CONTEXT

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) and direct supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM), and in close coordination with the Programme and Policy Support Coordinator and Programme Managers, and with the technical guidance from the Regional Media and Communications team in ROAP, the Media and Communications Officer will be responsible for providing coordination and technical support for the development and implementation of internal and external public information, communications and awareness raising activities of IOM Thailand Country Office (CO).

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

1. Contribute to the development and implementation of a public information strategy for Thailand CO in line with Headquarters (HQ) and regional strategies.
2. Coordinate all communications-related projects and activities, including communications campaigns and strategic communications support to partners.
3. Engage with and respond to media requests as appropriate.
4. In coordination with the COM, produce, collect and disseminate public information material highlighting the CO’s work, including press briefing notes, human interest stories, newsletters, photographs and videos.
5. Contribute to the development and implementation of a digital engagement strategy, including generating timely and engaging content for social media and regularly updating web content.
6. Contribute to the liaison with partners, in particular inter-agency communications working groups, such as the United Nations (UN) Communication Group, to encourage information flow and to facilitate the development of complementary public information strategies under the One UN approach.
7. Monitor local and international media and inform the CoM and Programme Managers on relevant developments.
8. Support the CoM by drafting statements, key messages, talking points and other relevant information material upon request.
9. Check the inclusion of appropriate gender awareness in the CO’s communications.
10. Undertake duty travel as needed.
11. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Development Studies, International Affairs or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or,
• University degree in the above with four years of relevant professional experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in communication campaigns, digital content creation, including photography, videography, graphic design and editing;
• Experience in building public information capacities of staff and external stakeholders;
• Experience liaising with government, civil society and media partners; and,
• Work experience in the Region is an advantage.

SKILLS

• Exposure to IOM’s institutional setting and or other international organizations;
• Excellent grasp of migration dynamics in Asia Pacific; and,
• Demonstrated high competency as a writer and editor in English.