Communications & Outreach Design Officer - Switzerland (Contract Position)

ABOUT ICMEC AND OUR PROJECTS

One child missing, exploited, or abused is one too many.

The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that fights against child sex exploitation and the disappearance of children around the world. Since its founding, ICMEC has worked alongside governments, law enforcement, industry, and civil society organizations to make the world safer for children by advocating for better global and regional child protection laws, collaborating with international partners and training professionals working with children or on the frontlines of child protection. ICMEC envisions a world where children can grow up safe from exploitation, sexual abuse, or risk of going missing. More than 25 years ago, ICMEC was created to achieve that goal. It is our mission at ICMEC to protect children from abduction, sexual abuse and exploitation. To learn more about the work we do visit icmec.org.

ICMEC's Swiss entity, ICMEC Switzerland (ICMEC-CH), is based in Zurich. ICMEC-CH is participating in the European-Commission funded Project SALVUS. The SALVUS (Ensuring SAfer justice outcomes in onLine and undercoVer child sexUal abuse inveStigations) Project seeks to address the current gaps in knowledge, best practice and legislative frameworks in relation to online, including undercover, CSA investigations and build on this and existing knowledge to develop a holistic suite of innovative, recommendations, best practice guidance and training to remedy regional and national shortcomings. The over-arching aim of the SALVUS project is to provide research-based knowledge and understanding of CSA online and undercover investigations and their relationship to obligations to ensure the legality of evidence collection, developed from a child-centred and human rights core. The project’s outputs will help responsible agencies to develop regional legislative frameworks for the collection of evidence in these cases and provide a European Guidance of best practice in CSA investigations for the collection of evidence in online and undercover cases; aiding law enforcement authorities, forensic institutes, and policy/lawmakers to ensure safer justice outcomes.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

ICMEC-CH is seeking a Communications and Outreach Design Officer in Switzerland to design and implement project communications and dissemination strategy for ICMEC's activities within the SALVUS project. Applicants must be residents of and physically located in Switzerland.

The Communications and Outreach Design Officer will be responsible for producing materials for the project and Consortium members, including ICMEC-CH. They will coordinate awareness-raising activities, workshops, and seminars with partners and authorities and ensure all outputs reflect child rights standards. This role will be carried out under the direction and supervision of the Vice President of National Capacity Building.

Location: Remote / working from home. Based in Switzerland.

Contract: Part-time (33%), 24-month contract from ASAP to October 2027, with the possibility to extend through the grant period and/or as new projects come through.

Grant period: June 2025 - May 2028

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and implement the project’s communication and dissemination strategy.
• Produce materials (newsletters, reports, press releases, website, social media) for the project and the Consortium partners, including ICMEC-CH.
• Coordinate awareness-raising activities, workshops, and seminars with partners and authorities.
• Ensure all outputs reflect child rights standards and use inclusive language.
• Support visibility of ICMEC-CH activities within the consortium.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, design, international relations, journalism, or related field.
• At least three (3) years of experience in institutional or project communications, including communication strategy development and implementation.
• Strong writing and editing skills in English.
• Experience in social media and digital communication tools.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Creativity and innovation in communication.
• Ability to synthesize and write clearly.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to engage with media and diverse audiences.

How to apply:

• Please submit your cover letter and CV/resume via the BreezyHR platform (www.icmec.org/careers).

• Please send your application by 23:59 CET on Wednesday, 5 November 2025.

Equal Employment Opportunity

ICMEC is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, or other legally protected basis. All decisions regarding employment issues are based on a person’s overall qualifications and their ability to meet the position requirements.

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