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Global Media Manager
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
- Act as frontline deployment officer for humanitarian emergencies, regularly deploying and acting as a key focal point for media management and coordinating media responses across multiple countries
- Build and maintain a strong network of contacts with international journalists as well as identify and build key international partnerships within your region
- Spokesperson on Save the Children issues and help provide training and support to senior spokespeople across the organisation
- Write newsworthy press releases and gather content in liaison with Regional Media Manager/Regional Office to generate information/story angles for circulation to the international news media, and ensure Regional sign off on all media plans and products
- Generate media coverage in international media in line with our organisational priorities with a focus on prioritised humanitarian contexts and new crises
- Help to coordinate International Press Trips and media visits in the region
- Ensure Regional Media Manager’s visibility, input and oversight of global plans for press trips and media output to reflect regional and in-country advocacy and media priorities
- Collaborate with communications, advocacy, policy and fundraising teams to ensure our media messaging reflects organisational priorities in prioritised and new crisis contexts
- Liaise with Regional Media Manager to help deliver key “global moments” on key responses and contexts across the region
- Backstop for Regional Media Manager when on leave, travelling
- Support Regional Media Manager to manage incoming media requests
- Support Regional Media Manager on category 1 emergencies as needed, handling members and international media requests, helping to deliver media products such as press releases and media Q&As
- Liaise with global teams to produce products from the region on thematic areas and campaigns such as hunger, education, climate change
- Scope new global media and thought leadership opportunities
- Initiate longer-term, child-led storytelling for a global market
- Liaise closely with Save the Children media teams in member countries to encourage culture of input, collaboration, and accountability, developing strong, positive relationships
- Support with risk mitigation media work and media strategy on reputational risk issues, in alignment with Regional Office – including drafting appropriate media lines, as necessary, and coordinating our response to global media colleagues, as needed
Be available for ‘out of hours’ on-call media work, with the ability to be on call over weekends several times a year, and to be further available ‘out of hours’ to manage emergency and urgent situations, as and when necessary.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
- University degree in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- At least 7 years’ experience working in or with international media
- Experienced in the region with strong knowledge of the complex context
- Track record of working in vulnerable or fragile contexts
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to travel at short notice for extended periods of time (up to one month at a time)
- Proven relationship building skills in order to build and maintain a strong network of journalist contacts, as well as with colleagues across Save the Children
- An initiative-taking, proactive, inspiring attitude with the ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload and solve problems quickly with limited support
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- A commitment to Save the Children’s vision, mission, values and approach and commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with our policies
- Excellent English and French and additional languages an advantage
- The ability to work as part of a small team across time zones and multitask when needed with strong interpersonal skills