Social Media Specialist | US Aid Amman, Jordan

Overall Purpose of the Job:
The Social Media Specialist is responsible for all interactive content across the various online platform(s). He/she will have a key role in soliciting innovative solutions from project partners like NGOs to feed into project design and implementation of its programs.
This position is created to support the engagement of youth in advocating
for positive change and therefore is expected to grow communities and harness the benefits of crowd-sourcing.

Responsibilities:
- Maintain close contacts with the project’s direct and indirect partners to
monitor trends in use of social media.
- Act as adviser to the project team members to help identify proper platforms
and methods for promoting its key eco-issues; test and monitor them and
provide cogent reports in English on their success.
- Assess new standards, technologies and trends to formulate plans for the
enhancement of blogging strategies.
- Provide project team with intelligence from blog feedback, metrics and
discussions related to blog content.
- Produce written content on a large range of subjects in English and Arabic for both online and offline tools in close coordination with the project team
members.
- Contribute where needed to the data accumulation and knowledge transfer
through the development and delivery of training materials/sessions.
- Act as liaison between blog reader and project team members.
- Respond promptly to blog(s) comments and emails.
- Ensure blog(s) are accessible from a variety of different environments.
- Advise where possible on the architectural structure of online platforms.
- Negotiate with third parties when necessary.
- Create image links and ensure they are up-to-date and delivered to the
viewer at sufficient speed and quality.
- Easily recognize system deficiencies and implement, where possible, effective solutions.
- Provide metrics of traffic statics and generates usage reports.
- Update and filter the blog(s) from unworthy news, unethical comments or
abusive wordings.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of communication plans.

Qualifications and Experience:
- College diploma or university degree in digital media, communications or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience in electronic communication/online marketing, etc.
- Must have published blog with confirmed visitor statistics
- Familiarity with Jordan’s on-line community and knowledge of firms and individuals engaged in the social media field.
- Basic knowledge of the principles of design for the web
- Good knowledge of web technologies, protocols, and tools.
- Fluency in English and Arabic (test will be given at interview).

Skills required:
- Willingness to learn new ideas and new issues
- Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Self-starter, willing to work with limited direct supervision when necessary
- Ability to develop quality work under pressure
- Ability to maintain “cool” under pressure
- Attentive to details
- Deliver work on deadline and at budgeted cost.
- Willingness to travel inside Jordan as needed
- Willingness to work outside office hours
- Passionate about the environment

Interested candidates are required to send their CV’s with a covering letter in English indicating their experience and background in the above work area.
The CV should also include at least three references. Candidates selected for final interview will be notified within two weeks of the date of this advertisement.

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