KG10-HR2025C35 - SMM Consultant

Job Description

Under this Terms of Reference (ToR), the incumbent is expected to work under the overall guidance of the Head of the Protection Unit and the direct supervision of the Media and Communications Specialist. The incumbent will closely collaborate with the IOM Kyrgyzstan project team and other relevant stakeholders, including government partners.

Responsibilities

• In cooperation with IOM Kyrgyzstan project team, develop media-plan for targeting beneficiaries with online information, based on needs of target groups;   
• Conduct an information campaign reaching the following targets:  
  • Instagram – 130 thousand people
  • YouTube – 1 thousand people
  • Facebook – 4 thousand people
  • X (Twitter) – 2 thousand people
• In cooperation with IOM Kyrgyzstan project team, develop all visual materials and information products and conduct weekly online dissemination on all relevant social networks and posting on Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube;  
• Publish posts related to SWS on the CEA platforms, and general information linked with migration issues on the IOM platforms;   
• Provide effective consultations using innovative technologies through social networks;  
• Track statistics on social networks and regularly report on the number of people covered. It is advisable to disaggregate the statistics by age, gender and geographic location. Coverage of all prospective labour migrants, the target group of an information campaign should reach at least 20,000 people for the project period (at least 2,000 likes, comments, re-posts, and saves). Provide the engagement rate for social media posts, identifying content that generates most views and engagement from the target audience;    
• Cover all the activities of the project partners (photos, videos, success stories);  
• Provide media support within all IOM projects as necessary;  
• Prepare monthly reports on the achieved results of the developed media-plan implementation, including media-analytics: views, click-through rates, interactions, engagement rate, etc.; 

The consultant shall coordinate well in advance the materials of the proposed information campaign with the Communications Specialist and other relevant Project staff. 
 

The Consultant shall provide the following reports on project activities performed: 

• Monthly reports with Media Analytics indicating no. of new social media subscribers/followers, % of placements in local media, # of times hashtag is used on social media, average watch time (median), # of social media engagements (e.g., likes, shares, clicks, click-through to website, comments), # of positive answers to pop-ups asking if the information was useful, no. of high-quality partners or influencers, engagement rate, % of media coverage with positive sentiment toward the Project (to be submitted to the Media and Communications Specialist by the end of every month). Monthly reports should also include information on the type of content that generated the highest engagement among the target audience and possible ideas for future content. 
• A final report (to be submitted to the Media and Communications Specialist by 31 March 2026). 

Qualifications

Education, Experience and/or skills required

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Communications, Mass Media, Migration and Social Inclusion, or another related field;  
• At least 3 years of experience in developing and conducting information campaigns and managing social media accounts;    
• Excellent knowledge of social media marketing principles and content performance evaluation.

Required Skills

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