Terre des Hommes Netherlands is looking for a Communications Intern for the Ethiopia Country Office, to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is a national internship, open to applicants who can prove the right to live and work in Ethiopia. The internship period will be for eleven months starting from February 2023.
Background
Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) is an international child rights organisation committed to stopping child exploitation. Our mission is to protect children by preventing and stopping child exploitation, and by empowering children to make their voices count. Our vision is that 'children can flourish in a world free of all forms of exploitation.
Our vision and mission are inspired and guided by international human rights instruments and standards, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe's Lanzarote Convention, the International Labour Organisation Conventions and aligned with achievement of the SDGs, in particular Goals 5, 8 and 16.
In 2022, Terre des Hommes Netherlands launched its 2023-2030 Listen up! Strategy with the aim of creating systemic change addressing the root causes of child exploitation. We will achieve this by empowering children and their communities, connecting them with those who have power to enact change, engaging in lobby & advocacy campaigns, working with partners to build resilience of children, families and communities and utilizing our knowledge and expertise to co-create sustainable, evidence-based solutions.
In Africa, Terre des Hommes Netherlands works in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Madagascar. In Ethiopia, TdH NL programmes are implemented in Amhara and Oromia regional states and at national level. Our work in Ethiopia is aimed at providing humanitarian support for conflict/drought affected communities and also lobby and advocacy for protecting children from different forms of exploitations.
Objective of the internship
The Communication Intern will support the implementation of the communication plan and deliverables, as outlined in the Ethiopia Country Annual Plan 2023. The deliverables are organised around Communication for marketing and brand positioning, Communication for awareness and behavior change, Communication for advocacy and lobbying and, Communication for promoting learning. He/she will support engagement in strategic communication as informed by the need to constantly communicate results, increase visibility, profiling and positioning in the country with the government, other civil society organisations and most importantly with donors and key funding agencies.
The Communications Intern will report to the Country Manager Ethiopia, while at the same time receiving mainly technical guidance from the Senior Regional Communications Officer, with whom (s)he will be working closely with.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Support in implementing the communication plan as outlined in the 2023 Country Action Plan
Assist in improving TdH NL’s branding/visibility through local partners
Knowledge and experience
Competencies
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