View Vacancy - Regional Campaigns Manager (LATAC), Mexico City

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Communications, Press and Media

Main purpose of job:

At a crucial time for the UK’s leading role internationally and in the face of global challenges, this exciting role within the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will help further develop the UK’s strong reputation across Latin America, the Caribbean and the UK Overseas Territories (LATAC).

Working to the Head of Campaigns, you will be responsible for leading and embedding an audience-centric, insight-driven, innovative and value-added communications approach within the LATAC network. You will work to align messages delivered by His Majesty’s Government (HMG) internationally to help position the UK as a responsible, reliable and effective international actor and partner, and increase the positive impact of our communication in countries across the region.

We are looking for a campaigns and media manager with experience in planning, designing and delivering high-profile campaigns that are engaging and influencing, and support delivery of wider policy and business objectives.

You will be enthusiastic and proactive; able to spot thematic links; engage with geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders; and take effective and informed decisions based on sound judgement, in-depth knowledge and evidence drawn from audience insight. With a knowledge of the Latin America communications landscape and a keen eye for emerging communications trends, you will have a passion for sharing your strong communications skills with, and motivating, others.

Occasional travel across the region and to the UK may be required.

Roles and responsibilities:

  • As part of the Regional Communications Hub based in Mexico City, you will plan and deliver strategic media and digital communication campaigns that support UK government priorities in a wide range of topics (e.g. disinformation, human rights, climate, etc.), ensuring high-quality implementation and evaluation.
  • You will be expected to strategically align communications delivered in LATAC in order to accomplish central FCDO objectives. This will include helping prioritise central requests that will have greater impact in Latin American audiences; translating communication products (e.g. press releases, digital assets, media top lines, etc.); tailoring/adapting central campaigns assets; seeking regional opportunities; and delivering high quality monitoring reports.
  • Lead the identification and management of campaigns risks. Detect compelling stories for media and digital communications that will advance our regional communication objectives, working closely with policy colleagues in London and across the LATAC network.
  • Work with country leads to ensure that they adopt an insight-led approach to HMG communications by promoting the use of research tools to get a deeper knowledge of audiences and improve the effectiveness of communications. This will be done through a toolkit of assets, training materials and other resources (e.g. perception studies) that will embed consistency across the network. The jobholder will make sure that communication teams use these insights to plan their local campaigns in line with UK government standards, as well as encourage and support them to build and develop their own local methods.
  • Develop an in-depth understanding of communication teams’ capabilities across the region, and help organise and deliver trainings based on that, working with the head of the team and other senior level decision-makers to identify gaps in campaign planning, audience insight and evaluation skills.
  • Oversee the Insight and Evaluation Officer of the team, and be the lead in this area.

The role is subject to change as the network and requirements evolve.

Resources managed:

  • Line management of the Regional Insight and Evaluation Officer
  • Campaigns expenditure

Essential on arrival:

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification in communications, marketing or similar.
  • At least 5 years’ professional experience in media, communications or PR, with demonstrable experience of developing and implementing high profile and effective campaigns. 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, including stakeholder engagement skills to build credibility with senior stakeholders as well as colleagues within the UK government network.
  • Excellent organisational and self-management skills to respond effectively to tight – and changing – deadlines and priorities.
  • Excellent editorial judgment and ability to communicate effectively with different audiences.

Language requirements:

  • Language: English and Spanish
  • Level of language required: Advanced (ENG) and Fluent (SPA)
  • Knowledge of Portuguese would be an advantage

Desirable:

  • Experience of working with Government departments and/or public-sector agencies.
  • Detailed knowledge of insight-driven behavioural change communication techniques.
Communicating and Influencing, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together
12 March 2023
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Permanent
38
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Mexico
Mexico City
British Embassy
1
MXN
MXN $ 46,097
24 April 2023

Learning and development opportunities:

Various courses and programmes are available across a huge range of professions from communications to project management and policy. More details can be provided.

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right. The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’.  If during the reserve period of 6-12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Working patterns:

Working from home: Occasionally

Any other information:

We are seeking a confident, energetic and creative communications professional, with proven experience of delivering large-scale communications and engagement campaigns.

The British Embassy Network offers a strong benefits package. This package includes generous vacation and leave time, flexible working patterns, and enriching learning and development opportunities. All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.