Program and Communication Assistant

Responsibilities

1. Contribute to the development of a work-plan in coordination with the Program Support Officer, for the planning of financial resources and implementation of project activities. 
2. Collection, editing, and updating all substantive media content for the IOM-WHP website and social media related to the Caribbean components of the Western Hemisphere Program. Content includes blogs, photos, audio and video production, promotional pieces, e-mail, and others. 
3. Support the administrative unit of the program in submitting information for executing the various Caribbean regional components of the program.
4. Respond to technical and informational needs of the program in relation to the online content of the WHP website. 
5. Support the engagements with external partners as required by the Program, including communications campaigns on migration. 
6. Support WHP Communications Unit and Research Unit with survey and communications campaigns in the Caribbean region. 
7. Support implementation of regional and national events including invitation, accommodations, travel, and audio/visual needs prior to, during, and after events. 
8. Support the design and production process for printed and digital materials associated with the Caribbean components of the Program. 
9. Respond to informational needs of the Program Support Officer and the Program Coordinator. 
10. Monitor Caribbean migration-related issues in print and digital media and support dissemination of such on IOM Guyana and Regional Office social media.
11. Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the supervisors.

Education

• Advanced University degree in the fields of communications, public relations, international affairs, policy, human rights, development, international migration, law, or social sciences.  

Experience

• 3 years of relevant professional experience. 
• Experience working in an international and professional setting. 
• Experience in migration projects will be considered as an advantage. 
• Experience in the execution of both online and in-person meetings, including agenda development, logistics, developing minutes and final reports. 
• Experience developing and disseminating digital content for websites for international organizations or non-governmental organizations. 
• Experience in marketing and communications.  
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, AdobePdfPro 

If you are interested, please apply by December 9 at iomguyana@iom.int