Job Description

Location: Delhi, , India

Role: Communication Specialist, Delhi
Experience: 3-5 years
Salary band: Upto 8.4 LPA

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Role Overview:

The Communication Specialist will work with the team to develop a communication, media, and advocacy strategy, with a focus on digital communication, to showcase work on forced migration and displacement. The Specialist will create visibility for ongoing programs and liaise with international/national networks, external interlocutors, and thematic experts across government and civil society.

Key Responsibilities:

Storytelling & Content Creation

• Ensure community stories are collected and shared ethically, prioritizing informed consent, safeguarding, and dignity.

   

   

• Translate lived experiences into compelling narratives for media, digital platforms, advocacy campaigns, and donor communications.

   

   

• Design and produce information materials (videos, testimonials, posters, digital stories, policy briefs, etc.) to support donor reporting, recruitment, fundraising, and external communication.

   

   

• Challenge stigma and amplify diverse experiences to highlight systemic challenges.

   

   

Communications Strategy & Management

• Support management in drafting communications such as reports, policy briefs, media inquiries, and articles.

   

   

• Identify potential risks related to communications and advocacy and suggest corrective actions.

   

   

• Develop a social media guidance note/policy for staff members.

   

   

• Guide the inclusion of communication products in project outreach activities.

   

   

Digital & Media Engagement

• Maintain and update the organisation's website, working closely with the developer regarding hosting and services.

   

   

• Ensure regular media monitoring and analysis on thematic areas related to the organisation's mandates.

   

   

• Secure strategic engagements to promote work through media interviews, op-eds, feature articles, and partnerships.

   

   

Collaboration & Events

• Collaborate with teams to identify opportunities for storytellers to engage in advocacy or public campaigns.

   

   

• Identify and execute programmatic events (webinars, conferences, dialogues) and cultural exhibitions.

   

   

• Coordinate engagements with technical consultants, including illustrators, animators, website designers, and digital storytellers

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

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  Citizenship: Open to Indian citizens only.

   

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  Education: Graduate of Mass Communications, Journalism, English Literature, Law, or a related field.

   

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  Experience: At least 3-5 years of dedicated communications, networking, and advocacy experience, preferably with development and/or humanitarian organisations.

   

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  Languages: Fluency in English and Hindi.

   

• Technical Skills:

   

  • Proficiency in Canva is necessary.

     

     

  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

     

     

  • Knowledge of social media best practices (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn).

     

     

  • Good design, videography, and/or photography skills.

     

     

• Core Competencies:

   

  • Exceptional writing and editorial skills (press releases, blogs, social media posts).

     

     

  • Strong proofreading skills and attention to detail.

     

     

  • Event planning and public speaking experience.

     

     

  • Creative thinker with an eye for design.

     

     

  • Interest in the themes of migration and forced displacement.