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Content Development Consultant (Independent Contractor), Based in Mae Sot

: International Rescue Committee

: Nonprofits / องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร

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: 29 April 2025

15 May 2025

Title: Content Development Consultant

Number of Consultants: 1

Country Program: Protection and Empowerment, Thailand

Proposed Dates: ASAP

Duration: as soon as possible - 30 December 2025

Application Deadline: 15 May 2025

 

Background of the project

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provide assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces.

IRC will provide a broad range of protection services to newly arrived refugees identified within the Royal Thai Government’s “safety zones”, “holding areas” and informal settings. Protection monitoring by the IRC and a network of local implementing partners and community-based organizations (CBOs) will be the primary means to identify key protection risks for populations. 

Responsive information is a key protection intervention of the IRC Thailand, which aims to increase awareness and ability to make decisions for targeted beneficiaries.  The Protection Response design is to be adapted to the context and change of needs of the affected population; one of the key results of the response is to provide useful and verified information to the affected population inside the camp, holding areas and other areas of displacement. This position will be under the direct supervision of the Information Management Manager, technical support by the Responsive Information Manager.  Content Development Consultant will serve in the implementation of the IRC Thailand Protection and Empowerment Program response for helping develop and implement content strategy and informational content that is accurate, complete, easy to understand, and engaging to empower crisis-affected people to stay safe, claim their rights, access services, and make informed choices.

Scope of work

Content Development Consultant will help to produce high-quality, engaging, and relevant content for social media platforms. The ideal candidate will work closely with the IRC-Protection and Empowerment -Responsive Information team to support developing the content for awareness and publishing in social media.

Deliverables:

• Develop informational content based on IRC information needs assessment and Regular necessary content to the target audience.
• Identified and packaged it in ways that are accessible and appropriate for target clients, aligned with the content strategy and appropriate for publication.
• Develop clear, engaging content for different formats including web pages, social media -content, script writing, posts, and draft or provide infographics/Visualization ideas where it is possible.
• Collaborate with program, communication, and technical teams to gather information and translate the ideas into English and Burmese and/or Thai language.
• Conduct research to ensure content is accurate, up-to-date, and aligned with organizational policy.
• Edit and proofread materials to maintain a consistent tone and style.
• Assist in developing visual content (e.g., storyboards, video scripts) in collaboration with designers and Responsive Information Sharing Team.
• Support to manage the content calendars to meet deadlines.
• Adapt content for different audiences, languages, and cultural contexts where necessary.
• Provide the completed assignment with IRC-Protection team for the quality of work.

Payment Rate and Schedule:

• The payment will be paid 100% by IRC after IRC Protection Team checks all documents and after approval of the work assignment completion. (approximately 4-5 contents per month)
• IRC may withhold taxes 3% as required by law and shall provide withholding certificates to the consultant, accordingly.

Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Education, Public Relations, or a related field.
• At least 1–3 years of experience in content development or a similar role.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS), social media platforms.
• Experience with visual or multimedia tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Suite, PowerPoint) is a plus.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

Demonstrated skills:

• Understand the context of Burmese and Karen
• Creativity
• Competency
• Confidentiality
• Able to work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills of English and Burmese/Karen.

Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

If you are interested, please submit your resume and CV to the below email address.

Contact : Thailand.HR@rescue.org

Contact : HR Department

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