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KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Communications Director
Sector: Gender-based Violence Prevention
Position Type: Full-time
Duration/Level of Effort: long-term
Position Location: Bangkok, Thailand OR Manila, Philippines. This role is open to candidates from across Southeast Asia who currently have the right to live and work in either Thailand or Philippines.
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The Southeast Asia Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention Platform (the Platform) is a AUD20 million investment over five years (2023-24 to 2028-29). The investment will build on Australia's leadership in GBV prevention and response, by addressing a need and demand for increased investment in, and coordination of, GBV primary prevention initiatives in the Southeast Asia region. The Platform’s guiding principles include: locally driven, evidence-based, intersectional, survivor-centred and trauma informed, adaptive, collaborative and catalysing, minimise harm, accessible and innovative. It will bring together partner governments, WROs, NGOs, donors, international organisations, and regional bodies, providing a convening platform for these stakeholders to collaborate to build capacity and evidence, and improve and accelerate action to prevent GBV in all its forms.
The Platform will utilise and build on global evidence and learning to support practitioners to strengthen and increase locally-informed and led evidence-based policy and practice to prevent GBV within households, communities and countries across diverse settings. This includes both careful and high-quality adaptation of evidence-based models from other regions, support the capture and use of locally informed and led GBV prevention evidence and practice, as well as support to develop, strengthen and test new and innovative approaches to GBV prevention. The Platform will leverage Australian government partnerships with UN Women and UNFPA, and several complementary DFAT bilateral and regional investments. In addition, it will link to global, multilateral and Australian GBV prevention initiatives to extend and amplify program impacts and outcomes.
The regional Secretariat will be supported by an Incubator (Cowater International Inc. consortium), whose main role is to support organisational infrastructure (IT, HR, finance etc.) and organisational development of the Platform. This support is complemented by a Technical Partner (Social Development Direct) who will build the Secretariat’s capacity in GBV primary prevention.
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Reporting to the Regional Director, the Communications Director will be responsible for the oversight and management of the Platform’s Communications Strategy, guiding the Platform on key messages and approaches to strategic communications externally and internally. Working in close collaboration with the Advocate Lead, the Communications Director will support the Advocate workstream and ensure that the Platform messaging aligns with and supports advocacy objectives. The Communications Director will be supported by the Platform’s strategic communications partner, The Equality Institute (EQI) to build the Platform’s brand identity and communications channels including the website and social media accounts.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Communications
Planning and reporting
HR Management
JOB REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION PROCESS
Candidates are encouraged to apply by 31 January 2025/as soon as possible.
This position is open to candidates with existing work rights in Thailand and based in Bangkok or with existing work rights in the Philippines and based in Manila.
For your application to be considered, please send your CV and cover letter to collaborate@prevention-platform.org
Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Cowater International is an equal opportunity employer, basing employment on merit and qualifications as they relate to professional experience and position expectations. Cowater does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, or any other basis protected by law.
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