Responsibilities

The intern will be expected to: 

• Assist in the development of communication materials, including media packages, fact sheets and social media content 
• Support the country office in the production and finalisation of communications products 
• Produce content for use for country’s influencing 
• Conduct research on key regional issues and compile reports for internal use 
• Support the planning and implementation of communication campaigns and events 
• Monitor media coverage and social media trends relevant to Kenya 
• Assist in the maintenance of the country office online presence, including the website and social media accounts 
• Travel to field locations in Kenya for content gathering (video, photo and text) 
• As part of the internship, the intern will be expected to undergo in-house training in NRC’s branding and house style, digital asset systems, ethics, and other relevant areas 

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in final year or recently graduated (past 18 months) with a Degree in Communications, Journalism, International Relations, or a related field.  

Skills and Experience 

• Excellent English writing skills and attention to detail 
• Sound photography and filming skills 
• Knowledge of digital storytelling techniques 
• Knowledge of and interest in regional humanitarian issues  
• Experience in using social media for advocacy and outreach 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (photo, audio and video editing, and design) 

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Specific responsibilities 

• Implementation of projects focussed on self-reliance, legal protection and durable solutions targeting both refugees and host communities.
• Day-to-day project implementation at field level in developing clear work plans and targets and following up on implementation and engage in regular performance monitoring of projects.
• Contribute to the development of either monthly, quarterly, annual or status reports including monthly monitoring and evaluation updates
• Quality programming, identifying key areas for further follow up, devising strategies and supporting implementation to improve and monitor quality in NRC’s approaches.
• Meaningfully engaging project participants to ensure their views inform the design and implementation of NRC’s responses.
• Conduct project specific technical assessments and research, present recommendations and adapt programme implementation to needs and context.
• Actively participate in relevant coordination forums including camp level protection, child protection, sexual and gender-based violence, shelter and livelihood working groups and county coordination forums.
• In consultation with the ICLA Specialist, deliver technical training to stakeholders.
• Implement approaches that promote safe and inclusive programming (SIP) and protection mainstreaming.  
• Participate in the area level coordination meetings including the monthly programme meetings.
• Promote project visibility through preparing and document success stories, human interest stories, or photos 
• Any other tasks assigned by your line-manager; the Programme Manager. 

Qualifications

• University degree in law, political science, social science or other relevant discipline. Diploma with relevant experience will be considered. 
• Relevant experience in humanitarian settings, especially protracted crisis
• Good understanding of refugee situation in Kenya
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience within field of expertise
• 2 years of experience managing legal protection/durable solutions projects in complex and volatile contexts
• Familiarity with international refugee law and human rights law. 
• Knowledge of SPHERE standards and other global humanitarian and protection standards
• Previous experience from working 
• Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities
• Experience in proposal and report writing and excellent computer skills