Communications Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Korea.

📋 Description

• Actively represent and uphold the values, mission, and integrity of GSCC in all areas of work.

• Assist in coordinating and managing the daily operations of the fact-checking RE:FACT platform, serving as its operational backbone to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.

• Maintain, develop, and oversee the RE:FACT expert pool and advisory network, including recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and long-term collaboration strategies.

• Align internal teams, partners, and workflows to ensure coherent, efficient execution and an outcome-driven approach beyond mere administrative coordination.

• Coordinate expert contributions across various projects, facilitate collaboration, and ensure timely and relevant expert involvement.

• Monitor media and digital environments for climate and energy misinformation, particularly concerning renewable energy, and assess its significance and potential impact.

• Assist in the development and coordination of responses to misinformation, including fact-checking resources, rebuttal content, journalist engagement, and collaboration with experts and partners.

• Provide input for strategic planning based on monitoring and analysis addressing recurring misinformation narratives and systemic challenges.

• Support journalists by generating story ideas, delivering background materials and data, facilitating access to experts, and coordinating reporting assistance.

• Design proactive initiatives to enhance evidence-based media coverage, including field trip support, study sessions, and thematic briefings.

• Assist in the development and functioning of the RE:FACT digital platform and social channels, including leading or coordinating the integration of AI-based tools for rapid fact-checking and knowledge retrieval.

• Facilitate the implementation of RE:FACT’s strategic priorities, ensuring robust integration across expert engagement, media support, misinformation monitoring, and digital operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2-4 years of professional experience in strategic communications, journalism, project management, or other relevant fields.

• A proactive attitude, can-do mindset, productivity, and a strong work ethic are essential.

• A collaborative team player with a passion for excellence.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Excellent communication and language skills, both written and verbal, are crucial, with a preference for fluency in English.

• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to climate and energy issues.

• Regional knowledge: an understanding of the political, economic, and social dynamics of South Korea and the Southeast Asia region.

• Proactive attitude with a growth mindset and willingness to travel and adapt to unusual working hours as required.

• The versatility and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment that involves different time zones and communication methods, with prior experience in a remote and global setting.

• Skills necessary to excel in a fast-paced and diverse work environment while working across various time zones using tools such as Zoom, Slack, and email (Google Workspace).

• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach in addressing climate change.

🏝️ Benefits

• Become part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy, and nature, collaborating with dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion for making a difference with a rigorous, results-oriented approach.

• Enjoy 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work.

• Benefit from reduced working hours on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer).

• Access our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development.

• Receive supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays.

• Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that.

• Experience regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues worldwide.

• A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, dependent on location, for 12 months, with the potential for renewal after one year.