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Assistant for Media and Social Media Affairs

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany announces the vacancy of the position of an assistant for Media and Social Media affairs with effect of 1 May 2026.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in planning, creating, and publishing content for social media channels (X, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Track social media performances and prepare reports
• Monitoring of the Saudi media with particular focus on press and social media, social media monitoring in the Gulf region
• Media communication with a focus on press and social media
• Drafting of Arabic, English and German texts on current political, economic and social issues as well as drafting of press releases
• Conducting independent media research
• Updating and follow-up of the trilingual website of the German Embassy Riyadh as well as its Twitter and Instagram accounts

Requirements for the position are:

• Bachelor or equivalent university degree in communication, economics, social, political or natural sciences or a related subject or equivalent qualification
• Very good knowledge about social media, especially Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
• High interest in international relations, regional politics and migration issues
• Arabic (native speaker)
• Very good knowledge of English language (reading and writing), good command of German is strongly desirable
• Social and communication skills, creativity and initiative as well as the ability to work in a team, willingness to cope with irregular and flexible working hours
• Work experience in the field of media, communication and/or international relations is highly desirable
• Additional for non-Saudi candidates: Transferable work / residence permit / Iqama

Appointment will initially be on the basis of a one-year contract, with the possibility of extension.

In order to be eligible for consideration your application must include:

• CV in English and letter of motivation in English
• References and/or testimonials, diplomas
• Copy of passport
• Additionally for non-Saudis: Copy of Iqama or Visa for Saudi Arabia

Please send your application and the above mentioned documents by e-mail only to
info@riad.diplo.de by 31 Dec 2025 at the latest.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to acknowledge receipt of applications. We will only be contacting candidates who will be invited to an interview. We regret that we are unable to refund travel expenses arising from interviews.

Please note that we may only consider complete applications. Please include all necessary documents as attachments in PDF-format only.

Disabled applicants with the same qualification will be considered preferably according to German law.

Applicants who fulfil the requested criteria and who are shortlisted will be invited to an interview mid of January 2026.

For non – GCC: In order to transfer sponsorship to the German Embassy, a final exit will be necessary, followed by a work visa application at the competent Saudi Embassy abroad.

Please be advised that a security clearance by the German authorities is part of the selection process.