The Opportunity
This is an exciting role in the world's biggest, most diverse region for an excellent communicator who can spot and tell a compelling story. The Regional Media Manager - Asia (RMM) is a key position within the regional Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications and Media team, helping to ensure Save the Children is a credible and powerful voice for the most vulnerable and marginalised children and their families.
The successful candidate will lead Save the Children's media work on high profile issues and crises across Asia-Pacific, harnessing the power of national, regional, and international media to help us achieve our advocacy, campaign, brand, programmatic and fundraising goals.
The RMM will work closely with Country Offices carrying out national media outreach, including supporting content generation, providing training and mentoring, editing media materials, and supporting the development of national media strategies. The post-holder may also work with child and youth activists to help bring their messages to wider audiences.
With a dotted line report to the Global Media Unit in London, the post-holder will also work closely with colleagues around the world to ensure media outreach is strategic, impactful and targeted. They will identify, develop and maintain strong relationships with influential media, find and generate story ideas, develop crisp, newsworthy media materials in quick time, train and support spokespeople, and at times act as a spokesperson themselves.
In normal times, the RMM may be required to travel regularly at short notice, including deploying to humanitarian crises. They will work in accordance with the news agenda, including reacting to breaking news particularly in relation to child rights violations. They will be required to support on crisis communications and reputational issues when they arise, providing critical strategic media advice.
The successful candidate will lead in the development of media strategies that are ambitious and creative, delivering these strategies in a collaborative manner across Asia-Pacific.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Key Responsibilities
General
- To lead Save the Children's media work in Asia, responding to journalist inquiries and being the organisation's media focal point in the region
- To develop, facilitate sign off for and distribute a range of media materials to support SC Member media outreach, including press releases, b-roll, case studies, photos, Q&As, key messages, red lines and blogs/op-eds, social media posts as appropriate
- To identify media moments and under-reported stories in Asia, and develop plans and strategies to reach high profile media outlets
- To work with Country Offices, ARO, Members, the GMU and media outlets to support media trips to visit SC programmes while ensuring child safeguarding protocols are upheld
- To be a spokesperson for Save the Children in Asia
- To support the recruitment of key media positions within SC Country Offices in Asia
- To support in crisis communication work for Asia
Media work in emergencies
- Regional lead on Save the Children's media work on emergencies in Asia, ensuring the aid agency is among the leading public voices in the region
- To deploy to disaster zones at short notice if required, often working extended hours during times of crisis
- To work with Country offices to develop high quality media products in emergencies in extremely quick time, in line with Save the Children's Quality Framework and humanitarian response and preparedness essential standards for country offices
- To pitch media stories to journalists reporting on emergencies
- Prior to emergencies, to work with Country Offices to ensure they are adequately prepared for a humanitarian crisis, including identifying and training spokespeople and ensuring COs are familiar with key media and communications procedures and timelines in the first stages of an emergency response
- To dedicate appropriate time to media strategy and support of Save the Children's work on prioritised contexts (e.g. Afghanistan, Myanmar) working in coordination with country office and local media leads
Networking and partnership
- To build and maintain strong relations with key journalists and editors across Asia, including Asia correspondents of international media, regional media and leading national media
- To develop and regularly update a list of key media contacts in the region
- To support prioritised Country Offices to develop a list of key media contacts at the national level
- To ensure timely dissemination of media products to Save the Children members and key media contacts in the region.
- To coordinate and facilitate journalists' visits to Save the Children programmes in Asia including proposing and collaborating on group international press trips
Support to countries and capacity building
- To provide ongoing support and advice to Country Offices about how to work with the media and developing national media strategies
- To support Country Offices through mentoring, including editing press releases, Q&As, op-eds and social media posts
- To build the media capacity of Country Offices and new member offices through media training workshops, both in person and via webinars
- To assist CO and Asia member offices with developing strategic media work for global, regional and national priorities
Strategy and media products
- To support the development and implementation of media strategies at CO or RO level in line with country advocacy, programmes and campaigns plans to ensure Save the Children is effectively using the media to raise awareness, shape attitudes and influence decision-makers
- To source, generate and develop news lines and stories in Asia that are newsworthy, including the public profile of Save the Children's advocacy work, programmes and campaigns
- To tailor and adapt global media products for the Asian market/s, including press releases, Q&As and media briefs
- To collect and report back on the impact of media work in the region on a regular basis particulary on large global moments and Press Trips
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at [protected info]
Closing Date for Application: 14 December 2022
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Job description:
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Date advertised: 29 Nov 2022
Closing date: 15 Dec 2022 - 06:59 +07
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Department: Communications and Media
Type: Fixed-term contract
Schedule: Full-time
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