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Position Title: Communication and Outreach Manager

Organization: Pact

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Pact Overview

At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow.  The promise of a healthy life.  Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities.  Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.

Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.

Project Overview

Pact exists to help create a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future.  The Communication and Outreach Manager will support the USAID-funded Green Invest Asia (GIA) project that will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by catalyzing private finance to upscale and drive investment in the agriculture, forestry, and other land use sector toward low-emission yet profitable business models. The project will support countries in Asia to scale-up low-emission land management best practices through the development of a pipeline of investible projects and businesses in the sustainable landscapes sector, increased private sector investments into sustainable, low-emissions land management businesses, and improved capacity of sustainable landscapes stakeholders.

Position Purpose

The Communication and Outreach Manager will ensure that clear and professional informational products (e.g., reports, newsletters, and case studies) are available to the donor and GIA stakeholders. He/she will support the project through the use of strategic communication platforms to interface with representatives from businesses, investors, financial institutions, and the public sector to inform and contribute towards the objectives of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Create external and internal outreach materials using effective communication platforms.
• Lead the development of the project’s outreach and communication strategy and products, including press releases, presentation templates, and success stories.
• Coordinate marketing and promotion of the GIA project.
• Develop and manage the production of professional publications such as newsletters, leaflets and brochures.
• Arrange publicity for the GIA project through appropriate outlets.
• In coordination with GIA team, ensure donor, partner, and key stakeholder are kept abreast with project activities and outcomes.
• Support and write as required the production of project deliverables and technical documents or studies to international, regional, and domestic audiences.
• Manage relationships with media, graphic designers, and publishing vendors as appropriate.
• Provide regular written/oral program progress updates as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements

• University degree in relevant field, such as journalism, public policy analysis, communication;
• At least 5 years of related work experience in a strategic communications/public relations/outreach role;
• Fluency in English with excellent English writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with private sector investment, preferably in sustainable landscapes and/or agriculture.
• Prior experience working on climate change issues.
• Experience working in South East Asia.
• Experience with donor-funded, preferably USAID, contracts and/or cooperative agreements.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and CV to Pact Thailand Human Resources Unit via thailandrecruitment@pactworld.org by May 11, 2018.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted