Migrant Resource Centre Counsellor (Communication & Outreach)
International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :10 years, 6 أشهر
➢ Development of community outreach and awareness-raising activities
➢ Development of key messages, visibility and outreach materials regarding safe migration
➢ Manage and update the content on the Migrant Resource Centre Pakistan website
➢ Develop descriptive texts and other contents for social media accounts of the MRC including designing and layouts of posters, flyers, banners, brochures, and newsletters etc.
➢ Develop and execute communication campaigns for the project
➢ Support, propose pathways to implement new initiatives with respect to outreach, awareness-raising, visibility, networking and trust-building;
➢ Develop linkages and partnerships with Universities, vocational centres, technical training institutes, educational consultants and overseas employment promoters
➢ Engage NGOs/CSOs at the local level for community outreach
➢ Support the development of a results-based implementation work plan for the activities pertaining to the establishment and operationalisation of the Migrant Resource Centre.
Key Responsibilities
➢ Ensure all communication and media related data is interlinked and mainstreamed effectively.
➢ Provide recommendation for effective use of communications channel and key messages to
strengthen stakeholder engagement and public awareness about NDRMF, DRR and Financing.
NDRMF will include the recommendations in the NDRMF Communication Strategy.
➢ Together with DRR specialist, assist in interviewing the national level electronic media and
insurance company, and advise the perception survey RAs in interviewing representatives of the
media (electronic & print) and insurance company in all the provinces including GB and AJ&K.
➢ Advise perception survey teams for data collection on print and electronic media at district level.
➢ To conduct provincial level baseline consultations and compilation of baseline in the province of
KP and Punjab under the supervision of DRR specialist.
➢ Together with DRR specialist, conduct stakeholder consultations at federal level for baseline data
collection, training of Provincial Research Assistants and drafting of pilot report based on the
consultations at federal as well as provincial level.
Facilitate and arrange field visits for international staff at community level and provide translation services in local languages (Pashto & Urdu).
Draft speeches and talking points for key note speakers at the project events.
Facilitate constructive dialogue between Local Councils Association and the Local Government department Support with capacity development to Local Councils, especially female, youth and minority members.
Facilitate engagement of media, civil society and public entities in structured dialogue platforms.
Support awareness raising on the Local Government Act and laws related to local governments.
Providing appropriate input to various programme reports/publications.
Providing advisory services in organisational development of the Local Councils Association of the Punjab province.
Identify capacity development measures for local councils to improve their capacities on public relations and dialogue.
Facilitate and coordinate election of the Local Councils Association of the Punjab.
Ensuring regular exchange with the Local Councils Association of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, national umbrella association, relevant donor programmes as well as media and civil society organisations.
Also served as member of the core committee for holding international conference on “Localising SDGs” with the theme “Think globally, act locally”. The conference attracted participants including 63 international delegates from Asia-Pacific, diplomats, representatives of UN and other international organisations, federal as well as provincial ministers, governments officials and heads of the local governments (mayors/ chairpersons/ nazims) from all the districts of Pakistan including the four provinces and federal capital. The event was concluded by the then Prime Minister in 2018.
➢ Ensures that all the communications and PR materials produced for the project match the quality standards and corporate design guidelines of GIZ
➢ Develops communication strategy for the Support to Development Planning in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa project
➢ Advised the project staff on matters related to PR and Communications
➢ Coordinate with Communications section at headquarter in Germany for the review and approval of certain publications
➢ Provided editorial and design direction for the publications
➢ Provided support to the Technical team for the planning, organisation, running and documentation of events, such as; trainings, workshops, seminars, exhibitions, & meetings etc.
➢ Assist in planning and implementing research plans of the organization
➢ Participate actively in transcription and translation work of the projects
➢ Translate respondents’ interviews from Urdu into English on daily basis
Key responsibilities
➢ Prepared and supervised the production of visibility materials such as newsletters, brochures,
handouts, leaflets, promotional videos and photographs.
➢ Organized events including press conferences, exhibitions, open days and press tours.
➢ Maintained information on the organisation's website.
➢ Worked within the organization's policy and practice guidelines as set out in the BEST's policy manual.
➢ Developed and maintained relationships with journalists and media outlets
➢ Led and monitored the implementation of the BEST's style guide for all external and internal
communications materials.
➢ Ensured periodical reporting of the progress and documentation of lessons learnt and case studies
➢ Prepared regular reports on activities, outputs and outcomes and extract relevant reports as required
➢ Assisted in developing monitoring plans in coordination with the monitoring team for ensuring that
Monitoring data is incorporated into reports as required