ROLE: Under direct supervision of the Communications Director, the Media Manager develops and implements all targeted content for various media platforms as well as provides events and communications support to the
JOB DESCRIPTION
| Main Responsibilities | Activities | Output/Measurement |
| Media Strategy and | ● Support and advise the Communication Directors in strategic planning, direction and budgeting related to media targeted content and media outreach activities. ● Informing the Communications team and the organisation on the media landscape and evolving issues in the public. ● Measure the impact and effectiveness of the CISDI’s content targeted to the media. | |
| implementation | • Comprehensive media | |
| strategy and planning | ||
| produced according to | ||
| CISDI’s standards. | ||
| • Annual budget | ||
| proposed within CISDI’s | ||
| standards. | ||
| • Regular editorial | ||
| planning meetings | ||
| • Media guidelines are | ||
| available and |
| ● Monitor and ensure the quality of editorial direction of CISDI’s media product. | disseminated accordingly. • Coordination and monitoring of communication of CISDI’s process and output | |
| Building CISDI’s media presence | ● Research, write, proofread and edit reactive and planned press releases related to CISDI’s programs, activities, recommendation and policies to targeted media. ● Research, write, proofread and edit articles and op-ed related to CISDI’s research, advocacies and policies to targeted media. ● Finding media opportunities to showcase CISDI’s programs, advocacies and policies. ● Lead organizer of press conferences, press briefings and other types of events that are mostly catered to the press. ● Monitor the performance of press releases and CISDI’s presence in the media. ● Finding and managing speaking opportunities for CISDI’s staff on media outlets and channels. ● Providing technical and content support for CISDI’s speakers when needed. ● Provide media training for CISDI’s spokesperson. ● Finding and establishing media partnership opportunities to increase CISDI’s profile and raise public health issues awareness. ● Lead media partnership projects in all the phases: exploration, the proposal writing, negotiation with partners, budget preparation and review of partnership agreements. ● Responsible for media partnership related content creation, which can include writing, proofreading and/or editing articles. | ● Targeted contents produced according to CISDI’s communications team standard. ● Partnership projects implemented and executed within CISDI’s values and standards. ● Events organized according to CISDI’s communications team standard. ● Routine and timely media monitoring updates. ● Increased media exposure for CISDI to increase the organisation’s credibility and awareness on public health issues. ● Providing post partnerships and speaking engagements, analytics and evaluations. |
| Develop content for owned channels. | ● Research, write, proofread and edit reactive Twitter threads on evolving issues of CISDI’s interests. ● Develop, write, proofread and edit content for CISDI’s website and social media channels (LinkedIn). | ● Contents produced according to CISDI’s communications ● team standard. |
| Build long-term relationships with influential media. | ● Organizing workshops, fellowship or media visits for members of the press, when required. ● Conduct regular media visits and media liaison activities. ● Supervising media database maintenance and updates. | ● Events organized according to CISDI’s communications team standard. ● Liaison and regular contact with relevant media as scheduled and targeted. ● Meaningful and stronger collaborations formed with various media. ● Updated media database according CISDI’s communications team standard. |
| Staff leadership and management. | ● Lead and supervise the members of the media team in implementing the media strategies and planning accordingly. ● Work with individual team members for the performance planning and evaluation. ● Ensure effective learning and growth process in the media team. | ● Regular team meetings and monitoring ● Annual performance planning, individual development plan and performance review |
| Communications team support | ● Support event organization and campaign coordination as needed, especially related to media relations, such as sending invitations to members of the press and writing press releases. ● Supporting the Communications Manager to review, edit and post social media content, as a back-up. | ● Activities are performed timely and well organized within CISDI’s standards and values. |
| Project Support | ● Work with project managers/lead and program team to support and provide communications aspects and needs, such as media and communications strategy, reports, publications materials, press release, etc. ● Ensure all communications aspects and output in projects are according to the established standards. ● Assess and evaluate the communication impact in relations to the program targets. | ● Approved communication strategy and schedule within the program planning and implementation ● Communication programs and plans are implemented timely and according to the set standards ● Regular evaluation and report on progress, achievement, and impact of communication in programs |
A. Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in communications/media or related
- More than 3 years-experience of work experience as a journalist or
- Demonstrable experience in leading a
- Previous experience and/or being comfortable in conducting press
- Self-starter and able to work with minimum
B. Behavior Competency
- Good work organization and
- Strong initiative and
- Orientation for problem
- Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and research
- Natural leader who displays strong decision making and attention to
- Ability to nurture long term relationships with key media
- Good sense in risk management
C. Technical Competency
- Ability to create appropriate content for press dissemination and owned
- Understanding of media and press landscape and
- Highly proficient in verbal and written communication
- Partners and donor’s liaison
an interested candidate must send CV through our career website (https://cisdi.org/id/careers/) no later than 30th Juni 2022.
