Senior Communications Assistant

The Senior Communications Assistant supports UNHCR regional communications across Asia and the Pacific, including media monitoring, social media implementation, content reporting, digital asset management and website maintenance.

Department: Bureau External Engagement Unit

• Monitor media, social media and local developments regarding UNHCR
• Support administrative and logistical arrangements for press briefings, workshops and conferences
• Contribute to information materials, reports, newsletters and public awareness products
• Draft routine correspondence and website texts and maintain information databases
• Compile and distribute daily news clipping services
• Support implementation of UNHCR communications and social media strategies
• Curate and create trend, performance metric and activity reports
• Support digital asset management, photo and video archiving, and regional website maintenance

• Two years of relevant experience with a high school diploma, or one year of relevant work experience with a bachelor's degree or higher
• Some work experience relevant to the position
• Communication and computer skills
• Excellent drafting skills and translation and interpreting skills
• Strong written and oral English
• Staff in the General Service category must have a permit to work in Thailand

• Temporary assignment or appointment
• Target end date is 31 December 2026
• Regional bureau supports 16 UNHCR operations across 38 countries and territories