Voluntary Internships - Media
& Content
Office: Regional Office for East
Africa, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes
Team: Media and Content
Duration: 6 months
Hours/Days per week: Minimum of 3 days per week
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Team: Media and Content
Duration: 6 months
Hours/Days per week: Minimum of 3 days per week
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
We are looking for a voluntary intern to work with the media and content team
for 6 months, for at least three days a week and preferably 5 days.
Although the voluntary intern’s role
will be supervised, he/she will be expected to work independently, use their
initiative and manage their own tasks. Willingness to undertake some routine
administrative tasks is crucial. Projects will be devised by the team in
collaboration with the voluntary intern, which will aim to assist the team in
fulfilling its strategic objectives, while making the best use of the voluntary
intern’s own skills, interests and experience.
Undertaking a voluntary internship at
Amnesty International, one of the world’s leading human rights organizations,
can provide valuable experience and you will receive work references at the
completion of your assignment. However, please note that a voluntary internship
does not lead directly to employment with Amnesty International.
Responsibilities
·
Monitoring of news article hits where
Amnesty International has been mentioned and released outputs from the Regional
Office.
·
Support in drafting content for
country teams in line with upcoming and ongoing campaigns.
·
Supporting content management on
social media platforms.
·
Assist in set up for media
interviews.
·
Support in content analytics.
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Studies or Journalism.
·
Experience in a media,
communications, or social media organisation, or NGO with media and
communications expertise and experience
·
Very good IT skills and familiarity
with the use of databases
·
Good organisational skills
·
Verbal and written communication
skills
·
Ability to interact with people of
all walks of life with good problem solving skills
·
Fluency in English and Kiswahili
languages. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.
How to Apply
NB: Only applicants who have
eligibility, i.e. Kenyan citizens or foreign students with a right to study and
work in Kenya, will be considered for the above post. Kindly apply online on www.careers.amnesty.org.
Deadline: 4th September 2017
Please note that any salary figure
given is the gross figure, earnings will be subject to relevant local taxation.
Amnesty International is committed to
creating and sustaining a working environment in which everyone has an equal
opportunity to fulfill their potential and we welcome applications from
suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.