Agri-Profocus Kenya Internship Position
Agri-ProFocus
is Dutch rooted multi-stakeholder network that aims at promoting farmer
entrepreneurship.
Agri-ProFocus
Kenya secretariat is recruiting a part time PR, Marketing and communication
intern.
Terms of Reference
1. Background
In the past
2 years, Agri-ProFocus Kenya network has grown rapidly.
The number
of professional subscribed to the Kenya Online Platform has increased from 367
in 2011 to 1,350 currently.
At the same
time, the visit duration and the page views per unique visitor are decreasing,
indicating a growing overall interest for the online platform but a need to
provide more guidance to those visitors.
This has
brought out the need to engage a suitable candidate to assist in facilitation
of the network activities.
2. The Assignment
Agri-ProFocus
Kenya would like to hire an intern to provide hands-on support to Agri-ProFocus
Kenya team with a special focus on PR, marketing and communication activities.
The activities of the intern can be
categorized as:
Daily
maintenance of the Online Platform, including pro-active linking of “question
and answer” posted by the members. A bi-weekly contact between the
Agri-ProFocus team and intern is required so the intern can tap into the
existing knowledge of the network from the Agri-ProFocus team and can share
upcoming topics with the Agri-ProFocus team - 30%
The intern
supports the team in developing, lay-outing and dissemination of the monthly
bulletin and other publicity materials -
30%
Proactive
marketing and member recruitment onto the online platform - 30%
Monitoring
and evaluation activities are essential to show the network members and other
supporters of the network the results and impact of the network’s activities.
The junior is asked to provide hands-on support to the M&E activities of
the Agri-ProFocus team. The junior will provide support in the development of
the research material and implementation the study, for example, interviewing
participants to investigate the follow-up after an event etc. This requires an one day per month time
investment - 10%
Any other
duties deemed relevant to support the network
The intern
will work in close cooperation with the Agri-ProFocus Kenya coordination
team.
2.1 Assignment Duration
The
assignment will start with a testing phase of 6 months with an input of 6 days
a month with the possibility of review and extension.
3. Profile of the Candidate
The ideal candidate
should demonstrate
- Knowledgeable in agriculture and agribusiness sector
- A graduate in an Agricultural related field, community development, PR and communications or other related field
- Expertise and interest in social media tools and social media use for marketing and branding
- Some experience in a working environment
- The candidate should have an outgoing personality, Independent and self-motivated
If you fit
the above profile kindly send your CV and motivation letter to info@agri-hubkenya.com
Agri-ProFocus
will negotiate a reasonable daily rate with the successful candidate.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more
information about Agri-ProFocus Kenya visit our online platform http://apf-kenya.ning.com