Communication Intern at Restoration of Hope Initiative (ROHI)

Background:

The Restoration of Hope Initiative is a Non-Governmental Organization that was founded in 2012 and began operations in 2015 in the areas of education, protection, WASH, and livelihood. ROHI has helped over 200,000 children in the Northeast to have access to inclusive quality education by establishing infrastructure and boosting the capacity of educational institutions since its inception in 2012. ROHI specializes in education programming, as well as development programming and humanitarian assistance. The North East crisis has increased the number of individuals forced to relocate, hampered access to educational opportunities, heightened security concerns, and demanded the provision of life-saving services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support for the development and production of communication products and digital content to grow ROHI’s presence and engagement, particularly on social media.
• Assist with sourcing and drafting appropriate, relevant content from programmes for ROHI’s social media channels.
• Assist in developing multimedia content, such as graphics, photography, and audio/video editing.
• Support the development of website content by liaising with programme teams (including editing and proofreading) and uploading web content.
• Edit content and support the production of the monthly internal newsletter.
• Assist in the creation and conceptualization of various forms of communications plans and products
• Provide MS-word skills to support in writings and capturing good videos and pictures using a sophisticated camera.

Qualification and Requirements

• B.SC/HND in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, Marketing, Public and Business Administration, or other relevant fields.
• At least 1 year of working experience in the communications field.
• Be familiar with standard software applications such as MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and graphic design platforms (Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw for example).
• Working knowledge of video editing software is desirable.

Languages:

• Being fluent in English is strongly desired.

Ethical conduct for ROHI staff:

Restoration of Hope Initiative maintains a code of standards of conduct that shall govern the performances of its employees engaged in awarding and administering contracts. No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported/ by donor funds if a real or apparent conflict of interest would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when the employee, officer, or agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization that employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated above, has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for an award. A disciplinary action will be applied for violations of such standards by ROHI officers, employees, or agents.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within ROHI and amongst beneficiaries served by ROHI

Child safeguarding Policy

• ROHI frowns at any form of child molestation and actively promotes child protection.

Equal Opportunities

Restoration of Hope Initiative is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran. Due to the urgent need of the position applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

ROHI never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to us.