Communications and Advocacy Officer

About TDA:

The Day After is a Syrian-led organization that works for democratic transition in Syria. TDA works with its partners among Syrian CSOs and international human rights’ organizations to influence Syrian and non-Syrian stakeholders for the favor of the democratic transition and to keep transitional justice and accountability as a high priority during transition.

Through its programs, TDA aims at strengthening the capacity of key civil society actors working on transitional justice and rule of law as well as representatives of victims of human rights and amplifying their voices within policy debates through developing widely supported, evidence-based recommendations and channeling them to the negotiating parties and other stakeholders. We pursue this mission simultaneously through “bottom-up” and “top-down” strategies to ensure that transitional justice is not dropped off the negotiations. In addition of ensuring that relevant stakeholders are informed and demonstrate deep understanding and support of accountability and transitional justice related issues, TDA aims at empowering the local communities to be resilient and adopt principles of transitional justice.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Development and Outreach, TDA seeks a full-time consultant to fill the position of Advocacy Officer in its head office in Istanbul.

Key responsibilities and duties:

· Design and implement advocacy and awareness-raising campaigns, events, activities in collaboration with management staff and other team members

· Contribute to the development of TDA’s vision, messaging, strategies, and policies on communications and advocacy

· In collaboration with the Head of Development and Media Associate, develop communications and advocacy tools and templates

· In coordination with the Media Associate, extract and frame compelling information from TDA’s reports and research to be shared with stakeholders in a variety of formats (social media cards, brochures, briefs, infographics, etc.) for advocacy purposes

· Effectively coordinate with program staff to collect and create content for communications and advocacy initiatives

· Prepare and edit texts for news releases, feature articles, briefing notes, backgrounders, Questions & Answers (Q&A) and other materials for advocacy use in the media and distribution to the public, the media and donors

· Work closely with the Media Associate to coordinate advocacy and social media campaigns, as well as broader communications strategies

· Work closely with the Media Associate and Monitoring & Reporting Officer to accurately and effectively highlight TDA’s results, achievements, and research findings

· Contribute to plans to maximize the outreach and visibility of all communications and advocacy materials across a range of platforms

· Support the development and continuation of long-term relationships with key advocacy stakeholders, such as international, national, and local media outlets/members; representatives of national governments; international and national human rights-related organizations; and advocacy staff in partner organizations

· In collaboration with other staff members, prepare for and represent TDA at national and international events (conferences, forums) related to TDA’s mission

Skills and qualifications:

· Relevant academic degree in the fields of journalism, communications, political science, media, international relations, or a related field

· Minimum 3 years of experience in advocacy and communications

· Prior experience planning and implementing advocacy campaigns

· Excellent understanding of the (social) media landscape

· In-depth knowledge of the Syrian context and conflict and the international and national stakeholders working to address it

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Fluency in Arabic and English (spoken and written)