The successful candidate will work closely with global colleagues at Islamic Relief Worldwide, particularly in the Media & Advocacy, Global Editorial and Creative Content, and Content and Media divisions. You’ll also, at times, engage with Islamic Relief’s member offices around the world. The successful candidate will also build strong external relationships by liaising closely with donors, journalists, representatives of NGOs, UN agencies, the wider civil society and the private sector in the country.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The job holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in accordance with Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect, and fair treatment of his/her colleagues and staff.
1. Delivering impactful and high-quality media and communication work
2. Lead Islamic Relief’s advocacy work
3.Provide technical expertise to other Islamic Relief departments
4. Protect Islamic Relief’s reputation and ensure effective risk management
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The post holder must show a good understanding and empathy for Islamic values and principles and commitment to IRW’s vision and mission.
Essential
Desirable
Personal qualities
Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and updated CV to the following:
https://jobs.af/jobs/media-and-communications-coordinator
The closing date for accepting applications is 09 April 2025.
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