NGO: GERMIN

Position: Social Media Officer  

Application Deadline: 11 November 2022 

Preferable starting Date: 20 November 2020 

Location: Prishtina, Kosova

Background: GERMIN is a non-governmental organization whose core principles and ideals are based on the belief that the Albanian Diaspora must play an extensive and proactive role in the positive development of all countries in the Balkans where Albanians live.

Social Media Officer’s responsibilities and duties: He/She will be working directly in the following activities throughout his/her tenure at GERMIN:

1. Develop, write and edit communications materials, including press releases, blog posts, invitations, and social media content; 
2. Manage on a daily basis all social media channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.; 
3. Contribute to the communications and marketing planning across the whole organization; 
4. Assists in the development and management of various campaigns launched by the organization; 
5. Have basic knowledge regarding fundraising campaigns;
6. Have basic knowledge of e-commerce 
7. Creating creative content for Global Albanians Foundation (GAF) regarding its fundraising campaigns;
8. Give new ideas about the presentation of Germin, GAF and OriginAL;     
9. Contributes to the continuous measurement, evaluation and impact of the organization’s Public Relations (PR) and social media activity; 
10. Write and distribute newsletters on a monthly basis for the organization and ongoing work; 
11. Maintain digital media archives including photos and videos; 
12. Performs all other related duties as required.

For these portions of work, the employee will report to the Germin co-Executive Directors and the chair of the Global Albanians Foundation (GAF).

Job Prerequisites:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism or related areas;
• Exceptional verbal and written skills in both English and Albanian;
• 1+ years prior experience in a communications role;
• Advanced computer skills (Google Work Package and Microsoft Office);
• Understand the best practices and develop social media campaigns for the purposes of the organization’s goals and objectives;
• Team worker, communicative and with strong interpersonal skills;
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines;
• Knowledge of any of the following software is a plus: Adobe PhotoShop, InDesign, Canva and Illustrator;

All interested candidates should send their CVs and a Letter of Motivation via email at [email protected] latest by 11th of November 2022. Women and Men are equally encouraged to apply for this position. When sending the application, please add the subject line: SOCIAL MEDIA OFFICER. Please note that only applicants that are shortlisted will be notified for an interview.