Regional Communication Officer

Vacancy Announcement

Diakonia is a Swedish non-profit and non-political organization for international development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. Diakonia supports more than 400 partner organisations in 25 countries – in Africa, Asia. Latin America and the Middle East.

The base for Diakonia’s work is people’s will to improve and change the world. Fundamental thematic areas for Diakonia are democracy, gender equity, human rights, conflict and justice and social and economic justice.

The Asia Regional Office is located in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Diakonia Asia Regional Office is recruiting a Regional Communication Officer

Placement: Chiang Mai, Thailand

Duration: Permanent  

Planned starting date: July 2022

Report to: Regional Director

Are you the one we´re looking for?

We believe that you are a skilled, experienced and strategic communicator, passionate about creating innovative, engaging and effective communication to your target audiences. You are used to working independently within a given framework and take responsibility for achieving results. You have very good planning, organizing, reporting and writing skills. As this position includes cooperation with colleagues in the regional and country offices, as well as with staff at Diakonia’s head office in Sweden, you need the capacity to work in teams and be inspirational. Your goal should be to make the work of Diakonia and partners visible, and attract existing and new donors, in Asia region, but also in Sweden together with Head office staff.

The work is under delegation and supervision by the Regional Director and part of the regional team.

Main Responsibilities

·         Ensure a strategic communication

·         Develop materials for target audiences in the region and in Sweden.

·         Support fundraising and advocacy work in the region.

·         Support relevant staff in Asia to build communication capacity.

·         Build a network of local communication professionals. 

Competence and Experience:

·         Higher education in information/communication or similar.

·         Experience from communication work within an organisation, company or other institution.

·         Excellent English writing and speaking skills

·         Long experience of writing and editing texts for different channels and target groups in English.

·         Excellent  web publishing and social media skills

·         Good knowledge of photography

·         Good social skills and experience from working in a multicultural setting.

Merits

·         Experience in donor relations, resource mobilization, fundraising.

·         Knowledge of Diakonia’s thematic areas and development issues.

·         Experience of NGO work.

·         Experience of graphic design and/or film. 

This position is open to Thai nationals and Thailand based expatriates on national conditions

How to apply

Deadline of application no later than June 8, 2022.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Diakonia is an equal opportunity employer.

All Diakonia Representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of Child Abuse. In addition, it is Diakonia’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of Child Abuse.