Labour Mobility Communications and Creative Content Specialist (Consultant A)

Nature of the consultancy:

Technical Assistance on Communications and Creative Content to the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) of the Government of Solomon Islands (Category A Consultancy)

Project Context and Scope

Labour mobility has become a key income and skills pathway for Solomon Islanders, with over 9,000 nationals participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) and New Zealand Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) schemes in 2025 alone. As participation grows, so does the need for stronger, more structured reintegration support. A 2023–2024 survey of 500 returned migrants found that returned migrant workers frequently faced limited access to employment, skills utilization, business support and financial services — highlighting the need for structured programmes that translate overseas experience and savings into sustainable livelihoods.

The proposed 12-month pilot project will contribute to improving sustainable economic reintegration outcomes for returned migrant workers in Solomon Islands (objective). The intervention has one outcome: The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) provides enhanced, gender-sensitive economic reintegration support services to returned migrant workers, to facilitate their sustainable return and reintegration into their communities. This will be achieved through two complementary outputs: A comprehensive findings report on the sustainable reintegration of returned migrant workers, in support of implementing the Labour Mobility Policy and Action Plan 2024-2028, is available to the LMU (Output 1.1); and the LMU has enhanced capacity to deliver gender-sensitive economic reintegration support, particularly skills-building, networking and career opportunities for returned migrant workers (Output 1.2).
Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing
From Return to Resilience: Strengthening Economic Reintegration of Returned Migrant Workers in Solomon Islands (RR0593); Labour Mobility Unit (LMU), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) with the Government of Solomon Islands

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

- University degree or equivalent qualification in Graphic Design, Communications, Media, Marketing, Journalism, or another relevant creative or communications field; relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu.

Experience

- Demonstrated experience in graphic design, content writing and development of professional IEC and communication materials, including print, digital, audio-visual and social media content.
- Proficiency in relevant creative and digital applications, including Adobe Creative Suite (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and/or Premiere Pro), video editing software and other digital content creation tools.

Skills

- Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, government counterparts, stakeholders and target audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively, work independently with limited supervision, adapt outputs in response to feedback and changing requirements, and manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively
- Strong organizational and file-management skills, including maintaining well-organized records of materials, source files and other project resources. Experience working with government, international organizations or development partners, particularly in the Pacific, would be an advantage.

Languages

- Fluency in English language is required.
IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish. Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments. Travel required
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Required Competencies

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- Inclusion and respect for diversity : Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
- Integrity and transparency : Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism : Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Courage : Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
- Empathy : Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

- Teamwork : Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results : Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge : Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability : Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
- Communication : Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Notes

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