ThaiNGO

Communication Assistant

ActionAid is an international organization, working with over 25 million people in more than 40 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice. ActionAid Thailand (AAT) is part of the ActionAid International Federation and has been working with people and communities in Thailand for a decade addressing issues related to poverty, human rights, education, and women’s and youth’s empowerment. We recently find a Communication Assistant to support our fundraising activities. 

Salary Range: THB 23,279 - 27,381 per month

Communication Assistant will assist the fundraising team to generate income and support from various stakeholders, especially from corporate, foundations, public and individual donors for ActionAid Thailand (AAT) through proactively raising the profile of AAT. 

Responsibilities:

• Promotes the organisation’s image in the community by building relationships with key stakeholders in the media, image-building and engagement on web and social media, and attendance at meetings as assigned by Fundraising and Communications Manager
• Coordinate and develop implementation plan that aligns with the annual Core Communications Strategies and plans
• Under the guidance of the Fundraising and Communications manager, formulate and implement PR implementation plans to promote AAT’s program work in Thailand
• Responsible for sourcing high impact stories, take and edit photographs and video clips and dispatch them to AAT website, social media networks and local newspapers
• Responsible for developing and implementing Communications plans and execution for Event campaigns.
•  Event Coordination; venue selection/coordination, sponsor acquisition, Media invitations, press release, media relations and developing media package. 
• Support programme team in publicizing their work to the media and share on AAT website and social media networks
• Responsible for updating Communications content on Social Media network platform (web, FB, IG etc) on a daily basis, with alignment to the AAT Communications Guidelines and protocols.
• Coordinate with Media and Develop all the press materials including press releases, fact sheets and brochures for each media event.
• Provide relevant information to the public, media, donors, government and other stakeholders as per request
• Establish and maintain effective relationship with related media/Good media relations.
• Work with CD and Program team to develop web/FB content regarding advocacy and stories of change etc.
• Maintain an awareness of any possible crisis or risk to the organisation funding and donor relations and develop plans that will provide for such contingencies

Qualification & Experience

• Thai nationality with good English communication skills in both written and spoken
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, PR, journalism or relevant field from a recognized institution
• Experience in working with the media
• Experience in building and maintaining websites and social media accounts
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of oral and written communications
• Knowledge of technical aspects involved in the production of different promotional materials
• Good Website management knowledge and skills
• Strong awareness of the evolving social media landscape
• Work on own initiative with minimum supervision and to stay on task
• Able to Work under pressure and tight deadlines

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their Resumes with two referees, including a cover letter indicating the dates of availability and salary expectation to e-mail: HRConsultant.Thailand@actionaid.org by July 16, 2019 at the latest. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.