Overview
The Media & Communications Associate will support IOM Lao People's Democratic Republic's communication efforts to raise awareness on migration, promote safe pathways, and normalize migrants. The role involves assisting in strategic communications and implementation across various IOM portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
- Support to draft press release, press note/ briefing, project factsheets, PowerPoint presentation, meeting minutes, newsletters, awareness raising materials and other materials.
- Assist in developing human-interest stories, Information, Education and Communications (IEC) materials and awareness raising materials across portfolios for in-ternal and external engagement, including social media visuals, graphic and video contents.
- Support in managing institutional social media accounts, including drafting, creating content, and maintaining social media contents.
- Provide support on communications, photography, video production, and editing for IOM activities across the organizational portfolios.
- Enhance existing internal documentation and knowledge management through various platform on IOM’s mandate in compliance with the requirements at HQ, regional, and country level.
- Support in ensuring extensive media coverage in coordination with relevant units and stakeholders in organizing awareness raising activities.
- Assist IOM or UN Communications Group (UNCG) activities as needed.
- Support in reviewing all communication material developed and ensure compliance with IOM and donor branding guidelines across portfolios.
- Engage in duty travel related to programme activities, as needed.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
1 month
Qualifications
Secondary education
