Communications and Multimedia
Internship –
World Vision East Africa Regional Office
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
This internship aims to
provide the interns with a broad understanding of international
non-governmental organisation communications functions, with exposure to all
elements of the regional office and opportunities to collaborate with the
national offices across the region and regional bodies such as the Africa
Union.
A small stipend will be
offered for the position.
Responsibilities
- Provide support
to the communications team in managing our social media accounts
- Help produce
video material on a need basis for use on the website and in presentations
- Support in
updating out intranet pages and curating content for the sites
- Basic
photography for events and projects as may be called upon
- Supporting
processes to improve efficiency of the EARO Communications team
- Event planning
and organisation
- Engaging in
internal communications activities for broad exposure to the organisation
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors
degree in journalism, media and communications, humanitarian diplomacy,
international relations or related courses
- Knowledge and
experience in editing video and using software such as Final Cut Pro and
Adobe Premier Pro
- Knowledge is
use and management of social media
- 1-2 years work
experience in communications and advocacy with Non-governmental
organisations
Assets:
- Experience in
documentary shooting and editing
Languages: Excellent oral and written English.
Period of internship: November 2016- April 2017 (6 months)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Kindly send applications to
ro_recruitment@wvi.org indicating the job title. ‘Communications and Multimedia
Internship’ as the email subject
Communications and Graphic Design
Internship –
World Vision East Africa Regional Office
World Vision is a Christian
humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and
their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the
causes of poverty and injustice.
The East Africa Regional Office, operating in nine countries of East Africa namely; Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda is looking for a Communications interns to work in its Nairobi office.
This internship aims to
provide the interns with a broad understanding of international
non-governmental organisation communications functions, with exposure to all
elements of the regional office and opportunities to collaborate with the
national offices across the region and regional bodies such as the Africa
Union.
Responsibilities
- Come up with
concepts and ideas on how to visually communicate our brand and goals
- Work with
regional communications team to design concepts for campaigns, events and
other special projects
- Ensure that
content and design of online is consistent with the house style and brand
- Expand World
Vision’s reach in East Africa by advising on use of content distribution
services
- Engaging in
internal communications activities for broad exposure to the organisation
- Experience in
graphic design and use of graphic design software
- Carry out media
monitoring and report on the same on a weekly basis
Period of internship: November 2016 -April
2017 (6 months)
Qualifications Required:
- University studies
(ongoing or finished), or multimedia, desktop designing, journalism, media
and communication courses
- Strong English
writing skills
- Excellent use
of technology including software (Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe
Professional)
- Graduate intern
preferred
Assets:
- Knowledge of
Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, Typo3, FileMaker is an advantage.
Languages: Excellent oral and written English.
Kindly send applications to ro_recruitment@wvi.org indicating the job title. ‘Communications and Graphic Design Internship ’ as the email subject