What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advocacy & Communications Officer - Intern position at IIRR?
Job Description
Job Description
IIRR is one of the world’s leading rural development NGOs. Founded in 1960, IIRR’s programs have impacted more than 62 million rural lives across five continents. The organization’s programs address the health, education, and environmental conditions of rural communities and prioritizes the delivery of sustainable and scalable solutions that empower people to improve their lives and livelihoods. IIRR maintains offices in Africa, Asia, and North America.
IIRR is looking for intelligent, strategic, and resourceful thinkers to help the organization expand its branding and social media efforts to raise awareness of IIRR’s global impact. Advocacy & Communications Officer Interns will work under the direction of the Director of Global Operations.
This is an unpaid internship but available for class credits. We have two internship models :
i) full-time - requires a 5 days (40 hours) a week commitment of 3 months
ii) part-time - required 3 to 4 days (24 hours) a week commitment of 6 months.
Please note that internship hours must be scheduled during regular New York / East Coast business hours.
Responsibilities may include one or more of the following :
- Research and develop content for multi-channel communications platforms to support external communications and PR of the organization
- Support copywriting, graphic designing, and curating content for social media channels, website, and blogs to raise visibility on our projects and activities
- Help lead branding of the organization by assisting the implementation of social media campaigns across multiple platforms
- Support external communications to expand the organization's online reach by liaising with local, national, and international journalists to support development and execution of media coverage
- Support documentation, including video and photography
Requirements :
Application Instructions :
Submit resume / CV, cover letter (indicating preference for part-time or full-time placement), and contact information for three references as a single document.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
No calls, please. If you have not received a response from us in two weeks, you should assume that your application was not successful on this occasion.
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