Communications and Advocacy Officer

About the role

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Jordan, a ministry of the Society of Jesus serving forcibly displaced communities in Amman, is looking for a Communications and Advocacy Officer. The post owns and coordinates communications, visibility and advocacy work in close coordination with the Country Lead, covering social media, story collection, creative visibility material, events, institutional communications, donor visibility, media engagement and advocacy. It reports to the Country Lead and combines office work with field time around the service delivery area, including weekends and evenings.

Key responsibilities

• Manage JRS Jordan's social media pages and calendar, and coordinate communications in Arabic
• Produce creative visibility material such as photos, videos, designs and posters, and develop institutional and donor visibility materials
• Collect stories from refugees and community members, supporting interviews, photos and videos, and provide Arabic-English transcription and translation
• Ensure ethical storytelling, including informed consent, safeguarding and data protection
• Plan and manage public and community events such as bazaars, exhibitions, conferences, open days and festivals
• Coordinate advocacy strategy, prepare briefs and talking points, and represent JRS in advocacy networks and the JRS Committee
• Maintain a stakeholder map of donors, media, civil society and government actors and build external partnerships (secondary responsibility)

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, international relations or a related field
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in communications, advocacy, external relations or related humanitarian/development work
• Strong written and spoken English and native Arabic
• Understanding of forced migration and refugee issues, especially in the Jordanian context
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multicultural environment

Required skills

• Writing, storytelling and content development, including social media and campaigns
• Photography, video production and basic design/editing tools such as Adobe or Canva
• Networking, stakeholder relations and advocacy

Only Jordanian nationals or candidates with a valid work permit in Jordan can apply. Applications include a CV, a motivation letter and a portfolio of communications and multimedia work, sent by email to the JRS Jordan HR team.