Intern, Communications and Social Media (Children and Young People) at The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

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Intern, Communications and Social Media (Children and Young People)

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Employer: The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa (Remote) - Ethiopia

Salary: USD 250 per month (gross salary)

Posted date: 2 days ago

Deadline: June, 04/2025 (4 days left)

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About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking an Intern, Communications and Social Media (Children and Young People) to support the Act4Food team with communications specifically focusing on social media channels and the Act4Food website. This position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia office and is offered on a 6 months fixed-term contract basis.

Reporting to the Global Youth Campaigns Coordinator, the intern will collaborate with the country communications team.

The postholder will support the Act4Food team with communications specifically focusing on social media channels such as Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and the upkeep of the Act4Food website. You will be working on the youth led campaign, Act4Food and will be expected to work with young people and create content for this audience in relation to food systems for social media channels and website.

Key Responsibilities include

• Supporting the Act4Food campaign coordinator to regularly update social media content and the website
• Collaborating with the Communications team to disseminate content (media stories, reports lessons learned, case studies) for Act4Food programme
• Updating and following a social media plan for all social media channels
• Coordinating with youth leaders to ensure they are represented on social media channels and website and their stories are showcased appropriately
• Supporting administrative tasks and maintenance of the website on behalf of the programme

About you

The ideal candidate will have experience in developing creative content and ability to manage a website in WordPress. You will possess excellent ability to use and critically review the performance of social media tools (e.g. LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook) and have ability to convey technical concepts in a clear and appealing way.

The postholder will possess excellent communications skills, fluent in written and spoken English and must have knowledge in Amharic. You will be a strong team player and able to work collaboratively with a team and within a fast-paced, multicultural organisation.

Being enrolled in or have recently completed a university degree in in Communications, Marketing Management, Journalism and International Development or related fields. You will be computer literate with excellent Excel, MS word, Outlook, and Power Point skills.

About our Offer

The salary on offer for this role is USD 250 per month (gross salary) on a 40 working hours per week and full-time working basis.

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