Communications Associate

Role Overview

• Actively embody and uphold the values, mission, and integrity of GSCC across all areas of work;
• Lead and coordinate the overall operation of the fact-checking RE:FACT platform, serving as its operational backbone to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery;
• Maintain, expand, and manage the RE:FACT expert pool and advisory network, including recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and long-term collaboration mechanisms;
• Align internal teams, partners, and workflows to ensure work is executed coherently, efficiently, and in an outcome-driven manner beyond administrative coordination;
• Coordinate expert contributions across projects, facilitate collaboration, and ensure timely and relevant expert input;
• Monitor media and digital spaces for climate and energy misinformation, particularly related to renewable energy, and assess its significance and potential impact;
• Design and coordinate appropriate responses to misinformation, including fact-checking materials, rebuttal content, journalist engagement, and collaboration with experts and partners;
• Contribute to mid
• to long-term strategies addressing recurring misinformation narratives and systemic challenges;
• Support journalists by developing story ideas, providing background materials and data, facilitating access to experts, and coordinating reporting support;
• Design proactive initiatives to strengthen evidence-based media coverage, including field trip support, study sessions, and thematic briefings;
• Support the development and operation 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;
• Translate RE:FACT’s strategic direction into execution, ensuring strong integration across expert engagement, media support, misinformation monitoring, and digital operations;
• Any other duties to be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• More than 5 years of professional experience in strategic communications, journalism, project management or other relevant fields;
• Can-do attitude, proactive approach, productivity, and willingness to work hard are key;
• A team player and a natural collaborator with a passion for excellence.
• Ability to work independently with a little supervision;
• Excellent communication and language skills, both written and verbal is essential and English fluency is preferred;
• 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 along with a readiness to travel and adapt to unusual working hours as needed;
• The versatility and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced work setting that involves different time zones and communication methods, with previous experience working in a remote and global environment;
• The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Zoom, Slack and email (Google Workspace);
• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change.

Benefits

• Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature. We offer coworking access in some locations.
• Work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work.
• Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world.
• A full-time position with a consultant contract, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.