The African Centre for a Green Economy: Communications and Marketing Internship 2024
Job Highlights
The African Centre for a Green Economy is recruiting for the 2024 Communications and Marketing Internship.
Closing Date: 26 August 2024
Position Title: Communications and Media Intern
Location: This position is remote, unless the candidate is already based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Duration: The duration of the internship is 6 months and is available with immediate effect.
About the African Centre for a Green Economy
The is committed to promoting sustainable development and the green economy.
This includes advocating for policies that support environmental conservation, renewable energy, and sustainable practices.
The Communications and Media Intern will support the organization’s outreach and engagement efforts by helping to communicate these initiatives to various stakeholders, including the public, media, and partner organizations.
Job Purpose
To assist in the development and dissemination of communication materials that promote the organization’s green economy initiatives and increase public awareness and engagement.
Roles and Responsibilities
Content Creation: Develop and produce content for various platforms, including social media, websites, newsletters, and press releases, focusing on green economy topics.
Social Media Management: Assist in managing the organization’s social media accounts by creating posts, monitoring engagement, and analysing performance metrics.
Media Outreach: Support media relations efforts, including drafting press releases, organizing press conferences, and maintaining media contact lists.
Research: Conduct research on green economy trends, news, and best practices to inform content creation and organisational strategies.
Event Support: Assist in planning and promoting events, webinars, and campaigns related to green economy initiatives.
Monitoring and Reporting: Track media coverage and social media metrics and prepare regular reports on communication activities.
Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to ensure consistent messaging and support cross-functional projects.
Qualifications
Education: Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Communications, Media Studies, Environmental Science, or a related field.
Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
Skills: Strong writing, editing, and communication skills; familiarity with social media platforms; basic graphic design and video editing skills are a plus.
Knowledge: An understanding of environmental issues, sustainable development, and the green economy is preferred.
Attributes: Creative, proactive, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
How to Apply
Please send a letter of motivation, cv, copies of your latest qualifications, links of published works (blogs, writing samples etc.), and two reference names to [email protected]
