Intern, Communications at The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Job Number: S01828
Location: Abuja
Contract Type: Contractor
Duration: 6 Months
Grade: Not applicable

Job Purpose

• To support the communications team at the Nigerian Red Cross Society to improve visibility for the Nigeria Hunger Crisis Appeal.
• The intern will work with the Nigerian Red Cross communications team to collect and create content for the purposes of profiling the activities being undertaken under the Nigerian Hunger Crisis Appeal and ensure the same is used on the Nigerian Red Cross platforms and shared with critical media stakeholders.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
Working with the Senior Communications Officer to:

• To provide support to help deliver consistent content creation for the hunger crisis project
• To support in the creation of compelling audio-visual content that can be used to highlight the impact of the Nigeria Hunger Crisis Appeal.
• To chronicle stories of people who have been reached by the project so far.
• To collect audio-visual content that can be used for continuous profiling of the project.
• To support in the creation of audio-visual capacity in the Nigerian Red Cross Society.

Education

• A Degree in Mass Communication or a similar field. Required.

Experience:

• One year of experience in a similar field. Required.

Knowledge, Skills and Language:

• Good writing and communications skills. Required
• Good audio-visual skills. Required
• Good knowledge of the media landscape in Nigeria (Digital and Traditional). Required
• A good understanding of the Red Cross movement. Preferred 

Competencies and Values:

• Teamwork
• Communications
• Integrity
• National Society relations
• Empowering others
• Professionalism
• Accountability