Transparency International Intern (Communications and Advocacy) Jobs in Kenya

Transparency International Intern (Communications and Advocacy) Jobs in Kenya

Job Purpose

The Intern will be responsible for supporting and learning from implementing strategies and projects aligned towards achieving the communications pillar of TI-Kenya’s strategic plan.

Specifically, the intern will offer support to the Citizen Demand & Oversight programme, the organizations’ institutional media/communications engagements, events management, and support communication with stakeholders. The intern will also support interventions aligned to the successful implementation of the Media-Tech Hub projects, journalists’ training, grant and mentorship programmes and innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities

The intern shall provide communications support including but not limited to the following duties:

Provide support to TI-Kenya institutional media/communications engagements, including event management, publicity, media mobilisation, media monitoring and social media advocacy;

Provide logistical and administrative support in preparation of all project activities including advocacy meetings, workshops and public forums, and ensuring production and/or documentation of activity reports, taking photos, recording details for participants and taking minutes for meetings;

Assist in the design of projects and work plans to ensure their successful implementation to achieve overall programme objectives and TI-Kenya strategic goals;

Support partnership engagements to enhance movement building through mapping out of relevant stakeholders, working with relevant partner coalition and networks to develop collaborative programme strategies;

Support multi-media advocacy initiatives including social media engagements, content development for online dissemination;

Support in maintaining an active presence on TI-Kenya’s social media presence in line with the organization’s social media policy and guidelines;

Support to mobilize journalists, activists, CSOs, and other partners for public forums, events, and other outreach activities;

Support in regular media monitoring in order to record and follow up on incidents reported through the organization’s platforms.

Qualifications

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree

in Arts, International Relations, Media, PR, Marketing,Communication Studies, Development Studies, or related course from a recognized university;

Demonstrable skills and interest in media and communications work;

Work experience of atleast 6 months in the communications/media field with demonstrable experience in project implementation.

Competencies

A person of high integrity that will model TI-Kenya’s core values;

A strong commitment to the aims, objectives, and values of TI-Kenya;

Good communication, and presentation skills – verbal and written;

Good interpersonal/relational skills;

Good appreciation of advocacy and community engagement;

Shown merit in work performance and results;

Good report writing skills;

Ability to multi-task, work within given deadlines/schedules and attention to detail;

Familiarity with advocacy and communications strategies and tools;

Ability to productively interact with different stakeholders and citizens to advance TI Kenya work;

Good analytical and organizational skills;
Good knowledge of TI-Kenya and the environment in which it operates;

Demonstrated professional use of social media (Twitter, Facebook among others);

Familiarity with basic computer packages and understanding of data entry;

Must be able to read, write and speak English and Kiswahili fluently;

Ability to work independently and as a team;

Creativity and innovation

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Transparency International Intern (Communications and Advocacy) Jobs in Kenya

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