# Regional Media & Communications Consultant

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Cairo, Egypt
**Experience**: senior
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

The Media and Communications Team at the Regional Office (RO) plays a crucial role in supporting the RO, its country missions, and Headquarters (HQ) in all aspects of media relations and communications.

As a Regional Media & Communications Consultant, you will provide technical support to country missions in media relations, including editing and reviewing press materials, drafting op-eds, and leading media-related planning.

**Responsibilities:**

- Contribute to the creation and rollout of innovative communications products, including podcasts and influencer collaborations.

- Update media talking points and communication materials, in line with agreed public messaging.

- Support donor visibility and resource mobilisation efforts through strategic storytelling, media outreach, and the development of compelling communications products.

- Monitor media coverage and prepare summaries to support communications planning.

- Oversee the preparation of the monthly RO newsletter.

- Organise outreach events to raise IOM's visibility in the region and promote positive perceptions of migration.

- Develop and contribute to high-quality text stories, photos, video, and audio content for donor submissions, IOM websites, and social media platforms.

- Provide specialist advice to promote key activities, events, and international days.

- Offer day-to-day media and communications technical support and guidance to different missions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

- Coordinate the website, social media channels, and other communications projects.

- Ensure proper daily coordination work, news reporting, newsletters, and other internal communications responsibilities.

- Maintain and strengthen relationships with regional and international media outlets to support accurate and timely coverage of IOM priorities.

- Build the capacity of media teams across the MENA region.

- Coordinate and implement capacity-building activities for media and journalism professionals in different thematic areas.

- Develop and disseminate appropriate communications and media resources for target communities in the specific regional project context.

**Qualifications:**

- University degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, International Relations, or a related field.

- Demonstrated experience in media relations, strategic communications, and content development in the MENA region.

- Excellent drafting and editing skills in English; knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.

**Performance Indicators:**

- Update the regional website and social media platforms with fresh content at least twice a week, and ensure a monthly internal newsletter is distributed.

- Ensure that key communications outputs are available in both English and Arabic, maintaining a high standard of translation accuracy and cultural relevance.

- Respond to crisis/emergency communications needs within 24–48 hours.

- Maintain and regularly update a media contact database.

- Implement a basic communications monitoring system and report on monthly trends, successes, and areas for improvement.

## Skills

### Required
- communications
- journalism
- media relations
- strategic communications
- content development
- English
- Arabic

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