Communications Specialist
- Career Category: Communications, Media
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
The Opportunity
Fauna & Flora is seeking a Communications Specialist to support the development and delivery of high-quality communications for the Cambodia Programme. The role will focus on sourcing, curating, and disseminating engaging and accurate content across social media, press, and other platforms, while ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, global communication frameworks, and country strategy.
Working closely with Programme Teams, the Country Director, and global communications colleagues, you will manage the country’s social media channels, support media engagement, contribute to grant‑related communications, and ensure consistent application of the Fauna & Flora brand. You will also play a key role in strengthening relationships with government partners, media, donors, and local communities to amplify Cambodia’s conservation work to national and international audiences.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a communications professional with strong storytelling skills and a passion for conservation to make a meaningful contribution to protecting biodiversity in Cambodia.
Terms and Conditions
- Start Date: As soon as possible
- Duration of Contract: Undetermined Duration Contract, Based on the fund availability
- Probation Period: Three-month
- Gross Annual Salary: Based on FFI’s Job Grading
- Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia; with occasional travel when necessary
Job Description
Reports to: Country Director, FFI Cambodia Programme
Key working relationships:
- Programme Manager (Terrestrial and Coastal & Marine Conservation);
- Cambodia Core Operations Team
- Communications and Media Relation Teams (UK);
- Integrated Conservation & Livelihoods Team;
- Relevant government stakeholders
Purpose:
The Communications Specialist will deliver key communications support for the Cambodia rogramme, leading efforts to raise the profile of Fauna & Flora’s work and coordinating, sourcing and disseminating strategically-focused, high-quality content.
- Lead the implementation and enhancement of country-level communication strategies to ensure alignment with organisational priorities, adherence to global communication frameworks set by Fauna & Flora UK, and Country Programme strategy.
- Work closely with Programme Teams and the Country Director to develop annual communications action plans aligned with Fauna & Flora country objectives and fundraising priorities, and provide timely updates on emerging communications opportunities and relevant information.
- Ensure communications outputs are up to date and factually accurate, and curate field content for use across a range of external platforms
- Manage the Cambodia programme’s social media channels and plan engaging content to promote Fauna & Flora’s brand and conservation work.
- Capture and document images, video clips, and film during Fauna & Flora’s major events, project fieldwork, and planned project work, by ensuring these materials are produced as reference resources for both the Cambodia team and the global communications team.
- In collaboration with Fauna & Flora’s Media Relations Manager and the Country Director, support media activity, including:
- creating and distributing press releases and photographs
- preparing and arranging interviews with media, both nationally and occasionally internationally
- supporting responses to reactive media requests
- Contribute to the design of communications components of grant proposals and deliver the communications requirements outlined in grant agreements. Develop and implement communications and outreach activities for Fauna & Flora events.
- Lead the development and design communications materials to promote the Cambodia programme’s work. Act as a global brand champion and ensure the Fauna & Flora brand is consistently applied.
- Foster strong communication and relationships with key stakeholders including government partners, donors, and local communities while collaborating with the global communications team to showcase Cambodia’s conservation achievements to international audiences.
- Strengthen internal communications by building the capacity of programme staff through training, coaching, and guidance on branding, messaging, storytelling, media protocols, and Fauna & Flora’s communication guidelines ensure consistency.
- Ensure brand consistency and flag any reputational risks to the Country Director, the Programme Managers, and Communication teams
- Ensure accurate translation of communication materials from English to Khmer and vice versa when needed.
- 18 annual leave entitlement plus other 7 days extra leave;
- 13th month salary;
- Health & Accident insurance;
- Seniority Indemnity
- Khmer - Fluent
- English - Fluent
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Media, or another relevant discipline demonstrating equivalent expertise
- At least of work experiences in a communications position for 5 years
- A solid understanding of strategic, objectives-led communications.
- A good understanding of best practices across a wide range of communications channels (both online and offline).
- Solid knowledge of social media management tool and social media platforms
- Experience working with designers to produce high-quality print and online materials.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Khmer and English.
- Excellent proof-reading skills and attention to detail.
- Detail-orientated and good ability to multitask to meet multiple deadlines.
- Intuition for and understanding of what makes a good story.
- Proven ability to develop strong working relationships quickly.
- Experience developing communications strategies and plans.
- Experience liaising with the press.
- Experience working effectively with teams based remotely
- A good understanding of conservation issues.
- Experience in the conservation and/or international NGO sector.
- An eye for design or graphic design experience.
- Competent photographer and/or videographer
- Up-to-date with current industry developments on the communications material and contents
- Demonstrates Fauna & Flora’s values
- Impact-focused
- Flexible and responsive to the needs of the organisation
- Committed to protecting wildlife and the natural environment
- Willingness to travel where required
