Job ID
51288
Job Title
Media Manager
To work for
Human Aid and Development -HAND
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Journalism/Media - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
1. Strategic Media and Communications
- Develop and implement HAND’s media and communication strategy, annual action plan, campaigns, and priorities in line with organizational objectives and programme needs.
- Identify communication opportunities and develop key messages that effectively present HAND’s programmes, achievements, impact, and organizational identity to different audiences.
2. Media Relations and External Engagement
- Build and maintain professional relationships with local, national, and relevant international media, journalists, photographers, and communication partners.
- Coordinate media coverage of HAND activities, events, achievements, and programme milestones, including press releases, interviews, media visits, and other media opportunities.
3. Content Production and Digital Media
- Lead the planning, production, review, and dissemination of high-quality written, photographic, video, graphic, and multimedia content for HAND’s communication channels.
- Oversee HAND’s website and social media content, ensuring regular, accurate, engaging, and consistent communication across platforms.
- Develop and supervise campaigns, success stories, human-interest stories, programme highlights, publications, and other communication materials.
- Ensure programme information and technical achievements are translated into clear and accessible messages for donors, partners, communities, media, and the general public.
4. Team Management and Coordination
- Lead, supervise, and support the Media Department team, including assigning responsibilities, setting priorities, monitoring performance, and identifying capacity-building needs.
5. Visibility, Branding and Donor Communications
- Ensure consistent application of HAND and donor branding and visibility requirements across projects, centres, schools, events, publications, digital platforms, and other communication materials.
- Coordinate the production and review of visibility materials and ensure appropriate use of logos, key messages, and visual identity requirements.
6. Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation
- Maintain an organized media and communication archive and monitor communication performance, including media coverage, audience engagement, and reach, and prepare periodic reports and recommendations for management.
- Please send your portfolio.
- Develop and implement HAND’s media and communication strategy, annual action plan, campaigns, and priorities in line with organizational objectives and programme needs.
- Identify communication opportunities and develop key messages that effectively present HAND’s programmes, achievements, impact, and organizational identity to different audiences.
2. Media Relations and External Engagement
- Build and maintain professional relationships with local, national, and relevant international media, journalists, photographers, and communication partners.
- Coordinate media coverage of HAND activities, events, achievements, and programme milestones, including press releases, interviews, media visits, and other media opportunities.
3. Content Production and Digital Media
- Lead the planning, production, review, and dissemination of high-quality written, photographic, video, graphic, and multimedia content for HAND’s communication channels.
- Oversee HAND’s website and social media content, ensuring regular, accurate, engaging, and consistent communication across platforms.
- Develop and supervise campaigns, success stories, human-interest stories, programme highlights, publications, and other communication materials.
- Ensure programme information and technical achievements are translated into clear and accessible messages for donors, partners, communities, media, and the general public.
4. Team Management and Coordination
- Lead, supervise, and support the Media Department team, including assigning responsibilities, setting priorities, monitoring performance, and identifying capacity-building needs.
5. Visibility, Branding and Donor Communications
- Ensure consistent application of HAND and donor branding and visibility requirements across projects, centres, schools, events, publications, digital platforms, and other communication materials.
- Coordinate the production and review of visibility materials and ensure appropriate use of logos, key messages, and visual identity requirements.
6. Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation
- Maintain an organized media and communication archive and monitor communication performance, including media coverage, audience engagement, and reach, and prepare periodic reports and recommendations for management.
- Please send your portfolio.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Media, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
- At least 5 years of progressive professional experience in media, communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field, preferably with an NGO/INGO or development organization.
- Demonstrated experience in media strategy, digital communications, social media management, content production, media relations, and communication campaigns.
- Proven experience in managing and supervising a media/communications team and coordinating multiple communication activities simultaneously.
- At least 5 years of progressive professional experience in media, communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field, preferably with an NGO/INGO or development organization.
- Demonstrated experience in media strategy, digital communications, social media management, content production, media relations, and communication campaigns.
- Proven experience in managing and supervising a media/communications team and coordinating multiple communication activities simultaneously.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
- Strong storytelling, editing, media relations, and public communication skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English.
- Excellent knowledge of social media platforms, digital communication trends, and multimedia content production.
- Strong photography, video production/editing, and content-development capabilities.
- Ability to translate complex programme information into clear, engaging, and audience-appropriate communication materials.
- Strong organizational, coordination, prioritization, and time-management skills.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, informed consent, and ethical media practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English.
- Excellent knowledge of social media platforms, digital communication trends, and multimedia content production.
- Strong photography, video production/editing, and content-development capabilities.
- Ability to translate complex programme information into clear, engaging, and audience-appropriate communication materials.
- Strong organizational, coordination, prioritization, and time-management skills.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, informed consent, and ethical media practices.
Salary and Benefits
- According to HAND salary scale.
About us
- Human Aid and Development (HAND) is a non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian and development organization dedicated to creating positive and sustainable change for vulnerable and underserved communities. Guided by the principles of inclusion, accountability, dignity, and sustainability, HAND works to expand opportunities, strengthen resilience, and improve access to essential services for people affected by crisis and other challenging circumstances.
- Building on its regional humanitarian experience, HAND established its operational presence in Syria in 2025 and is expanding its programmes to respond to evolving community needs and contribute to recovery and development efforts. HAND works with children, young people, women, persons with disabilities, returnees, internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable groups through an integrated, multisectoral approach covering Education, Youth Development and TVET, Child Protection and Psychosocial Support, Food Security and Livelihoods, Shelter and Infrastructure Rehabilitation, WASH, and Emergency Response and Basic Assistance.
- With its main office in Damascus and operational presence across Damascus and Rural Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Idleb, Hama, Latakia, and Tartous, HAND works closely with communities, local authorities, national and international partners, donors, and other stakeholders to deliver relevant, quality, and sustainable programmes. HAND is officially registered and licensed to operate in Syria under License No. 173/2025, and is also registered and operational in Lebanon.
- At HAND, we believe that people are at the heart of sustainable change. We are committed to building a professional, collaborative, and inclusive working environment where dedicated individuals can contribute their expertise, develop their skills, and make a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.ba
- Building on its regional humanitarian experience, HAND established its operational presence in Syria in 2025 and is expanding its programmes to respond to evolving community needs and contribute to recovery and development efforts. HAND works with children, young people, women, persons with disabilities, returnees, internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable groups through an integrated, multisectoral approach covering Education, Youth Development and TVET, Child Protection and Psychosocial Support, Food Security and Livelihoods, Shelter and Infrastructure Rehabilitation, WASH, and Emergency Response and Basic Assistance.
- With its main office in Damascus and operational presence across Damascus and Rural Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Idleb, Hama, Latakia, and Tartous, HAND works closely with communities, local authorities, national and international partners, donors, and other stakeholders to deliver relevant, quality, and sustainable programmes. HAND is officially registered and licensed to operate in Syria under License No. 173/2025, and is also registered and operational in Lebanon.
- At HAND, we believe that people are at the heart of sustainable change. We are committed to building a professional, collaborative, and inclusive working environment where dedicated individuals can contribute their expertise, develop their skills, and make a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.ba
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Sep 27, 2026
Expiry Date
Oct 12, 2026
CV Language
English
