Regional Communications Officer (Latin America and the Caribbean)

About the role

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization promoting lasting peace with justice, is hiring a Regional Communications Officer for its Latin America and the Caribbean regional office. The position is exempt (salary), regular, specific term for two years, and reports to the Policy Education and Advocacy Coordinator. Work is remote with travel within the region.

Key responsibilities

• Design and run the regional communications strategy, focusing on narrative change around forced migration and climate-driven mobility, and counter xenophobic and stigmatizing narratives.
• Produce content for media, social media and institutional visibility, and manage media relations and partnerships with journalists, partners and influencers.
• Support human rights monitoring and documentation, and collaborate on follow-up of reintegration pathways and evidence for advocacy.
• Contribute to MEL baselines, prepare narrative reports, support funding proposals and manage assigned budgets and schedules.
• Take part in regional team coordination and meetings with the Philadelphia Communications Department.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in social communications, journalism, social sciences or related fields; graduate studies in strategic communications, advertising/marketing, human rights or related areas are a plus.
• At least 5 years of experience designing and implementing communications strategies for civil society organizations, NGOs, international cooperation agencies or intergovernmental bodies.
• Experience in communications for social change, strategic communications and narrative change; local, national and multi-country strategy experience.
• Desirable: experience with vulnerable communities and civil society networks in Latin America, media relations, and monitoring and evaluating communications.
• Strong written and verbal Spanish and professional English; willingness and ability to travel to the program areas in Central America, Mexico and Colombia.

Required skills

• Social media management tools, basic graphic design (Canva, Adobe) and audiovisual editing.
• Microsoft Office and remote collaboration platforms.
• Knowledge of the migration context in Central America, Mexico and Colombia, and of human rights.