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SEI-Asia works at the forefront of socially and environmentally sustainable development in Asia. Since establishing our office in Bangkok, Thailand in 2004, we have built a strong presence and identity in the region through high-quality and credible scientific research in gender, climate change, water resource management, disaster risk reduction, agriculture, and urbanization, coupled with an effective policy engagement and expanding public and media outreach.

SEI Asia is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Communications Officer with a proven background in writing, journalism and communications to build the profile of the SEI Asia Centre and develop and implement our communications strategy. It’s important that this person has demonstrated skills to produce high-quality written outputs in different formats and for a range of audiences.

The SEI Asia Communications Officer works closely with the Asia Centre researchers to identify key audiences for their work and formulate key messages from the research and activities targeted to those audiences.

The Communications Officer will report directly to the Communications Coordinator under the overall supervision of the Asia Centre Director.

Main responsibilities

Communications planning and outputs

• Produce consistently good, high-quality writing focusing on SEI Asia’s research for SEI website (and other media outlets where relevant); write, edit, proof-read and produce a range of materials (blogs, photo stories, flyers, fact sheets, posters, flyers, and brochures)
• Actively respond to researchers’ needs to develop articles for the SEI website based on SEI Asia’s research activities, publications, research findings and events
• Communications planning for the SCF2, to produce outputs for SCF2 events, the SCF newsletter, and social media (Twitter and Facebook).
• Work in close collaboration with SEI’s global communications team to deliver publications outputs for the research clusters and projects in Asia.
• Proactively engage as part of the comms team with SEI Asia researchers on the Asia Centre strategy (and communications strategy) 2020-2022.

Event support and outreach

• Together with the relevant project leads and the Centre communications team, enable SEI’s strategic presence at key events in the region and elsewhere; in particular, events to enhance visibility of the Centre Director
• Support coordination of relevant publication and information materials for sharing at events and for outreach
• Compile and organize Centre publicity materials including “Centre corporate” PowerPoint presentations and ensure these are available whenever needed

Asia Centre visibility and social media outreach

• Plan and support a coordinated social media strategy to provide regular updates about Centre and project activities to make SEI Asia visible on Twitter, Facebook, and other outreach channels targeted at well-defined audiences
• Work with the comms coordinator to pitch stories to media
• Write blogs and op-eds for external media
• Support Centre Director in managing his public profile in the region and online, by advising on meetings and events attended, supporting with information materials and social media

SEI’s global comms team

• When needed, attend meetings with SEI global comms team and SEI comms in Stockholm, attend monthly global communications’ meetings 

Who you are

We are looking for a dynamic communications professional with experience in journalism, communications and writing for diverse audiences. Previous work experience on environmental writing in South/Southeast Asia is useful; a portfolio showing writing ability in different formats is necessary.

The successful candidate should have the proven ability to develop plans for reaching and communicating with key audiences and be comfortable developing content across a wide range of channels (digital, printed materials, events and media). The successful candidate should be comfortable working with diverse teams and willing to travel as needed.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in the field of communications, social sciences communications, public relations or related discipline
• Familiarity or working knowledge of environmental issues in the region
• Demonstrated and proven English language writing or journalistic writing skills for producing web news stories, publicity materials, and social media posts (twitter, Facebook) with a portfolio of writing in different formats
• Strong ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated planning and communication skills for events and display booths
• Familiarity with social media and communication technologies required
• Capacity to prioritize and manage a diverse range of tasks and activities
• Able to work well both independently and within a variety of teams, contexts and cultures
• Fluent in English (speaking, writing, and reading)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Basic familiarity with multimedia or design software (Adobe Indesign, FinalCut Pro, etc.) is an advantage.

How to apply

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Please submit your application on https://www.sei.org/people/jobs/communications-officer-asia/ as soon as possible, and no later than 11^th November 2019. We only accept applications through our recruitment system. Please include:

• Curriculum vitae or resume
• Cover letter highlighting relevant qualifications and experience

For further inquiries about the position, please contact Rajesh Daniel, Communications Coordinator (rajesh.daniel@sei.org) or Nipa Laithong, HR and Admin Officer (nipa.laithong@sei.org).

About SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is an independent, international research institute founded in 1989. Its mission is to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world by providing integrative knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment and development. SEI was ranked as the second most influential environment think tank in the world in the Global Go To Think Tank Report 2017, compiled by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. SEI has around 240 employees working at research centres in seven countries around the world. SEI’s headquarters are located in Stockholm, Sweden. Additional SEI research centres are located in Kenya (SEI Africa) Estonia (SEI Tallinn); United Kingdom (SEI York and SEI Oxford); the United States (SEI US); Thailand (SEI Asia); and Colombia (SEI Latin America).