Job Positions at Mercy Corps for Communication Interns, 25th April, 2017
Mercy Corps works in fragile and conflict-affected
environments to build secure, productive, and just communities. We
believe that transitional environments - countries affected by civil
wars, economic and political crisis, or natural disasters – offer
tremendous opportunities for positive change. Since
the 1990s, Mercy
Corps has managed over 100 peace building projects in over 30 countries
and regions, and currently implement 34 peace building programs in
some of the world’s toughest places.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Communication Intern
Location: Kano, Lagos
Program/Department Summary
- The Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) project
- an innovative intervention funded by The UK Department for
International Development’s Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC T) - aims to
improve Literacy, Numeracy and Financial Literacy skills economic
status of marginalized adolescent girls aged 17 - 23 in the Northern
Nigerian states of Kano Kaduna, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and
the metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria.
General Position Summary
- The Communication Intern will provide support in all aspects of information management in his/her location.
- S/he will support the development of a communication strategy
for the ENGINE 2 program including developing BCC/IEC materials,
newsletters, footages, advocacy guides, and other messaging required for
various phases of the project.
- The candidate will coordinate closely with the Communication
Officer to plan and implement activities that ensure adherence to Mercy
Corps’ and DFID standards, including the use/dissemination of project
materials to different stakeholders.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Support with documentary productions by reviewing for sequence,
spell check and ensuring that productions adhere to post-production
script.
- Coordinate with media during high profile meetings.
- Develop success stories
- Assist with the design and layout of Behavioral Change
Communication (BCC) materials such as stickers, t-shirts, banners and
face caps.
- Assist with the design and layout of other Information Education
and Communication (IEC) materials such as storyboards and ENGINE
pathway reel.
- Assist with organizing and creating a database of ENGINE audio-visual files and other communication documents.
- Collate content for the quarterly newsletter and develop a draft.
- Assist with development of other relevant publications.
- Provide support with photography.
- Perform any other task as assigned by the Knowledge Management
and Communication Officer under the supervision of Knowledge Management
and Communication Advisor.
Knowledge and Experience:
- B.Sc in Journalism or English Language, or Communications related field.
- At least 1 year experience working in communication-related
programmes and producing communication materials - must have experience
in creative writing and storytelling.
- Proficient in using editing software packages, such as Adobe
creative suite (Photoshop, illustrator, In-Design) Publisher and Corel
Draw.
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural and fast paced environment.
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their CV's
and Cover Letter in one document, addressing the position
requirements to:
[email protected] All applications must include the position title in the subject line, be not more than 4 pages.
Application Deadline: 9th May, 2017.