Internship description
Job
Title: Communications Manager
Title: Communications Manager
Start
Date: As soon as possible
Date: As soon as possible
Hours:
8-12 hours weekly to be agreed
8-12 hours weekly to be agreed
Commitment:
9 months minimum
9 months minimum
Pay:
Unpaid Internship. Agreed expenses paid
Unpaid Internship. Agreed expenses paid
Reporting
To: YP Director, Dr. Michael McGill
To: YP Director, Dr. Michael McGill
Language:
Spoken and written fluency in English
Spoken and written fluency in English
To
Apply: Complete formhttp://goo.gl/LufwAH
Apply: Complete formhttp://goo.gl/LufwAH
Location:
Anywhere with good communications & Internet
Anywhere with good communications & Internet
Benefits:Fantastic experience
and responsibilities to strengthen your communications resume. Coaching from
Dr. McGill with ample opportunity to practice and develop your communications
skills while supporting war-affected children and youth. Learning about
child/youth peacebuilding. Potential letter of recommendation. Willing to
consider work for academic credit.
and responsibilities to strengthen your communications resume. Coaching from
Dr. McGill with ample opportunity to practice and develop your communications
skills while supporting war-affected children and youth. Learning about
child/youth peacebuilding. Potential letter of recommendation. Willing to
consider work for academic credit.
What
Young Peacebuilders (YP) Does
Young Peacebuilders (YP) Does
YP
develops partnerships, research, projects and tools that nurture peacebuilding
passion and skill in children and youth in contexts impacted by armed conflict.
In this way YP helps prevent and end cycles of violence. We also help design
effective child and youth peacebuilding projects and research for others. We
want to see a major shift in the dominant method of addressing contemporary
conflicts toward investing in young people as peacebuilders.
develops partnerships, research, projects and tools that nurture peacebuilding
passion and skill in children and youth in contexts impacted by armed conflict.
In this way YP helps prevent and end cycles of violence. We also help design
effective child and youth peacebuilding projects and research for others. We
want to see a major shift in the dominant method of addressing contemporary
conflicts toward investing in young people as peacebuilders.
Responsibilities
- Develop,
manage, and regularly update YP website to create a youth friendly and
engaging platform. Connect with YP Advisory Team to gain ongoing feedback.
- Help
implement, and monitor YP communications strategy; manage others
supporting strategy
- Produce
Newsletter every 3 months; coordinate content development, edit, and
increase list size
- Expand
YP social media reach and influence including: Twitter, Facebook,
LinkedIn, website
- Assist
with following up with and thanking donors
- Help
produce and/edit other YP communications tools and proposals
- Find
best child/youth peacebuilding related articles, research, events, example
projects to share
- Assisting
with communications; responding to inquiries & prioritizing responses
Minimum
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Extremely
Trustworthy
- Exceptional
written and verbal communication
- Some
social media experience
- Some
web development experience
- Learner
with ability to work remotely
- Attention
to detail and Problem solver
- Disciplined
independent worker
- Technologically
savvy with significant computer experience (e.g. word, excel, email
programs)
- Very
basic graphic design skills
- Ability
to manage others remotely
Current
Web Platforms
Web Platforms
How to apply
To
apply complete the application at the following link. Links to your resume and
sample works are required. Application closes April 10, 2015. http://goo.gl/LufwAH
apply complete the application at the following link. Links to your resume and
sample works are required. Application closes April 10, 2015. http://goo.gl/LufwAH
