Communication Intern at Mercy Corps

Program/Department Summary

• The Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) project - an innovative intervention funded by The UK Department for International Development’s Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC T) - aims to improve Literacy, Numeracy and Financial Literacy skills economic status of marginalized adolescent girls aged 17 - 23 in the Northern Nigerian states of Kano Kaduna, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria.

General Position Summary

• The Communication Intern will provide support in all aspects of information management in his/her location.
• S/he will support the development of a communication strategy for the ENGINE 2 program including developing BCC/IEC materials, newsletters, footages, advocacy guides, and other messaging required for various phases of the project. 
• The candidate will coordinate closely with the Communication Officer to plan and implement activities that ensure adherence to Mercy Corps’ and DFID standards, including the use/dissemination of project materials to different stakeholders.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Support with documentary productions by reviewing for sequence, spell check and ensuring that productions adhere to post-production script.
• Coordinate with media during high profile meetings.
• Develop success stories
• Collate content for the quarterly newsletter and develop a draft.
• Assist with development of other relevant publications.
• Provide support with photography.
• Assist with the design and layout of Behavioral Change Communication (BCC) materials such as stickers, t-shirts, banners and face caps.
• Assist with the design and layout of other Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials such as storyboards and ENGINE pathway reel.
• Assist with organizing and creating a database of ENGINE audio-visual files and other communication documents.
• Perform any other task as assigned by the Knowledge Management and Communication Officer under the supervision of Knowledge Management and Communication Advisor.

Knowledge and Experience:

• B.Sc in Journalism or English Language, or Communications related field.
• At least 1 year experience working in communication-related programmes and producing communication materials - must have experience in creative writing and storytelling.
• Proficient in using editing software packages, such as Adobe creative suite (Photoshop, illustrator, In-Design) Publisher and Corel Draw.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and fast paced environment.