Do you believe that companies
need better ways to enable their teams to perform?
Do you envision that innovative start-ups and SMEs will create the future?
Would you like to lead conversations to promote stakeholder engagement?
Have you answered yes to all of these?Do you envision that innovative start-ups and SMEs will create the future?
Would you like to lead conversations to promote stakeholder engagement?
We are looking for a Communications Intern!
Thousands of small and
growing businesses are designing innovative solutions to the issues society is
facing. Millions of professionals seek a career in which their talent
contributes to building something meaningful.
At edge we are passionate about improving business performance through building high-performance teams, ultimately building a "Thank God, it's Monday" society.
About edge: Since 2005 we have supported young companies in getting their teams right. In 2014 we decided to focus on transformational organizational design that harnesses talents and allows everybody to contribute to the success of the business. Since then we have supported dozens of companies in Kenya in building highly-effective teams.
Our path to becoming the trusted partner for growth-oriented enterprises around talent-related questions, such as putting the right people on the right job, consciously enabling performance, choosing and implementing systems and processes is quickly taking shape
About the role
We want to change the way people look at work, being employed, their careers, running companies and team work.
We have reached 200 organizations across East Africa, but we can do more!
You will design and implement our communications activities to drive edge engagement and positioning with diverse stakeholders.
At edge we are passionate about improving business performance through building high-performance teams, ultimately building a "Thank God, it's Monday" society.
About edge: Since 2005 we have supported young companies in getting their teams right. In 2014 we decided to focus on transformational organizational design that harnesses talents and allows everybody to contribute to the success of the business. Since then we have supported dozens of companies in Kenya in building highly-effective teams.
Our path to becoming the trusted partner for growth-oriented enterprises around talent-related questions, such as putting the right people on the right job, consciously enabling performance, choosing and implementing systems and processes is quickly taking shape
About the role
We want to change the way people look at work, being employed, their careers, running companies and team work.
We have reached 200 organizations across East Africa, but we can do more!
You will design and implement our communications activities to drive edge engagement and positioning with diverse stakeholders.
You will lead conversations
that inform our product launches, events, gathering industry trends and other
activities.
You will seek, build and
maintain relationships that promote our work across East Africa.
As our communications and community intern you will:
1) Drive awareness and remembering of edge
As our communications and community intern you will:
1) Drive awareness and remembering of edge
• Create an integrated
communications approach
• Drive Social media presence
• Drive Social media presence
- Create and
implement plan for social media presence relevant to edge's why, how and
what
- Drive
conversations and respond to audience accordingly
- Identify
newsocial media channels where edge can position itself
- Constantly
seek opportunities in the fast changing social media world for edge to tap
• Develop and implement
campaigns
- Create and
drive different campaigns around edge work to drive awareness and
engagement with our brand and ideas
- Identify and
approach relevant partners for co-branding of campaigns
• edge thought leadership
- Capture the
impact of our work and approach and make sure potential clients and
partners can access our stories
- If you love
writing, put your skills into practice by contributing to our blogs o
Research and compile relevant content for our newsletter
- Design and
send newsletters to diverse stakeholders
2) Support candidate
engagement for our recruitment services
- Coordinate
with the delivery team in receiving candidate feedback after the close of
every recruitment process
- Conduct an
analysis of the data and make recommendations to the delivery team for
candidates experience improvement
- Continuously
improve the feedback mechanism to ensure we are gathering relevant and
valuable data (survey etc.).
- Support market
research on targeted talent profiles, career preferences, salary industry
levels, latest recruitment channels etc.
3) Position edge in and
through events
- Research on
the best audience for edge events in collaboration with the event planning
team
- Manage
communication with all edge events participants – invitations, RSVPs,
event updates etc
- Identify and
recommend various events where edge can position itself – by attending as
speakers, panellists or participants
- Help edge team
members represent edge confidently
- Be edge's
ambassador in various events and forums, drive lead generation.
4) Implement edge employer
brand
- Design and
implement strategies to position edge as the preferred employer in the
talent management space
- Manage edge
employee satisfaction process – running surveys, consolidating feedback
- Collaborate
with the office management department to ensure our workspaces reflect who
we are
Who we are looking for:
- You are
excited about connecting people with the bigger picture of their
organizations
- You love the
idea of improving workplaces, organizations, teams and careers around East
Africa.
- You have a
degree in communications, journalism or other relevant field
- You keep
yourself updated on global trends and activities.
- Proven record
of content created (blogging, social media campaigns etc
- You have seen
the potential of social media to drive business results and want to roll
up your sleeves to do the same
- You have had
at least 6 months working experience (internship or fulltime volunteer
experience does count)
- Your friends
talk about your vibrancy and your natural ability to connect with people
- You attend
networking events and manage to get meaningful contacts and follow-ups
- You are
excited about working in fast growth environments and don't require many
structures to create something wonderful
- You are highly
organized
- Excellent
written and oral communication
- You have
organized and managed events – especially handled participants
communications
- Past
experience using diverse social media channels to drive key messages to
different stakeholders
- Proficient in
Wordpress, MailChimp, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Google Drive and other
relevant tools. Web and graphic design skills come in handy!
- You make a
difference to people around you and our society
- You thrive in
a start-up environment, where things are constantly changing. You get
bored where one month is the same as the next
- You are happy
to organize your work independently; you are resourceful and can create
lots of value with small budgets
Why join edge?
- Because we’re
transforming the world of work in Kenya and globally.
- Experience the
start-up world and leave your mark in a young ambitious organization
- Work in an
international team with a high commitment to teamwork and learning
- You will
report to the founders and be included in exciting strategic conversations
- Join flexible
and passionate people that value your talents!
Logistics:
- Work from our
Waiyaki way office
- It is highly
preferred that you use your own laptop
- edge is a
young company, be prepared to deliver with limited resources
- We provide a
stipend for the internship
Want to apply?
First, read this guide on how to submit your application and tips on our selection process: http://bit.ly/CandidatesGuide
Record a 3-minute video and upload on any video sharing platform and send us the link when submitting your CV..... Tell us:
First, read this guide on how to submit your application and tips on our selection process: http://bit.ly/CandidatesGuide
Record a 3-minute video and upload on any video sharing platform and send us the link when submitting your CV..... Tell us:
- Why you are
looking for an internship?
- What do you
love about the idea of working at edge?
- What you love
about the edge brand
- Two to three
ideas to take our brand to the next level
Send your CV in PDF format to careers@edgeperformance.co.ke with the subject line "edge Communications Intern"
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis thus apply as soon as you see this!
Not for you? Please forward the role to your networks who may find it interesting!
