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Social Media & Communications Officer

The National Democratic Institute in Kosovo (NDI) seeks to hire a dedicated Social Media & Communication Officer, to develop communication content for all its programs. The Officer will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager. The position is based in Pristina and would require occasional travel withinthe country.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the communications strategy, planning and execution of the communications content.
• Manage all social media channels of the organization, including: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, etc.
• Support with social media campaigns, harmonizing them with NDI overall strategy and coordinating with program teams.
• Coordinate with all staff in day-to-day activities in matters related to communications, managing an internal system of communication across teams.
• Provide colleagues advice, guidance, technical assistance and capacity building on promoting programs in social media, identifying success stories, and highlighting program activities.
• Assist in writing, editing and coordinating content, including publications, infographics, videos, and other materials, to promote the organization’s work that is easy to be understood by the public.
• Coordinate public events as required and seek opportunities to promote them in traditional media. Use the organization’s data to promote programs’ results and successes.
• Play a proactive role and ensure the drafting and timely submission of communication pitches/ideas to the teams and donors.
• Ensure that branding strategies are properly implemented throughout the organization public events and materials.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Journalism, Communication, Digital Marketing or related field and/or relevant professional courses.
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant work experience in communications role and digital communication.
• Ability to proactively suggest communication content for social media.
• Demonstrated capacity and ability to work as a member of a team.
• Working knowledge of PC-based word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Experience working with different content creation platforms.
• Experience with Google Suite (Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive, etc.)
• Good organizational, planning, prioritizing, and coordination skills.
• Ability to plan a budget supporting digital communications.
• Knowledge of Kosovo’s political environment would be preferential .
• Oral and written fluency in Albanian and English is required. Knowledge of Serbian language or languages of other non-majority communities would be an asset.

Successful applicants should submit a cover letter, CV/resume, list two names/references, and a sample of writing or social media content to [email protected], no later than February 5th, 2023 midnight, indicating the position you are applying for in the subject line. Phone calls will not be accepted!

The writing sample can be any material, social media content, articles that you have written, etc.

NDI is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). As such, NDI makes employment decisions and provides equal employment opportunity without regard to an applicant’s or employee’s race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteranstatus, or any other basis protected byKosovo Law on Labour.