Overview
Lead the strategic development and global implementation of IOM’s celebrity engagement portfolio to drive advocacy, visibility, and private sector fundraising. Oversee the recruitment, due diligence, and management of Goodwill Ambassadors and high-profile supporters.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and global roll-out of IOM’s Goodwill Ambassador and celebrity engagement strategy.
- Oversee the end-to-end management of the Goodwill Ambassador programme.
- Define and drive a proactive, globally diversified talent pipeline for high-value celebrity supporters.
- Design and manage high-impact celebrity partnerships for advocacy, visibility, and fundraising.
- Ensure celebrity engagement is leveraged as a cross-cutting enabler of fundraising.
- Lead due diligence processes and continuous risk monitoring for all engagements.
- Enable the strategic use of Goodwill Ambassadors and high-profile supporters across global campaigns.
- Lead the planning and execution of high-profile field missions and engagements.
- Serve as a senior focal point for engagement with celebrities, agents, managers, and partners.
- Establish and oversee frameworks to assess the impact and return on investment of celebrity engagement.
- Provide strategic guidance and build capacity across HQ and field offices.
- Act as a key interface across fundraising, communications, media, and operations.
- Supervise and mentor staff and consultants.
Required Experience
- Seven years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree, or nine years with a University degree.
- Progressively responsible professional experience in celebrity engagement, partnerships, communications, or private sector fundraising, preferably within international organizations, NGOs, or the media/entertainment sector.
- Demonstrated experience in recruiting, negotiating, and managing high-profile celebrity and influencer partnerships.
- Proven track record in designing and delivering integrated, multi-channel campaigns.
- Experience in developing and executing celebrity-driven communications and/or fundraising strategies.
- Strong experience working with talent agents, publicists, managers, and production teams.
- Demonstrated experience in leveraging celebrity engagement to drive income generation, audience growth, and donor conversion is highly desirable.
- Experience in international development or humanitarian contexts, including managing high-level visits and field missions involving high-profile celebrities.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Affairs, Political Science, or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or,
- University degree in the above fields.
