Media and Advocacy Consultant

Feminist Power in Action for Women’s Economic Rights

(FEM-PAWER)

Terms of Reference to Contract Consultant

“Media and Advocacy Consultant”  

About PWWSD:

Established in 1981, Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) is a non-governmental women’s, developmental, and learning human rights organization that contributes to developing feminist struggle within national, social, and developmental dimensions. The organization believes that liberating women is connected directly with ending the occupation and establishing a full Palestinian democratic sovereign civil state. PWWSD is active all-over West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, and is an active member in several local, regional, and global networks and coalitions.

Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) aims for a free and democratic Palestinian society based on gender equality, respect for human rights and social justice. The organization promotes women’s empowerment, women’s participation in the national struggle against the occupation, women’s contribution to the development processes, the entitlement of women to political, economic, and civic rights, women’s access to justice and their right to a life free of violence

Background

The Programme MENA Feminist Power in Action for Women’s Economic Rights (FEM-PAWER) will strengthen young women who face multiple discrimination of economic gender-based violence (E/GBV) in the MENA specific countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia) to be the leader for change by holding duty bearers accountable toward Women Economic Rights (WER) and improve conditions for young women in the informal sector.

FEM-PAWER aims at building the capacities of Women Rights Organizations (WRO) and Young Women in lobby and advocacy (in the field of economic gender-based violence and WER), aiming at improving the gender responsive accountability mechanisms of duty bearers. The Program promotes inclusive collaboration through providing small grants to partner organizations (POs), capacity development, networking and creating coalitions opportunities and lobby and advocacy related actions. The inclusive partnerships are the backbone of the Program and is intended to be applied also among POs, across PO lobby and advocacy work, as well at Consortium level. A total of 11 POs have been supplied with sub-grants in Palestine.

Aim of the Consultant:

 The consultant will assist PWWSD and FemPawer Partners Organizations (POs) in:

• Coordinate, supervise and design a thematic public awareness and media campaigns in close cooperation with the PWWSD team and all engaged POs, to advance women’s economic rights in Palestine.
• Development, production, and follow-up of multimedia content and PWWSDs’ social media platforms and website to increase media reach and visibility effectiveness.
• Develop and upgrade related goals upon request

Responsibilities:

1. Plan all media-related activities in close consultation with the project POs;
2. Liaise with local and international media outlets to ensure coverage of the action's activities & results;

3. Develop, produce, and follow up on PWWSDs’ social media platforms and website to increase media reach and visibility effectiveness.

1. Contribute to the production of Press Releases & content for social media (posts & ads, photos, stories, success stories, and best practices, others);
2. Lead the implementation of related advocacy and media activities (assisting in preparing scripts, prepping speakers, etc);
3. Report on media activities (including visibility);

7. Provide needed advocacy/media advices to FemPawers’ POs when needed;

1. Work closely with PWWSD communication and advocacy unit and other staff to conceptualize and implement related communications strategies and campaigns;

9. Participate and follow up the program activities and sessions.
10. Review and add inputs on the planned policy papers and any other advocacy materials that will be produced and disseminated during the project period.

1. Research, edit, and produce professional media and communications materials for various audiences and ensuring their timely dissemination and amplification;
2. Follow up on all related social media communications;
3. Maintains a calendar of assigned activities and deadlines and shares with PWWSD and project partners;
4. Maximizes opportunities for PWWSD and partners to be featured in various types of media messages;
5. Maintain records of media coverage;
6. Progress reporting to the media unit officer and to the program/s manager.
7. Any tasks requested by the advocacy and communication Unit.

The media consultant profile should include:

• At least a graduate degree in journalism and communication, or a related field is required.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience working in journalism and communication, including writing features for media and web;
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining social media accounts, especially Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, as well as experience with new media executions;
• Knowledge and understanding of the local and global digital landscape and trends;
• Experience with graphic design, ability to create designs for digital media purposes in open-source graphic design programs;
• Experience in reporting;
• Ability to take quality photographs and basic photo editing skills;
• Having knowledge in gender and women's rights organizations, the Palestinian context, and the NGO sector;
• Excellent knowledge of Arabic and English.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in different areas.
• Ability to provide coaching and mentoring in media for the targeted POs and staff.

Duration:

Months: Eight months (May-Dec 2025)

Working days: One hundred and twelve days (112)

How to apply:

• The interested applicants need to send their updated CVs and financial offers to [email protected] no later than 20 th May, 2025. 
• Financial offer should be in USA dollars on a daily basis, including tax
• It is a must to add a subject line: Media and Advocacy consultant.