Regional Communication Specialist

Overview

The Regional Communication Specialist leads the communication and influencing strategy for a digital wellbeing project across 11 countries. The role develops narratives, manages campaigns and partnerships, and ensures consistent messaging and brand visibility.

Tasks Summary

• Lead the development and implementation of regional communication strategies.
• Coordinate partnerships with social media influencers and content creators.
• Lead the design and implementation of multi-channel awareness campaigns.
• Lead the development of high-quality success stories, case studies, and human-interest narratives.
• Ensure consistent application of brand guidelines and manage donor visibility.
• Package evidence and learning into donor intelligence reports and policy briefs.
• Develop and maintain relationships with regional and national media.
• Build capacity of country communications officers and partners.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in communications and campaign management for multi-country programs, preferably with INGOs, UN agencies, or social impact organizations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing digital communication strategies across social media platforms.
• Strong content creation skills including writing, storytelling, and multimedia content development.
• Experience managing influencer partnerships and social media campaigns targeting youth audiences.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing awareness campaigns reaching large audiences.
• Experience with social media management tools and analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of brand management and experience ensuring brand compliance across multi-country contexts.
• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills for working across cultures and time zones.
• Experience working with youth as content creators and ensuring youth voice in communications.
• Understanding of digital safeguarding issues and ethical approaches to featuring children and young people in communications.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into accessible, engaging content.
• Desirable: Experience with youth mental health, digital wellbeing, or online safety communications.
• Desirable: Knowledge of ASEAN regional contexts and cultural considerations for youth engagement.
• Desirable: Experience with media relations and securing coverage in regional and national media outlets.
• Desirable: Skills in graphic design and video editing.
• Desirable: Experience with Google.org or other corporate foundation partnerships and compliance requirements.
• Desirable: Knowledge of advocacy communications and policy influencing strategies.
• Desirable: Experience managing multi-channel campaigns with measurable reach and engagement targets.
• Desirable: Familiarity with Learning Management Systems and digital learning platforms.
• Desirable: Understanding of gender-transformative communications and disability-inclusive messaging.
• Desirable: Experience with crisis communications and reputation management.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, international development, or related fields.
• Desirable: Master's degree in communications, digital media, public relations, or related fields.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory.

Languages Preferred: • Proficiency in additional languages relevant to ASEAN region (Bahasa Indonesia, Vietnamese, Thai, etc.) is desirable.

Contract Duration:

Work Modality: Based at Country Office Jakarta with 10-15% travel to implementing countries. Currently applies a mix of Working from Home and Working from Office arrangements.

Remuneration: