Position

Communications Specialist

Duration

1 June 2025 – 31 December 2025

Location

Bangkok, Thailand

Reports to

Director, Performance

Closing date

25 Apr 2025

P4I Background

Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I – the Program) is an Australian Government initiative partnering with Southeast Asia to drive sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth through quality infrastructure. P4I works with and provides services to Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The focus is on the early stages of the infrastructure lifecycle – infrastructure planning and prioritisation, procurement and project preparation, and policy and regulation – using infrastructure advisory services, government partnerships, and knowledge and learning. All services integrate the cross-cutting priorities of gender equality, disability, and social inclusion, and disaster risk reduction and climate change. P4I’s priorities are the economic infrastructure sectors of energy, transport, utilities, telecommunications and digital.

Delivered through a single team, P4I is led by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in collaboration with Ernst & Young, Adam Smith International, The Asia Foundation and Ninti One.

Summary of Role

P4I is seeking an experienced Communications Specialist to manage the Program’s external communications functions in line with DFAT’s public diplomacy and strategic communications requirements. The Communications Specialist will drive and oversee all communications-related aspects of the program, including implementation of the communications strategy, managing communications processes (e.g. for content development and approval), driving the delivery and quality assurance of communications and knowledge products, and coordinating with relevant internal and external stakeholders involved in generating content, and supervision of communications team and consultants. The position will manage the delivery of long form content, social media and web content, and targeted video and photo production.  

Principal stakeholders include P4I activity teams, DFAT Canberra, and Australian embassies around the region.  

This position has the option for remote work with some travel required to the Program Hub, with strong preferences for candidates who are located in or who are willing be relocate to Bangkok.

The Administrative Officer will be based in the Program’s Head Office in Bangkok and will report to the Senior Operations Manager and will work closely with ASI Assistant Manager, Travel and Events Coordinator and other P4I Head Office staff. This position will be responsible for providing administrative support making travel arrangements, including applying for visas, preparing travel requests, and creating claims reports among other administrative tasks. The position will also be responsible for assisting international team members obtaining and renewing their work permits and visas. This role is suited to someone who is well-organised, has experience providing administrative support to a team and is able to perform tasks with limited oversight.

This position is open to Thai nationals only.

The Executive Assistant will be based in the Program’s Head Office in Bangkok and will be responsible for providing administrative support for the Program’s Executives and Senior-Level Managers and the operations team. The position will report to the Senior Operations Manager and will be expected to manage calendars, make travel arrangements, preparing travel requests, and creating claims reports among other administrative tasks. The position will also be responsible for assisting international team members obtaining and renewing their work permits and visas. This role is suited to someone who is well-organised, has experience providing administrative support to a team and can perform tasks with limited oversight.

This position is open to Thai nationals only.