Job Advert: Come join IDEAs Communications and Engagement Officer (Asia, Pacific)

Strategic communications, Media and Training

·         In the Asia-Pacific Region, aggressively disseminate IDEAs’ content through traditional and new media channels, including social media.

·         In the assigned region, initiate, host or facilitate regular audio-visual interviews streamed through multiple channels, including You tube.

·         Working with other regional hubs, pitch IDEAs’ work to target journalists in the assigned region and build an informed and active network of journalists to champion the issues IDEAs propagates.

·         Contribute “multimedia” content (videos, podcasts and interactive pedagogical features) from the region for the IDEAs website and other dissemination channels.

·         Support the organisation of regular in person or online conferences and lectures and communications at relevant international conferences and events.

·         Provide support for training events that may be organised by IDEAs in the Asia-Pacific region.

·         Facilitate thematic blogs with multiple contributors from the assigned region to the IDEAs website.

·         Identify new material and new contributors of opinion pieces and blogs for the IDEAs’ website especially from the assigned region.

·         Boost social media messaging, highlighting research output, website content and other IDEAs activities in the assigned region.

·         Contribute to press releases and review articles.

·         Promote any other activities necessary to enhance the visibility of IDEAs and its activities and intellectual content in the assigned region.

Partnerships Building and Engagement

·         Identify synergistic, impactful and collaborative partnerships and networking relationships with key institutions and individuals in the assigned region.

·         Support IDEAs to grow its membership base in the Asia-Pacific region.

·         Develop and manage a dynamic data base of members, collaborators, and partners.

·         Pay particular attention to growing a network of young scholars in the region.

Management

·         Be an active member of the IDEAs’ global communications team.

·         Lead in the development of IDEAs Outreach strategies in the region and contribute to these strategies at the global level.

·         Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning and reporting of IDEAs outreach and engagement work, outcomes, and impact.

Qualifications

·         A master’s degree in any discipline of the social sciences. A degree in Communications Studies is an added advantage.

·         At least 3years’ experience in development management and the management of development communication.

·         At least 3 years’ experience working in and for research and/or development organisations including civil society organisations.

Key Competencies

·         Demonstrated experience in media engagement and strategic communications.

·         Ability to work in/with a multi-cultural team and context.

·         Good research and analysis skills.

·         Good written, verbal and digital communication and presentation skills. Oral and/or written competence in a second international language is an added advantage.

·         Good networking, representation and relationship building skills.

·         Demonstrated experience in working remotely with limited supervision and ability to undertake regional and international work travel.