Media & Campaign Lead

We’re looking for an awesome Media & Campaign Lead to join our caring and talented team, working in our media4impact Department! This is a unique opportunity to help implement empowering programs and directly support our inspiring community of content creators raising awareness on social and environmental topics. We’re seeking someone with great campaign design skills and a passion for social impact. If you thrive in collaborative environments, love connecting with impact makers, and are driven by using media to spotlight impactful initiatives, this is the perfect role for you!

Summary

As the Media & Campaign Lead, you will spearhead impactful projects within our Media4Impact Department, engaging with content creators, media and creative professionals including newsrooms focusing on sustainability, social impact, and other purpose-driven sectors. Your role will encompass program strategy design, implementation, team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring the success of initiatives that align with our mission.

As part of Impact Hub Phnom Penh, the media4impact – Prosob initiative is run as a support program, community, and hub for creators, influencers, media professionals & entrepreneurs to produce and disseminate impactful content, grow engaged audiences and ultimately support them in building viable media platforms.

For the general public, Prosob is an on&offline social and environmental hub where they can access meaningful content that inspires ideas, connects them with like-minded communities and enables them to be the change they want to see within themselves and ultimately contribute to the betterment of the community. Check our website: www.media4impact.net and ‘How we cultivated a community of impact creators in Cambodia to co-create content for public interest in the past year.’

Location: Toul Tompoung, Phnom Penh.

Commitment: Full-time position. Full-time = 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday. Some flexibility will be required for evening and weekend work when programs are running (can be claimed as paid leave).

Application deadline: 25 January 2025

Anticipated start date: Early March 2025 (or end of February 2025 if possible).
For more information, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Your exciting role

Key Responsibilities

1. Media and Campaign Strategy, Design and Sales (30%)

Collaborate with the Head of Media4Impact and Leadership Team to craft program strategies aligned with media4impact objectives.
Oversee the implementation of strategies across Media4Impact’s three arms:
- Agency: (main focus) Drive creative campaigns, bringing together content creators to amplify the work of our social impact-focus clients.
- Capacity Building: Support ideation, incubation, and acceleration programs for content creators
- Community: Lead initiatives like Prosob Exhibition, Content Camp, and community activations.
Provide strategic and creative input to design programs and campaigns.
Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team to ensure programs meet KPIs and achieve desired outcomes.
Deliver regular reports on program performance and impact

2. Project Management (20%)

Oversee Media4Impact projects, from concept to implementation and reporting.
Define project scopes, objectives, deliverables, and budgets in collaboration with teams, especially under the Agency activities.
Effectively manage resources, timelines, and talent.
Address challenges proactively throughout project lifecycles.
Serve as the primary liaison with partners and clients, maintaining relationships from proposal to impact evaluation.

3. Community Engagement (5%)

Cultivate a vibrant meaningful community within the Prosob network.
Build an inclusive environment for creative idea exchange and networking.
Engage Prosob Community Alumni in campaigns, mentorship, and new product development when relevant.
Delegate community activation tasks to the Program Manager as needed.

4. Mentorship and Skill Development (15%)

Facilitate workshops to enhance media, creative and professional skills and knowledge of content creators, storytellers, and media professionals within our capacity-building programs.
Mentor and coach teams through incubation, acceleration, and content camp programs.
Provide tailored follow-ups, resources, and connections to stakeholders.
Co-develop and implement training and mentorship programs.

5. Team Leadership and Management (10%)

Manage and support the Media4Impact Program Manager and team members.
Delegate tasks to internal team members, freelancers, or consultants as necessary.
Oversee daily operations of assigned programs.

6. Stakeholder Engagement and Network Management (10%)

Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, partners, and funders.
Represent Media4Impact – Prosob Initiative at industry events and conferences.
Implement stakeholder engagement strategies for assigned programs.
Identify and cultivate new partnerships to expand departmental impact.

7. Content and Quality Oversight (10%)

Provide high-level oversight of content creation and distribution.
Provide editorial oversight to the campaign designs.
Ensure Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Media & Information Literacy (MIL) principles are integrated into all activities.
Maintain quality control and drive content innovation for maximum impact.

Requirements

1. Education

- A Master’s degree in Journalism, Communication, PR, Marketing, Advertising, Social Science, or a related field. (A bachelor’s degree with significant working experience will be considered.

2. Experience

Proven experience in project management.
Proven experience in campaign design.
Background in corporate PR, marketing, or related fields, with a desire to focus on impact work.
Experience in proposal design
Knowledge in audience engagement
Expertise in editorial processes.

3. Nice to have

Background in behavior change communication
Experience with social media management and strategy.

4. Skills & Qualities

Experience designing and implementing campaigns and capacity-building programs.
Proficiency in project management and meeting KPIs.
Project coordination experience; for example, developing timelines, budgeting and resource management, prioritizing to-do lists, meeting deadlines, and achieving deliverables and KPIs (for small projects, initiatives, events, etc. — school project, volunteer, or intern experience is OK!).
Excellent organizational skills; able to maintain organized documents and information.
Strong written communication skills: able to transmit information in organized, concise ways through email, Telegram, written program reports, etc.
Strong verbal communication skills: able to interact professionally with vendors, participants, and stakeholders.
Comfort with speaking in front of groups.
Experience or interest in facilitation and community-building; naturally skilled at creating a welcoming, supportive environment for all!
Passion for our mission of supporting entrepreneurs, and the ability to translate that passion into energy, enthusiasm, and hospitality when interacting with our participants.
Flexibility and quick thinking to handle logistical issues or unexpected changes.

