South Asia Communications Coordinator

October 9, 2026
|By afwa

Location: South Asia 
Hours: 40 hours per week 
Job Type: Fixed term 
Start date: Immediate

 

Organisational Profile: 

Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) is an Asian labour-led global labour and social alliance across garment-producing countries in Asia and consumer regions of USA and Europe. Founded in 2007, AFWA aims to build regional unity among Asian garment unions to overcome the limitations of country-based struggles in global production networks and holds global fashion brands accountable. AFWA’s work involves engaging, responsive, fast-moving and creative campaigning to tackle poverty level wages and gender-based violence in the industry, and advocate for living wages and violence-free workplaces for garment workers, who are mostly women, in the global garment industry. It unites labor, social and human rights organisations nationally and regionally in Asia and builds strategic alliances globally.

Job role: 

AFWA is looking for a dynamic person to fill the position of South Asia Communications Coordinator. S/he/they will work with AFWA’s network partners, alliances, and coalitions, coordinate campaign communications, and collaborate with AFWA’s teams in creative information gathering to support campaign demands and objectives. S/he/they will coordinate AFWA’s communications team, contribute to the development of compelling and effective communications and creatively engage diverse audiences. 

Responsibilities:  

  • Develop AFWA’s communications strategy with team members and partners in South Asia 
  • Coordinate communications strategies across South Asia through digital platforms 
  • Coordinate campaign activities at the South Asia level 
  • Brand/ Identity production  
  • Craft compelling content for digital and print communications platforms (social media, press, op-eds, blogs); including graphics and video 
  • Analyse communications data and metrics to improve outcomes  
  • Coordinate with regional and country-based teams to ensure consistency of messages   
  • Develop and conduct team trainings & capacity building in communications  
  • Co-develop plans for public events and key global days  
  • Engage in creating writing products as needed by organisation  
  • Place and promote publications in academic circles; build relations with universities, select conferences 
  • Handle the zoom platform for meetings and webinar 
  • Engage with journalists and work to secure media coverage for campaigns 

Qualifications and skills required:  

  • Three to five years’ experience in communications. 
  • Master’s degree (development studies, Communications, Journalism, Sociology) or equivalent. 
  • Proficiency in Zoom, Mailchimp, Canva and WordPress. 
  • Experience in managing social media channels for campaigning and sustaining digital engagement. 
  • Proficiency in Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Bluesky. 
  • Experience in writing on labour rights and knowledge of garment industry – a plus. 
  • Self-motivated and comfortable working independently within agreed framework while maintaining communication with a global team in different time zones and geographies. 
  • Ability to be flexible and work proactively and reactively in a fast-paced environment, and work with multiple teams. 
  • Excellent written and spoken English. 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:  

AFWA is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of all of whom AFWA engages with. 

How to apply: 

Please send your up-to-date CV and a cover letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile to contact@asia.floorwage.org. Also include your current and expected salary in your cover letter.