Communications Director, Egypt

Democracy International (DI) seeks a Communications Director for an international election observation mission of upcoming electoral events in Egypt.The Communications Director will be primarily based in Egypt for the duration of a project expected to last from six to eight months. The successful candidate will be responsible for DI’s engagement with the Egyptian and international media and will contribute to the overall goals and objectives of the DI’s observation of Egypt’s upcoming constitutional referendum and ensuing parliamentary and presidential elections. The Communications Director will be DI’s primary point of contact for Egyptian and international media and will work to manage the mission’s public message.

Responsibilities:

The Communication Director’s major responsibilities include the following: 

• Helping develop and manage the mission’s public messaging;
• Serving as the primary mission contact for both Egyptian and international media;
• Facilitating media engagement for key mission personnel including through interviews and press briefings;
• Assisting in the preparation of press releases and leading the organization of press conferences, media availabilities, and press briefings;
• Developing and managing DI’s press list;
• Overseeing the mission’s presence on social media; and
• Reporting directly to the Mission Director and work collaboratively with the team on other tasks as assigned. 

Qualifications: 

Candidates should possess the following qualifications: 

• Five-10 years of experience working with the media either directly or as a communications liaison, preferably with experience in the Middle East;
• Established relationships with Egyptian and international media;
• Experience with political reporting or election observation preferred;
• Professional fluency in English required;
• Professional fluency in Arabic strongly preferred; and
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; advanced degree in communications preferred.

DI provides technical assistance, analytical services and project implementation for democracy, human rights, governance and conflict mitigation programs worldwide for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. State Department and other development partners. Since its founding in 2003, Democracy International has worked with civil society organizations, political parties, election-management bodies, government agencies, legislatures, justice-sector institutions, and others in 70 countries.

Democracy International is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates should submit their CV, along with three references to jobs@democracyinternational.com. Position expected to begin as soon as a qualified candidate is identified.