Intern (Media and Communication) At International Organization for Migration

Context

IOM works in the five broad areas of migration management: migration and development, facilitating migration, regulating migration, addressing forced migration, and the implications of climate change on migration. Cross‐cutting activities include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants’ rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration. The key responsibility of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) is to formulate regional strategies and plans of action and to provide programmatic and administrative support to the countries within its region. Several Regional Thematic Units are based at the ROAP to fulfill this responsibility.

The IOM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) in Bangkok, Thailand covering 40 countries across the Asia and Pacific region; https://www.iom.int/asia-and-pacific.

The Media and Communications (M&C) Unit in the ROAP provides media, communications and advocacy support to the ROAP and IOM missions across the region.

Supervision

Working under the direct supervision of the Sr. Regional Media and Communications Officer (SRMCO) for Asia-Pacific, in Bangkok, the selected candidate will acquire a working knowledge and assist in the following activities.

Core Functions/Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Support the (SRMCO) in managing ROAP’s media and communication activities, which include curating and maintaining online platforms such as the website and social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
2. Support the SRMCO in producing high quality video content and other digital information products related to IOM’s work in the Asia Pacific region.
3. Support the maintenance of the ROAP SharePoint platform and other related internal communication platforms.
4. Support the production and dissemination of a regular ROAP Newsletter that will provide key updates.
5. Assist in Bangkok-based media relations and event management, including M&C trainings, as required.
6. Assist the SRMCO with the maintenance and upgrade of the regional office website.

Eligibility and Selection

The Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and should have less than two years of relevant working experience. The Internship Programme is open to candidates of any nationality. **

1. Provide general administrative and clerical support to the M&C unit as required.
2. Support the SRMCO’s collaborations with MCD counterparts across the region, Geneva and Manila hubs to disseminate high quality media and communications output notably via online communications and social media platforms.
3. Support the organisation of regular information sharing ‘brown-bag’ lunchtime sessions for ROAP staff and where possible include specific missions (virtually).
4. Perform such other related duties as may be assigned.

General Information

a) Interns are granted stipend as per IOM policy as a partial contribution to accommodations and living expenses. Interns benefiting from an internship allowance or scholarship granted by his/her university or other sponsoring body that includes financial remuneration or credits for coursework will not be eligible for the stipend.

b) Before commencing work, successful candidates will be required to obtain a fit-to-work medical certificate from his/her doctor and submit vaccination records.

c) The Intern will be responsible for obtaining the necessary entry visa and arranging their travel to Bangkok. IOM will assist only in issuing documents required for visa processing.

d) IOM only covers the Intern against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the assignment. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. The Intern is responsible for his/her own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.

e) Any work produced by interns during their internship within the framework of the duties assigned to them should be used for academic purposes exclusively. All economic and moral rights (copyright) pertaining to such work will remain the exclusive property of IOM.

f) Interns are bound by staff confidentiality rules pertaining to their duties in IOM.

g) For homebased assignment, intern are responsible to secure their own resources to perform the duty.