Consultant Asia Pacific Observatory

The APO is a collaborative partnership of interested governments, international agencies, foundations, and the research community. The APO’s objective is to be a knowledge‐broker or bridge between researchers and policymakers, producing high‐quality evidence to inform health policymaking in the Asia Pacific region. 

The APO’s mission is to support and promote evidence‐based health policymaking through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health systems in Asia and the Pacific by engaging directly with policymakers. Bulk of APO’s impact involves reaching out to policy makers or their advisors about APO work and publications, hence there is a need to have a dedicated communications consultant that can support APO to achieve this. This means that the consultant should ideally have a combination of public health and communication activities and be well established with various partners. Addressing this requires strong and effective communication to ensure that the intent, process, and expected benefits of the policies and interventions are understood by all relevant stakeholders. 

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages :

Educational Qualifications: 

Essential:

• University degree (bachelor’s) in communications, journalism, international relations, humanities or related field.

Experience Required: 

Essential:

• At least 3 years of experience in strategic communication with international organizations or at an international level, developing implementing and evaluating communication strategies and related products and activities.

Skills / Technical skills and knowledge: 

• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communications skills both written and oral, and effective presentation skills
• Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively with different target audiences
• Proficiency with MS Office suite

Language requirements: 

• Expert knowledge of English (Read ‐ Write ‐ Speak)

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