Regional Media and Communications Officer

Job Identification (Reference Number)**:16955**
Position Title**:Regional Media and Communications Officer (P)**
Duty Station City**:Vienna**
Duty Station Country**:Austria**
Grade**:P-2**
Contract Type**:Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)**
Recruiting Type**:Professional**
Vacancy Type**:Vacancy Notice**
Initial duration**:1 year with possibility of extension**
Closing date**:14 October 2025**

**Introduction**

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

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Applications are welcome from first

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

**Organizational Context and Scope**

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer and overall supervision of the Regional Director, the Regional Media and Communications Officer will be responsible and accountable for supporting and contributing to the preparation and dissemination of communications materials that promote IOM’s work and raise awareness of migration issues in the Region, and developing and implementing the Media and Communications unit workplan, programme, and outputs.

Responsibilities: Support the planning, development and implementation of the Regional Office Media and Communication Strategy and activities.
Support the formulation and implementation of an Outreach and Communications Strategy to raise awareness of IOM’s work and promote an accurate narrative on migration among media, UN, government and other key partners in the Region.
Work with the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer, RO, Country Offices, and DMC to assist the development common media messaging and lines to take on key migration issues and reputationally sensitive in the Region and globally.
Review the quality and consistency of IOM’s media and communications in the Region by providing editorial support to the RD, RO staff, Chiefs of Mission, Programme Managers and media focal points as delegated by the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer.
Provide timely high-quality verbal and written responses to all media queries that fall within the RO’s remit and flag and advise on reputationally sensitive media reports to DMC without delay as delegated by the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer.
Maintain close contacts with regionally based international and local media, notably through established communication channels, organizing media coverage, providing briefings and interviews, participating in and organizing events at the foreign press association as delegated by the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer.
Where requested by the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer, work with the regionally based Regional Media and Communications Units of partner agencies, notably through the UN Communications Group (UNCG).
Support Country Offices within the RO in the hiring and training of media focal points to support the improvement of the quality of their output for media and awareness raising efforts as well as their use of in-house tools such as the Media Library and DMC’s SharePoint collaboration space etc.
Promote the work of the RO and its specialist staff through traditional and online media, including the regional social media accounts.
Proactively support the rollout of IOM’s media migration training toolkit and online platform and updating and adapting materials to the regional context.
Provide sustainable support to project-based communications needs of Country Offices.
As delegated by the Senior Regional Media and Communications Officer, undertake regular duty travel to Country Offices in the Region to support media outreach, gather material for multi-media projects and provide media training to individuals and teams as required.
Provide support to awareness-raising, community engagement, fundraising and other campaigns.
Promote and support IOM’s Information Campaign Guidelines across the Region.
Review that all multimedia materials used in the public domain have the necessary consent forms on file, including digital consent forms through use of Community Response App.
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