Policy Communications Officer

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) is looking to hire a full-time Policy Communications Officer to be part of a team that is responsible for formulating and implementing ICRIER's media and communication strategy. We are looking for an experienced professional who will play a crucial role in scaling up ICRIER's outreach across different platforms, including digital platforms. Job Description: Facilitate ICRIER's research dissemination and outreach program to enhance its image as a credible, balanced and innovative policy think tank; Work closely with the research teams to distil complex concepts into coherent and easy-to-understand communications material, including regular outreach to Draft press releases, blogs, FAQs, tweets, video scripts, and key messages. Brief spokespeople and staff interviews. Identify and proactively present stories to highlight ICRIER/IPCIDE's work. Assist in the preparation of ICRIER's monthly newsletter, podcast, annual report, working paper summaries, and maintain the event calendar; Boost the outreach of our events by preparing flyers for the event, media statements, press releases and answering media inquiries, ; Handle and boost digital outreach of ICRIER in channels such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc., including maintain the website and creating and uploading contents such as infographics, short videos, ; and Develop and maintain close, productive relationships with key journalists and influencers in tech, policy, and business press

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) is a policy research institute based in New Delhi, India. It conducts research on international economic issues.