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General Relations Officer
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)
Doha, QAT
Full Time
Mid
3 weeks ago
Mass CommunicationMedia RelationsPublic AdvocacyMultimedia ProductionDigital MarketingSocial Media Management
Free
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About the Role
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) seeks a General Relations Officer to execute general relations and communication functions. The role involves digital and social media strategy, content creation, media relations, and protocol support for international activities.
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Mass CommunicationMedia RelationsPublic AdvocacyMultimedia ProductionDigital MarketingSocial Media Management
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a Digital and Social Media Strategy as part of the overall Communication and Outreach Strategy
- Support advanced writing, copy editing, and proofreading of communication materials, publications, reports, speeches, statements, and other official outputs
- Produce, coordinate, and disseminate communication and outreach materials including brochures, publications, media briefs, audiovisual and multimedia content
- Contribute to IAPRO's international activities through research, background analysis, and content development
- Maintain and update databases of contacts within relevant international organisations, institutions, and media outlets
- Provide communication, protocol, and coordination support during international meetings, conferences, forums, and outreach events
- Develop and implement a content strategy, manage and maintain the GECF's digital and social media platforms
- Monitor, report, and analyse the performance and impact of GECF events and communication activities
- Maintain and organise a digital archive of GECF multimedia assets
- Maintain and update an events and activities calendar
- Coordinate the design, production, and administration of communication and promotional materials
- Keep abreast of emerging communication tools, digital platforms, and multimedia solutions
Requirements
- Strong fluency in mass communication, media relations, public advocacy, and multimedia production
- Advanced writing skills including speechwriting, opinion pieces, official statements, talking points, and strategic narratives
- Experience managing digital and social media platforms
- Ability to provide communication and protocol support for international activities
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About the GECF
- Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is an international intergovernmental organization that provides a platform for the exchange of experience and information among its Member Countries.
- Representing the world’s leading gas exporting nations, the GECF aims to foster constructive dialogue between gas producers and consumers to enhance the stability and security of global gas supply and demand.
- GECF members are: Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. In addition to Observers: Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mozambique, Peru, and Senegal.
- Collectively, the GECF Member Countries hold 70% of the world’s proven natural gas reserves, account for 38% of marketed production, contribute 42% of global gas exports, and represent 47% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
Objective of Post
- Executes general relations and communication functions in service of the International Affairs and Public Relations Office (IAPRO), both within and outside the GECF, drawing on strong fluency in mass communication, media relations, public advocacy, and multimedia production.
- Plans, develops, and disseminates clear, accurate, and impactful communication materials supporting IAPRO’s mandate and activities, utilising a broad range of communication channels, tools, multimedia and media production techniques, and design platforms to ensure a consistent, credible, and effecti
- Manages the GECF’s digital and social media platforms, ensuring coherent messaging, timely dissemination, and targeted advocacy that enhances global awareness of the Forum’s mandate and positions on energy and natural gas.
- Applies advanced writing skills, including speechwriting, opinion pieces, official statements, talking points, and strategic narratives, tailored to senior leadership and diverse international audiences.
- Provides communication and protocol support to IAPRO’s international activities and the broader work of the GECF Secretariat, including high level meetings, multilateral engagements, events, and outreach initiatives, ensuring full alignment with institutional objectives and diplomatic standards.
Main duties & responsibilities
- Develops and implements a Digital and Social Media Strategy as an integral component of the GECF’s overall Communication and Outreach Strategy, supporting the mandate of the International Affairs and Public Relations Office (IAPRO).
- Supports advanced writing, copy editing, and proofreading of communication materials, publications, reports, speeches, statements, and other official outputs prepared by IAPRO and the GECF Secretariat.
- Produces, coordinates, and disseminates communication and outreach materials, including brochures, publications, media briefs, audiovisual and multimedia content, as well as digital and electronic materials.
- Contributes to IAPRO’s international activities through research, background analysis, and content development on issues identified by the Head of IAPRO.
- Maintains and updates databases of contacts within relevant international organisations, institutions, and media outlets.
- Provides communication, protocol, and coordination support to the GECF Secretariat during participation in international meetings, conferences, forums, and outreach events.
- Develops and implements a content strategy, including content planning and content runways, and manages, updates, and maintains the GECF’s digital and social media platforms.
- Monitors, reports, and analyses the performance and impact of GECF events and communication activities through defined metrics, surveys, and analytics tools.
- Maintains and organises a digital archive of GECF multimedia assets, including videos, photographs, recordings, presentations, and other audiovisual materials.
- Maintains and updates an events and activities calendar to support long term planning, coordination, and effective management of upcoming international engagements and outreach initiatives.
- Coordinates the design, production, and administration of communication and promotional materials, including invitations, publications, branding items, and event collateral.
- Keeps abreast of emerging communication tools, digital platforms, and multimedia solutions that support the delivery of high quality communication outputs and enhance engagement at virtual and on site GECF events.
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