World Vision Communications Intern Career Opportunity in Kenya

Communications Internship – World Vision East Africa Regional OfficeWorld 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 intern to work in its Nairobi office.This internship aims to provide the intern 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.  
Period of internship: The internship starts beginning Oct 2014 and lasts 6 months.Ensure World Vision East Africa online presence is regularly updatedMonitoring WV EAR content across online platforms and social mediaEngaging in internal communications activities for broad exposure to the organisationDrafting stories and various correspondence Assisting with corporate communications, and development of programme briefs and profilesEvent organisation Supporting processes to improve efficiency of the EARO Communications teamUniversity studies (ongoing or finished), or journalism, media and communication educationStrong English writing skillsExcellent use of technology including software (Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Professional)Graduate Intern preferredAssets:
Experience with online promotion, development and media interestMultimedia skills such as video editing, photo management and graphic designKnowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, Typo3, FileMaker is an advantage.Languages: Excellent oral and written English. 

Please send your CV and cover letter by e-mail to clara_kiilu@wvi.orgOnly shortlisted candidates will be contacted.We recommend you to keep your CV to a maximum of two A4 pages in word format and the cover letter to one A4 page. For more on World Vision and our ministry to children please see: www.wvi.org