Job purpose:
You will have a successful record in working in an online production environment with noticeable experience and enthusiasm for social media and interactivity. You will also have an excellent knowledge of developments in social media and related areas in North Africa, and particularly Libya. You will be able to write, produce and edit content to high editorial standards and you will be able to demonstrate sound editorial and community judgement. You will have a comprehensive understanding of the power of online communities and will appreciate the needs of the target audience for the Libyan current affairs site, ‘El Kul’.
- Reports to: Creative Lead, North Africa
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
- Contract type: Fixed term
- Duration: Three months (with extension subject to funding)
Main duties:
- To take responsibility for producing and editing stories, segments, interviews and further social media options.
- To be up to date with the new trends on social media and the ability to react accordingly.
- To ensure that user generated content is suitable for inclusion on all digital services and to be willing to take editorial responsibility for content.
Key competencies:
- Strategic Thinking – Can identify a vision along with the plans which need to be implemented to meet the end goal. Evaluates situations, decisions, issues, etc. in the short, medium and longer term.
- Flexibility – Adapts and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups. Able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt an approach as the requirements of a situation change, and to change or easily accept changes in one’s own organisation or job requirements.
- Analytical Thinking – Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts and explore and evaluate them systematically. Able to identify causal relationships and construct frameworks for problem solving and/or development.
- Leadership – Able to create a vision and inspire others to realise it irrespective of circumstances.
- Decision Making – Is ready and able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of the decision made.
- Imagination/Creative Thinking – Is able to transform creative ideas/impulses into practical reality. Can look at existing situations and problems in novel ways and come up with creative solutions.
- Planning and Organisation – Is able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements.
- Resilience – Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, set-backs or when dealing with provocative situations. Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.
- Influencing and Persuading – Ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreements or behaviour change.
- Communication – The ability to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.
