Content Development Specialist

Key Result Areas:

• Support the development of high-quality and innovative content within the CCO Division, maintaining a consistent tone, style, and terminology that aligns with the strategy defined by the Content Strategy Unit
• Collaborate with the Senior Specialist in facilitating content meetings, where the target content is identified, content is solicited from Contributors and subject matter Experts, and oversee content production for dissemination across all channels
• Develop, maintain, and document content planning and validation processes to ensure coordination and efficiency with content contributors, translators, and internal clients
• Write, review, and edit content to ensure consistency, quality, and accuracy; liaise with the Newsroom team to identify and pitch relevant stories, offer feedback on others' pitches, and guide fellow Content Developers
• Provide support in creating comprehensive content schedules and communication plans to effectively convey QF's mission and vision. Ensure that news related to QF enhances understanding among the audience
• Liaise with the content developers to manage content translation processes, ensure brand consistency, and carry out story research, and other routine content development duties
• Coordinate with the digital media, social media, and multimedia teams to produce digital content for the website, social media posts, videos, infographics, and other related formats
• Provide support for updating the QF Content archive, External Content Playbook, and External Content style guide, as well as overseeing the updating of key tracking platforms, such as the QF Story Planner
• Execute content-focused projects by strategizing with the Content Development team and other relevant teams, generating ideas, assigning tasks, tracking deadlines, and monitoring outputs
• Assist the Supervisor in developing key messaging, executive communication content, speeches, and talking points as needed
• Facilitate the coordination and collaboration among various internal and external stakeholders to strategically plan and execute content
• Provide support in assigning the progress of news articles and other content, and lead liaisons with other communication teams to ensure the unification of message delivery
• Participate in operational review meetings with team to discuss Task List and report on status of existing jobs and projects
• Actively contribute to the formulation and development of annual business plans, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), scorecards, and budgets, ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence
• Provide assistance during audits process and support the implementation and monitoring of corrective actions identified during audits
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English language, translation, Public Relations, Mass Media, Communication or arelated field
• 2 - 5 years of relevant full-time work experience in journalism, translation, or linguistics in a large organization
• Excellent planning skills, with the ability to establish priorities and complete multiple projects within deadlines
• Excellent time management and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal communications, customer service, and negotiation skills
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and toarticulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage
• Proficiency in MS Office applications