Overview of the Role:
This role is to work as part of BICOM’s communications team to promote a greater understanding towards Israel in the British media. The main focus of this role is to monitor and analyse print, broadcast and online media and you will need to have strong analytical skills. Support for BICOM’s aims and mission is essential as is an interest in the media and current affairs. Knowledge of Israel and the region is preferable but not essential. The role is particularly suitable for someone who is looking for a career in media with excellent organisational ability. You need to be a self-starter with a “can-do” attitude. As this is a small not-for-profit organisation with a dedicated and close-knit team, it is vital that you are a team player and understand in times of increased media activity longer working hours may be required.

Essential Duties
1) To monitor and analyse print, broadcast and online media and identify opportunities and threats.
2) Manage and maintain up-to-date media contact database.
3) To produce written and verbal briefings for the CEO, media team and the BICOM staff as a whole.
4) Identify media opportunities to promote BICOM’s work.

Essential skills
- Skilled in making new media contacts; assessing who and where to target
- An excellent communicator with sound writing and editing skills
- A problem solver, tenacious, highly organised and able to juggle priorities

Desirable
- A graduate
- Experienced in engaging with media contacts
- Experienced in writing published material, perhaps for a student magazine
- Good social media skills
- Hebrew or Arabic