The Role: Senior Impact Specialist  

Position Information

• Location: Amman, Jordan 
• Position Type: Full-time
  

1. Objective of the Role

The Senior Impact Specialist will design and execute audience-centric, multi-platform strategies that translate ARIJ’s investigations, products, events, and programs into measurable public, civic, and policy impact. The specialist will lead conversations, talks, daily social media operations, supervise and mentor digital and non-digital media staff, ensure bilingual translation (Arabic/English), oversee corporate brand governance, and manage end-to-end impact tracking across local, regional, and international ecosystems.

2. Key Responsibilities & Scope of Work

A. Media Impact Strategy & Content Leadership

• Investigation-to-Impact Pathways: Develop tailored roll-out and distribution campaigns online and offline for major ARIJ investigations and flagship initiatives to trigger engagement, civic discourse, and institutional accountability.
  
• Content Creation & Curation: Lead the conception, packaging, and scheduling of high-impact multimedia content (audiovisual snippets, data visualizations, explanatory threads, infographics) for ARIJ investigations, programmatic announcements, and milestone events.
  
• Bilingual Translation & Localization: Supervise and deliver accurate, context-aware translations (Arabic to English and English to Arabic) for social copy, newsletters, and institutional announcements.
  
• Collaborative Partner Amplification: Coordinate and execute joint distribution strategies with regional and global publishing partners, syndicates, and newsrooms to maximize investigation reach and impact.
  
• Newsletter Editorial: Produce the two weekly ARIJ newsletter in Arabic (internally and externally) and monthly in English, in addition to AFCN (Arab Fact Checkers Network) monthly in Arabic curating key investigative highlights, industry insights, and community updates.
  

B. Daily Social Media Operations & Audience Engagement

• Multi-Platform Management: Execute a comprehensive, data-driven daily social media strategy across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and emerging channels.
  
• Campaign Coordination: Plan and execute digital campaigns tied to ongoing projects, international observance days (e.g., World Press Freedom Day, Anti-Corruption Day), and donor-funded milestones in alignment with target performance indicators.
  
• Social Listening & Community Management: Monitor local, regional, and global conversations and media coverage mentioning ARIJ, tracking audience sentiment and overseeing constructive community interactions and crisis communications responses.
  

C. Corporate Communications, Brand Governance & Media Relations

• Corporate ARIJ Strategy: Contribute to the formulation and execution of ARIJ’s corporate ARIJ’s strategy to reinforce its reputation as the benchmark for investigative reporting in the MENA region.
  
• Brand Identity Stewardship: Maintain strict compliance with the ARIJ visual and editorial brand guidelines across all external and internal touchpoints, including email signatures, marketing collaterals, print publications, report layouts, event signage, and digital properties.
  
• Digital & Web Experience: Oversee continuous updates of website copy, design integration, front-end visual presentation, and UX development for investigative reports and digital toolkits.
  
• Internal Capacity Building: Design and conduct internal communication and brand-alignment workshops for ARIJ staff to ensure consistent messaging across all departments.
  
• Creative Production & Sponsorships: Supervise graphic designers, multimedia editors, videographers, and photographers covering ARIJ events and annual conferences; support the leadership in preparing pitch decks and executing contractual deliverables for event sponsors.
  

D. Impact Measurement, Evaluation & Reporting

• Impact Tracking Frameworks: Apply standardized media impact indicators across four dimensions:
  
  1. Reach & Distribution (impressions, readership, partner pickups);
     
  2. Audience Engagement (depth of interaction, dwell time, community sentiment);
     
  3. Structural/Policy Influence (official inquiries, policy changes, legal proceedings, partner syndication);
     
  4. Civic & Media Empowerment (journalist safety, public awareness, network mobilization).
     
• Donor & Stakeholder Reporting: Author analytical impact reports, quarterly communications reviews, and donor-specific media documentation detailing quantitative metrics and qualitative change stories.
• Strategy Iteration: Continuously evaluate campaign and platform performance to refine messaging, narrative framing, and platform-specific tactics.
  

3. Required Qualifications & Competencies

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Digital Media, International Relations, Public Relations, or a related field.
  

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in strategic communications, digital campaign management, or media production, preferably within an investigative media house, NGO, or human rights/civil society organization.
  
• Proven track record of conceptualizing and executing high-impact social media campaigns across Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
  
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in media monitoring, impact measurement, and donor reporting.
  

Core Skills & Competencies

• Bilingual Fluency: Complete professional and native/near-native proficiency in written and spoken Arabic and English; proven ability to translate nuanced investigative terminology accurately between both languages.
  
• Editorial Acumen: Strong editorial judgment with the ability to synthesize complex, high-risk investigative findings into clear, engaging, and ethically sound public narratives.
  
• Design & UX Literacy: Familiarity with UX/UI principles, web content management systems (e.g., WordPress), and creative suites (Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Premiere Pro/Final Cut) to effectively direct designers and developers.
  
• Leadership & Coordination: Exceptional interpersonal and project management skills; ability to mentor junior specialists and build collaborative workflows with investigative reporters, external partners, and event sponsors.
  
• Ethics & Discretion: High awareness of digital security, journalist safety, and the legal parameters surrounding investigative journalism in the Arab world.

If you meet the above qualifications and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration to (HR@arij.net). Deadline for submission Friday 13 Nov 2026.  

Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.