Intern at British High Commission

Grade: Internship
Type of Position: Intern
Job Category: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)
Job Subcategory: Communications, Press and Media
Start Date: 3 April 2018

Main Purpose of Job

• Provide video production, graphic design and campaign support to the Press and Public Affairs team for the delivery of communications objectives

Roles and Responsibilities

• Working with the Press Team for the planning and promotion of content
• Supporting campaign management and optimisation across multiple channels
• Designing graphic materials and producing short videos for use on digital channels
• Creation and management of an organised data base of photo and video files.
• Uploading social media posts and answering basic enquiries on social media
• Any other tasks reasonably requested by the Head of Communications/ Press Officer

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential:

• Be a recent graduate in Media, Communications field (graduated within the last 3 years) with excellent organisational skills and the ability to multitask
• Be computer literate with a high degree of proficiency in the use of MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Video editing, graphics design and photography skills
• Ability to transform ideas, statistics and concepts into clear visuals and infographics

Desirable:

• Experience with social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
• Experience with creating content for the web such as blogging or video blogging would be an added advantage.

Required Competencies:

• Changing and Improving, Leading and Communicating, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace.

Language Requirements:

• Language - English

Level of Language Required:

• Advanced level proficiency in English Language (ability to understand, write and speak English language without any difficulty)

Stipend / Allowance 

• NGN136,722

Other Benefits and Conditions of Employment 

• Learning and Development Opportunities:
  • Online e-learning
  • On the job learning, job shadowing and mentoring
  • Various development workshops
  • Social media training
  • Communications training
  • Website training
• The intern will work for six hours a day, four days (Monday to Thursday) for a fixed term period of 3 months.

Language Requirements:

• Language: English

Level of Language Required:

• Advanced level proficiency in English Language (ability to understand, write and speak English language without any difficulty).