Friendly, approachable, and patient; skilled at building positive relationships and not afraid to pick up the phone to resolve a challenge, find out more information, or build relationships.
Proactive attitude: self-starter with the ability to anticipate and address needs before they arise.
Able to use digital tools and willing to learn new tools (e.g., Google Calendar, Zoom, ChatGPT, Google Forms,…)
Collaborative, able to work smoothly with other team members and stakeholders.
High standards! Committed to delivering high-quality activities and continuously learning so we always grow and improve.

5. Languages

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Being fluent and good in Khmer is a plus.

6. Commitment

Full-time position. Full-time = 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday. Some flexibility will be required for evening and weekend work when programs are running (can be claimed as paid leave).

7. Location

Phnom Penh – Tuol Tom Poung

8. Length of contract

1-year contract that can be renewed based on performance and new opportunities confirmed by Impact Hub Phnom Penh.

Why should you work for Impact Hub Phnom Penh?

Our mission and vision

We believe that by building resilient, collaborative, and socially conscious enterprises over the next 5-10 years, we can create a more sustainable, just, and innovative Cambodia by 2030.

At Impact Hub Phnom Penh, we introduce ourselves as a community that nurtures impact makers and strengthens the ecosystem with the vision to see a more sustainable, just, and innovative Cambodia. We inspire, connect, and enable a generation of collaborative impact makers, including youths, entrepreneurs, and innovators, through our program, consultancy, community building, and online learning to support them in making a positive social and environmental impact. We want to build a thriving ecosystem of impact-driven businesses and young leaders across Cambodia.

What it’s like to work with us

We are a team of 25 people based in Phnom Penh. We’re a dynamic, diverse, and energized team. We have a beautiful, creative office in Tuol Tom Poung.

Impact Hub Phnom Penh has 4 big departments: finance, programs, media4impact, and communications. Generally speaking, we believe in ‘self-organizing teams’ and giving trust, creative responsibility, and autonomy to our team, which creates the leaders we need to grow fast and build a happy workplace. As a result, we are highly flexible and accommodating and nurture a culture of listening to others and discussing solutions to problems we see together. Some words that might describe our internal culture would be “passionate,” “fun,” “quality-focus,” “collaborative,” “eager,” “caring,” and “supportive.”

Each year, we hold a big annual retreat where we can check in on strategy, wellbeing, finances, and impact to ensure we’re on track.

In short...

Flexible working hours – you can either work in the early morning (9 am to 6 pm) or start a bit later from 11 am to 8 pm. We acknowledge that different people have different productive times.

Young, energized team – we are not traditional and will never be! Most of us are under 30 years old, and we work like a startup.

Join and participate in Impact Hub’s award-winning entrepreneurship programs and build personal relationships with our inspiring entrepreneurs.

Become part of a global network of changemakers, entrepreneurs, and makers worldwide as part of the Impact Hub network: expand your network and feel part of something big!

Be part of a team that promotes and values inclusiveness, respect, and kindness between the team members.

Be part of a team that cares for the planet by promoting plastic-free events, programs, and offices.

That's awesome! What else?

Competitive salary
Room for growth in the organization and a flexible role that can adapt to your strengths and interests. Opportunity to design your dream job in the organization after a successful 1-year contract.
Accident health insurance with an international provider
Annual professional development budget
Annual well-being and care budget
1 extra day off per month on the 1st day of painful periods for women
Animated photo of you if you want it 😉
Possibility to become a trainer or mentor for our entrepreneurs and youth community.
Possibility to “be adopted” by our alumni entrepreneurs to work for them for 3 days and use your skills to help them.
Diverse opportunities to travel locally and internationally to represent IHPP in our network, as part of our programs, and to learn from others in the Region.

What are you waiting for? Apply now!

Click the button below to access the application form. In the application form, you will be asked a series of questions and will be asked to send your CV.

The deadline to apply is 25 January 2025

RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

1st step:

The first online or face-to-face interview will be at Impact Hub Phnom Penh Office. Expected Time: 1 hour

Assessment: You will receive the assessments to complete, which relate to your roles and skills, after the 1st interview. Expected Time: Approximately 1 hour

2nd step:

Second face-to-face interview at Impact Hub Phnom Penh Office. Approximately 1 hour

3rd step: Result Announcement

You will expect to hear from us two weeks maximum after the 2nd face-to-face interview. (In case there is a change in the timeline above, we will inform you via email)

We welcome people from all backgrounds, and ethnicities, and cultures, and experiences. Impact Hub is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression. Research has shown that some applicants from more marginalized or vulnerable groups do not apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria, while those from better-off, educated backgrounds apply even if they only meet 60% of the criteria.

If you are in doubt but feel this job fits you and aligns with your learning goals, please apply! All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.