Congratulations to our Communicator of the Year Award recipients:
- 2021 – Sia Papageorgiou FRSA SCMP Senior Communication Professional category
- 2020 – Kate Carnell AO Executive Leader category
- 2020 – Gabrielle Dolan Senior Communication Professional category
Nominations open for 2021 IABC APAC Communicator of the Year Award
*Nominations have now closed for 2021*
The IABC APAC Silver Quill Communicator of the Year (CoTY) Award is a unique opportunity to acknowledge exceptional communication excellence and leadership.
We are opening the call for nominations for two categories:
- Senior communicators with more than 10 years in the profession and/or
- Executive leaders who demonstrate outstanding communication.
Unlike most other communication awards programs, the CoTY Award celebrates the individual. The award isn’t based on projects, but on the ability of a leader to deliver the very best communication day in, day out. The CoTY Award recognises and honours that strategic communication excellence. The honour will become a powerful statement that will support the winners’ careers for years to come.
How to nominate:
The nomination deadline for this year’s awards has been extended to 5pm India time on Monday, 22 March (timezone conversions).
Nominations can be either self-nominated or nominated by an IABC member or non-member, and do not have to be from your own organisation. Nominations must be emailed to iabcasiapacific@gmail.com with the subject “Communicator of the Year Nomination” and must include:
- CV of the nominee (no more than four (4) pages),
- One (1) page essay or statement on why the nominee is deserving of this award and description of accomplishments,
- Response to each criterion – word count for each criteria response is a maximum of 300 words (criteria is listed below),
- Two referees or references including contact details and relationship to nominee, and
- Contact details of the nominator (if not self-nominated).
Eligibility
Senior Communication Professional
- 10+ years in the communication profession
- The nominee can be an IABC member or non-member.
- The nominee must have one year or more in his/her current position at nomination
- The nominee must be based in the Asia Pacific region.
- The nominee must be of good standing in the communication profession.
- Demonstrates adherence to ethical behaviour.
- Current IABC IEB, IABC APAC region and chapter leaders are not eligible.
Executive Leader
- Current leader in their organisation (i.e. CEO, Chair, President, Executive Director)
- The nominee must have one year or more in his/her current position at nomination
- The nominee must be based in the Asia Pacific region.
- The nominee must be of good standing in the community.
- Demonstrates adherence to ethical behaviour.
- Current IABC APAC region and chapter leaders are not eligible.
Evaluation Criteria:
Senior Communication Professional nominee must:
- Demonstrate strategic and innovative thinking and implementation in communication.
- Demonstrate how their communication strategies and initiatives have contributed to business outcomes.
- Demonstrate their commitment to the development of their people and the team’s strategic communication capability and skill-set to deliver business results.
- Have had a substantial positive influence with key stakeholders and the community.
- Demonstrate a strong code of ethics.
Executive Leader nominee must have:
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate authentically.
- Demonstrate application of good communication practice to deliver business results.
- Have had a substantial positive influence with key stakeholders and the community.
- Exemplify the role of a leader in communications.
- Utilise effective external and internal communications.
- Demonstrate a strong code of ethics.
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee consists of up to seven (7) people, including: IABC APAC Chair, IABC APAC Vice-Chair, IABC APAC Immediate Past Chair, IABC APAC Treasurer, IABC APAC Recognition Director, IABC APAC Chapter President x 2. The panel will be seeking nominations demonstrating:
- Exceptional leadership, management, and communication skills
- Delivering measurable business value for their organisation through strategic communication.
- Innovation and bold thinking
- Effective communication with diverse audiences
- High ethical and professional standards.
Responses will be evaluated against each criterion on a rating score of 1 – 7, with 1 being poor and 7 being excellent. Referees and nominator may be interviewed by an Evaluation Committee member during the evaluation process.