Oxfam, Communication intern Jobs Vacancy

Oxfam,
one of the leading global humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation,
mobilises the power of people against poverty. We are a diverse confederation
of 17 strongly interconnected national affiliates working in over 90 countries,
either directly, or with partners to enable transformational change, using a
unique combination of long-term development, campaigning and humanitarian
preparedness and response programme.
Oxfam
was established in Rwanda in the 1960s. Its reputation and expertise in Rwanda
puts it in a strong position to take forward a strategy that contributes to its
overall vision – a just Rwanda without poverty – and to st

age interventions in
line with its mission – to ensure that poor men, women and youth enjoy equal
rights and benefit from fair and inclusive development.

Oxfam’s
Country Strategy (OCS) launched in 2015 for implementation until 2020,
identifies four key pillar programmes to attain the set objectives:
Humanitarian response and preparedness, Sustainable Livelihood, Participatory
Governance and Gender Justice.
We
are currently recruiting for Rwandan national intern for the position of:
Communication
intern
Location:       
Kigali – Rwanda
Salary:
           Competitive
Duration:      
6 Months with possibility of renewal
Availability:  
Immediately
Reporting
lines
Programme
Funding and Communication Coordinator
We
are currently looking an intern who will be responsible for the following:
  • Supporting
    programme teams to produce their own communications materials such as
    quarterly review reports, social media feeds, while ensuring consistency
    with required regional standards and alignment with country strategy;
  • Supporting
    the Programme Quality Coordinator in the process of communicating
    programme achievements to the relevant Ministries, District immigrations
    and Immigration Headquarters on a timely and efficient manner;
  • Providing
    support as required in reviewing programme team’s communications materials
    and strategies within projects’ implementation processes;
  • Contributing
    to the design and management of the Country internal communication
    strategy, ensuring key corporate changes and priorities are communicated
    effectively;
  • Contributing
    to the production of internal communications products such as regular
    staff newsletters, bulletins, updating programme briefs, drafting the
    annual country programme report; support the updating of the Country
    strategy;
  • Contribute
    to the design of strategies and materials to ensure programmatic
    learning/evaluation is captured and shared between programme teams;
  • Contribute
    substantially to the design and implementation of influencing activities
    within Rwanda programme;
  • Ensuring
    that community and citizen voices, particularly those of women, are at the
    heart of the Rwanda program communications work;
  • Screen
    social media messaging on country programme’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
The
position requires the following requirements:
  • Have
    or be in pursuit of a formal education at least at degree level in
    communication including journalism;
  • Basic
    experience with communications planning skills – understanding how to plan
    and implement a strategy.
  • Have
    at least one year experience working in the communication sector in a INGO
    or a strong local NGO.
  • Proven
    ability to identify and write good story ideas.
  • Excellent
    written and verbal communications skills in English and experience in
    writing communications outputs: situation reports, case studies,
    factsheets/briefings and diaries.
  • Ability
    to acknowledge cultural and political issues within the locality and usage
    of wisdom and tact to avoid expression of conflicting stands also have
    understanding of the commissioning process for photography and video.
How
to apply:
Interested
candidates should send their applications and CVs through this email address : kigalijobs@oxfam.org.uk Application deadline
is 12th December 2017
N.B:
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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