Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer

Position Title**: Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer**
Duty Station**: Cairo, Egypt**

Classification**: Professional Staff, Grade P4**
Type of Appointment**: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension**
Estimated Start Date**: As soon as possible**

Closing Date**: 22 October 2024**
- Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading_
- UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and_
- non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the_
- benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants._

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Applications are welcome from first
- Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Comoros; Congo (the); Cook Islands;_
- Guinea-Bissau; Holy See; Iceland; Kiribati; Lao People's Democratic_
- Republic (the); Madagascar; Marshall Islands; Micronesia (Federated_
- States of); Namibia; Nauru; Palau; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia;_
- Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Solomon Islands; Suriname; The Bahamas;_
- Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu_

**_ Context:_**

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa (MENA),
and in technical coordination with Director of the Department of Media and Communications
(DMC), Department for International Cooperation and Partnerships, and Online
Communications Unit in Manila, the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer will be
responsible for planning, leading, developing and implementing a workplan, programme and
outputs to address the media and communication needs of IOM in the MENA region. This
includes the formulation and implementation of creative communication strategies to raise
awareness of IOM and its work and promoting an accurate narrative on migration among key
stakeholders, including the media, United Nations (UN) partners, government counterparts and
the general public in the region.

They will authoritatively contribute to the Regional Office for MENA’s overall advocacy and
ensure the quality and consistency of IOM’s media and communications in the region by
providing editorial services and strategic advice to the Regional Director (RD), Regional Office
(RO) MENA staff, Chiefs of Missions, Heads of Offices and County Office (CO) media and
communication focal points.

They will direct the production of RO MENA public information and visibility materials and work
with DMC counterparts worldwide to develop common media messaging for use by IOM staff
globally.

**_ Core Functions / Responsibilities:_**

1. Plan, develop and manage RO MENA’s media and communication strategy and activities.

2. Lead the formulation and implementation of an outreach and communications strategy to
raise awareness of IOM’s work and promote an accurate narrative on migration among media,
UN, government and other key partners in the region.

3. Ensure the quality and consistency of IOM’s media and communications in the region by
providing editorial services and strategic advice to the RD, RO MENA staff, Chiefs of Mission,
programme managers and media focal points.

4. Provide timely high-quality verbal and written responses to all media queries that fall within
RO MENA’s remit and flag and advise on reputationally sensitive media reports to DMC without
delay.

5. Support and guide RO MENA missions in the hiring and training of media focal points to
improve the quality of their output for media and awareness raising efforts as well as their use of
in-house tools such as the Media Library and DMC’s SharePoint collaboration space etc.

6. Promote the work of the RO MENA and its specialist staff through traditional and online
media, including the regional social media accounts.

7. Work with RO MENA, mission and DMC to develop common media messaging and lines to
take on key migration issues and reputationally sensitive in the region and globally.

8. Proactively support the rollout of IOM’s media migration training toolkit and online platform
and updating and adapting materials to the RO MENA context.

9. Build a multi-media technical team at RO MENA that provides sustainable support to
project-based communications needs of missions.

10. Promote IOM’s Information Campaign Guidelines across the RO MENA while providing
technical support for such campaigns.

11. Ensure all multimedia materials used in the public domain have the necessary consent
forms on file, including digital consent forms through use of Community Response App.

12. Act as an IOM regional spokesperson - particularly during the initial high visibility phase of
emergencies - or when requested by the Regional Director or a Chief of Mission.

13. Network with Cairo-based international and local media, notably through establishing
communication channels, organizing media coverage, providing briefings and interviews,
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