UNCDF Jobs - 76717- Internship- Communication and Knowledge Management

Internship- Communication and Knowledge Management for MM4P Zambia

Advertised on behalf of

UNCDF

Location :

Lusaka, ZAMBIA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

15-Feb-2018

Application Deadline :

02-Feb-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

6months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries (LDCs). With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development.

Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) is a programme launched by UNCDF in partnership with the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation. MM4P provides support to branchless and mobile financial services in a select group of LDCs to demonstrate how the correct mix of financial, technical and policy support can build a robust branchless and mobile financial services ecosystem that reaches low income people in LDCs.

MM4P requires a Communications & Knowledge Management intern to support the consolidation of its presence in Zambia and ensure that there is a strong learning component to this endeavor. This position is a great opportunity for those interested in developing their marketing and communication skills, and learning how a UN organization utilizes social media to support its mission, promote its events, research and insights to the right stakeholders. The intern will be instrumental in increasing MM4P Zambia’s social media presence and visibility, and gain hands on experience generating content and engaging with audiences through social media platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is expected to support the implementation of the Communication and Knowledge Management Strategy for MM4P Zambia, as directed by the Regional Technical Specialist and with the support of the Knowledge Management Consultant. Specifically, the key activities of the intern will involve the following:

Understand MM4P Zambia’s program activities, goals and results
Understand how MM4P Zambia’s Communications Strategy (including the use of traditional & social media) plays a role in achieving the goals and results of the program’s activities, particularly its fundraising activities.
Support the implementation of both MM4P Zambia’s Communications & Knowledge Management Strategies (with the help of Knowledge Management Consultant), according to the events & activities calendar.
Support the successful execution of three key events: Launch of Zambian Mothers Research & Product Prototyping (April), ICT4Dev Conference (May),Launch of Bulk Payments Research (July) . This will include creating event checklists, drafting and sending invites, monitoring RSVPs, assisting with post-event feedback collection.
Related to events & activities calendar, synthesize real-time activities of the MM4P Zambia team as well as learnings and help create and drive traditional media and social media content (e.g., tweets, photos, LinkedIn posts, newspaper articles etc) that will generate increased discussion, followers, likes, shares etc.
Disseminate information about the programme’s events and publications on social media and traditional media, as requested including proof reading, editing, and preparation of documents for print
Produce of a variety of communication tools
Provide input to and maintaining the contact database of the programme
Build strong working relationships with the media and journalists contacts list
Assist with curating content for the MM4P Zambia newsletter and knowledge deepening exercises
Support organizing local events and workshops
Work with team members to provide media, communications, and social media advice to staff in achieving the knowledge management work plan to maximize communications impact
Work in collaboration with global media staff to ensure the messages and quality are consistent and in line with UNCDF standards and policy
Other tasks as requested by the Knowledge Management Consultant

Competencies

Strong communication skills in English (including written and verbal communication);
Strong communication skills in Bemba and Nyanja
Experienced social media user (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn);
Experience in engaging with the traditional media (Newspaper, TV);
Strong organizational skills;
Excellent interpersonal skills;
Capacity to work collaboratively in a multicultural environment;
Excellent research, analytical, communication, and writing skills;
Ability to work under tight deadlines.
Respect for Diversity;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty;
Commitment to UNCDFs vision, mission, and strategic goals.

Required Skills and Experience

Enrolled in Bachelors Programme in Communications/Public Relations/Marketing/Journalism or related field.

Experience:

Have a strong social media presence and experienced in using various social media platforms to drive interactions i.e. we are seeking a Digital Native who is active on social media and knows how to generate content that gets people talking.
Demonstrated expertise in using hashtags, key words, key phrases to generate strong response from social media audiences, including high number of retweets, followers, shares, etc.
Excellent organizational, inter-personal, communication and administrative skills;
Able to take initiative and work independently;
Proven ability to complete diverse and complex tasks;
Excellent computer capabilities (Word, Excel, Power Point);
Good understanding of importance of design/graphics in effective communication methods;
Demonstrated interest in financial inclusion, including digital finance, Microfinance and /or other areas related to international development in general;
Photo and video editing skills would be an added advantage.

UNCDF may accept interns providing the following conditions are met:

Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s programme at the time of application and during the internship; or
Recent graduate (within 6 months) prior to the beginning of the internship.