We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified Strategic Communication Lead with experience in migration, exploitation and disinformation.
Project reference: Global Alliance Rapid Response Initiatives (GARRI).
Deadline: 5 February 2026.
Assignment Duration: Framework assignment until end-2028, with intermittent campaign-based inputs estimated at 160 working days.
Location: Global.
About the Project
The Global Alliance Rapid Response Initiatives (GARRI), implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in partnership with the European Commission (DG HOME), is a demand-driven, rapid-response mechanism addressing migration-related misinformation and disinformation.
GARRI deploys evidence-based, culturally sensitive, multi-channel communication campaigns to support informed migration decisions and reduce vulnerability to exploitation and irregular migration, primarily in countries outside Europe.
How to Apply
Please send your updated CV to gdsivacancies@gdsi.ie by the 05 Feb 2026. Ensure your email subject line reads “GARRI-Team Leader“.
Expert Profile: Strategic Communications Lead
Qualifications and skills
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in communication, media, social sciences, international relations, development, humanitarian action, or a related field.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in British English.
General professional experience
Minimum 6 years of professional experience in areas relevant to strategic communication, public information, advocacy, campaign design, or related fields. This experience should include:
- Involvement in strategic communication, advocacy, public information or campaign-related work in international or cross-border contexts;
- Experience contributing to multi-channel communication initiatives, including digital platforms and/or traditional media;
- Exposure to working with international organisations, NGOs, public institutions or development programmes, either as staff or consultant;
- Experience operating in or supporting activities outside Europe.
Specific professional experience
- Design or strategic oversight of multi-channel communication campaigns, combining digital media, national or local media, and/or community-based outreach;
- Development of evidence-based messaging addressing misinformation, disinformation, public awareness or behaviour change;
- Work in migration-related, humanitarian, development, governance or policy-oriented contexts;
- Contribution to campaigns requiring contextual adaptation, cultural sensitivity and audience-specific messaging;
- Experience supporting or coordinating communication activities in rapid-response or demand-driven frameworks;
- Experience working in, or supporting campaigns along, key migration routes, including the Silk Routes, the Atlantic Routes and the Mediterranean Routes are considered assets;
- Experience in countering misinformation and disinformation, and experience in fragile, politically sensitive or high-risk environments, are considered assets.