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Egypt Cairo

A Communication Officer

The Goethe-Institute e.V. is the globally active cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany. We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse in an international  context and support the teaching and learning of the German language. The Goethe-Institute Cairo is the regional institute of the MENA region.

About the Job offer

The Goethe-Institute Cairo is looking for A Communication Officer for the initiative “Enhancing the arts and cultural ecosystem in Egypt” starting on October 15, 2025, or later.

The position is a 100% full-time position (currently 40 hours per week), subject to funding, 
limited until October 14, 2026, with the option of extension until August 31, 2028.

“Enhancing the arts and cultural ecosystem in Egypt” is an initiative that aims at
empowering creative and cultural spaces to establish sustainable long-term programming 
that engages audiences, fosters local and international partnerships and supports youth 
engagement.

Responsibilities

In this role the Communication Officer will be responsible for the initiative’s communication and bear overall responsibility for the public outreach and visibility of the initiative, ensuring quality and results by:
  • Developing the initiatives communications plan and coordinating and supervising the implementation of the communications plan in cooperation with relevant stakeholders and multipliers 
  • Monitoring the communications activities
  • Ensuring consistent use of the initiative’s narrative and visual identity in all communication to the public
  • Managing the projects communication on social media and the website of the Goethe-Institute in cooperation with the respective teams at the Goethe-Institute
  • Designing and developing communication and marketing materials for the 
  • promotion of the project
  • Shooting and editing reels including impressions of events, interviews, behind-the 
  • scenes activities etc. for the communication on social media
  • Taking and editing photos of events and behind-the-scenes activities
  • Ensuring the PR for the project (contact with local press)
  • Administrative & financial tasks linked to the communication activities.

Our requirements - competencies:

  • Relevant university degree (or equivalent), preferably in the fields of communication, culture, arts, social or political studies
  • Relevant experience in developing and implementing the communication of large projects
  • Relevant experience in shooting reels and taking photos
  • Knowledge of relevant and new communication tools
  • Very good MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Enthusiasm for culture
  • Attention to detail and ability to organize, organisational skills, ability to work in a team, communication skills, self-motivated and objective driven
  • Ability and sensitivity to work with a wide cross-section of partners and colleagues
  • Excellent knowledge of Arabic and English (oral, written, comprehension); knowledge of German would be an advantage
  • Remuneration and benefits are based on the remuneration scheme of the Goethe-Institute Cairo

How to Apply

Please send your CV with letter of motivation and references by email until September 10, 2025* to: Bewerbungen-Kairo@goethe.de. Subject: Communication Officer Cultural Ecosystem**

* We will contact you only after the deadline has passed.
**Applications without a subject will not be considered.

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