The Opportunity
Save the Children is looking for an experienced media professional in Asia to join our global media team to focus on prioritised humanitarian contexts and new crises and be part of our emergency response team. You will have experience working with international media, either as a journalist or a media officer, and a proven track record of working in Asia and in vulnerable or fragile contexts. You will be able to travel at short notice – for up to half of your time – to lead our media response in humanitarian crises. You will need to be confident with on-camera interviews and supporting senior staff to build their interview and social media skills. You will have strong people skills to build and maintain a network of international media correspondents in your region and to work with colleagues across the Save the Children movement. You must possess strong news judgment to spot news angles and unique stories and have the journalistic and technical skills to be able to pitch, research, and report stories for the world’s largest independent child rights organisation. You will be happy working on stories on your own, more collaboratively as part of our team, and leading groups of journalists to cover our work in hard-to-access locations.
Key Responsibilities
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- Act as frontline deployment officer for humanitarian emergencies, regularly deploying and acting as a key focal point for media management and coordinating media responses across multiple countries
- Build and maintain a strong network of contacts with international journalists as well as identify and build key international partnerships within your region
- Spokesperson on Save the Children issues and provide training and support to senior spokespeople across the organisation
- Write newsworthy press releases and gather content in liaison with Regional Media Manager/Regional Office to generate information/story angles for circulation to the international news media, and ensure Regional sign off on all media plans and products
- Generate media coverage in international media in line with our organisational priorities with a focus on prioritised humanitarian contexts and new crises
- Help to coordinate International Press Trips and media visits in the region
- Ensure Regional Media Manager’s visibility, input and oversight of global plans for press trips and media output to reflect regional and in-country advocacy and media priorities
- Collaborate with communications, advocacy, policy and fundraising teams to ensure our media messaging reflects organisational priorities in prioritised and new crisis contexts
- Liaise with Regional Media Manager to help deliver key “global moments” on key responses and contexts across the region
- Backstop for Regional Media Manager when on leave, travelling
- Support Regional Media Manager to manage incoming media requests
- Support Regional Media Manager on category 1 emergencies as needed, handling members and international media requests, helping to deliver media products such as press releases and media Q&As
- Liaise with global teams to support the development of products from the region on thematic areas and campaigns such as hunger, education, climate change in coordination with the Regional Media Manager
- Scope new global media and thought leadership opportunities
- Initiate longer-term, child-led storytelling in crisis contexts for a global market
- Liaise closely with media teams in relevant Save the Children Member countries to encourage culture of input, collaboration, and accountability, developing strong, positive relationships
- Support with risk mitigation media work and media strategy on reputational risk issues, in alignment with Regional Office – including drafting appropriate media lines, as necessary, and coordinating our response to global media colleagues, as needed
- Be available for ‘out of hours’ on-call media work, with the ability to be on call over weekends several times a year, and to be further available ‘out of hours’ to manage emergency and urgent situations, as and when necessary.
- Act as frontline deployment officer for humanitarian emergencies, regularly deploying and acting as a key focal point for media management and coordinating media responses across multiple countries
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers
Closing Date for Application: 23 May 2023
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.