Job Vacancy: Communications Intern
Background: Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) focuses on providing legal assistance in fragile and conflict affected states.
Background: Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) focuses on providing legal assistance in fragile and conflict affected states.
People living in such areas generally
experience both an increased vulnerability to human rights violations and a
decreased ability to access justice.
Reports to: Legal Advocacy Officer
Functions / Key Results Expected
1. Raising the profile and advocacy
efforts of LAW by drafting and implementing a 2015 media strategy, under the
supervision of the Legal Advocacy Officer.
2. Assisting with media management
and fundraising, including by developing proposals and applications, managing
LAW’s twitter and Facebook accounts and by managing the website.
3. Assisting the Executive Director
with external relations and administrative tasks.
The Communications Intern will
perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the objectives and
activities mentioned below:
Media
- Engaging with relevant partners and actors
through social media to raise the profile and visibility of LAW and its
projects.
- Promoting LAW’s advocacy messages and agendas
through social media for specific projects.
- Maintaining and updating information on the
website.
- Assisting with the monthly report to LAW’s
Partners/IAC
- Drafting and circulating internal and external
media briefs.
Fundraising:
- Assist in drafting concept notes, donor
proposals and preparation of donor reports, maintaining records to enable
accurate and timely donor reporting.
- Maintaining a timetable indicating when
certain grants must be applied for, based on LAW’s donor mapping.
External Relations:
- Attending meetings with the Executive Director
Administrative:
- Organising materials for meetings and
minute-taking;
- Assist in managing logistical and travel
arrangements on behalf of the project;
- Replying to emails enquiring about LAW;
- Updating and maintaining different databases.
Skills and Qualifications Required:
- Must have permission to work in Kenya.
- Bachelors degree in law, human rights, or
journalism;
- Experience working in the media and
communications;
- Experience working and managing social media
accounts;
- Experience in fundraising;
- Knowledge of international human rights law
and humanitarian law, including UN mechanisms and international justice
mechanisms;
- Knowledge of international relations;
- Excellent organisational and analytical
skills;
- Excellent research and drafting skills;
- Experience planning and coordinating
international conferences, roundtables and seminars;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and
strong technical literacy;
- Experience working with international NGOs is
strongly preferred.
Duration of the assignment: 6 months, starting in 1 March 2015
Please email a cover letter and your
CV to: mangan@legalactionworldwide.org