Media and Communications Consultant: ICJ - Asia & Pacific Programme

Media and Communications Consultant,
International Commission of Jurists
Asia & Pacific Programme

The International Commission of Jurists is seeking a Media and Communications Consultant for its Asia and Pacific Programme.
The Media and Communications Consultant is responsible for the planning, delivering, organization and dissemination of media activities, as well as the coordination of the production of communications materials, and implementation of ICJ visual and corporate identity in the Asia & Pacific Region.

The specific responsibilities of the position will include:

• Planning: jointly with the regional legal and policy teams and the ICJ Media & Communications Director, develop a media and communications calendar for the ICJ Asia and Pacific Programme, and ensure that all media activities, as well as the production of publications, are properly planned and well integrated in / coordinated with the overall ICJ media and communications calendar.

• Enhancing impact in the media: position the ICJ in the local, regional and international media (print, electronic, broadcast) through the delivering of press releases, feature articles, opinion pieces, one-to-one interviews or any other media-friendly tool, and by facilitating media interventions and communications events and activities, such as press conferences, press packs, forums, roundtables, etc. Identify and, whenever possible, anticipate news on issues relevant to ICJ to improve the timing and efficiency of reactive media work.

• Management of media and advocacy relations: develop and maintain a network and database of media contacts in the Asia and Pacific Region. In addition to the media database, develop an advocacy list consisting of contacts within NGOs, Governmental bodies, embassies, legal and academic circles and any other audiences relevant to ICJ advocacy work.

• Production of communications materials: together with the regional legal and policy teams and the ICJ Media & Communications Director, coordinate the scheduling of any ICJ communications materials in the Asia & Pacific Region, and especially the new publications, and supervise the local production of these materials.

• ICJ branding: ensure that the ICJ Visual and Corporate Identity is implemented on all ICJ communications materials in the Asia & Pacific Region.

• Web publishing: ensure that all media materials, web stories and publications of the Asia & Pacific Programme are posted on the ICJ website according to the internal guidelines for web publishing.

• Visual communications: whenever appropriate and feasible, ensure the production of high quality visuals (pictures, and ideally also video clips) to illustrate ICJ’s programmatic activities in the Asia & Pacific region.

• Management of suppliers and interns: Manage and liaise with all external suppliers (graphic designers, photographers, printers, multimedia consultants, translators, editors, etc).

• Supporting the ICJ Asia & Pacific Programme: act as the focal point for all media communications within the Asia & Pacific Region. Maintain supportive working relations with programme staff. Uphold regular relations with the South Asia regional office on communications issues.

• Budget responsibilities: with finance staff, prepare and manage related budget and monitor the expenditures related to the Asia & Pacific Programme media and communications.

• Reporting: for all media and communications matters, reports to the ICJ Media & Communications Director. Liaise with, and/or inform him on any media & communications activity in the Asia & Pacific region.

Location: Bangkok, travels within the Asia and Pacific region required according to needs.

Duration: six months, from October 2013 to March 2014.

How to apply:

Applications: should be addressed with your resume, a cover letter and the names of at least 2 references to: Ref: Media & Communications Consultant: Asia & Pacific Programme. The deadline for applications is October 07, 2013.

By email: asia-recruitment@icj.org

Please appreciate that due to the volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We cannot answer phone enquiries, thank you for your understanding.