The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. After passing a century, which it celebrated in 2019, it is now a global movement made up of 29 national member organizations which work in 120 countries.

Role Purpose:

The content development intern will focus on creating engaging and impactful content for social media platforms, as well as providing graphics design and multimedia support

Roles & Responsibilities

• Developing compelling content for social media channels, including written posts, infographics, and videos, to promote the organization’s campaigns, initiatives, and events.
• Collaborating with the ACCM team to brainstorm content ideas and create a content calendar.
• Designing visually appealing graphics for various purposes, such as campaign materials, reports, and presentations.
• Assisting in sourcing and editing multimedia content, including photos and videos, for use in promotional materials.
• Ensuring brand consistency and quality in all produced content.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor degree in Management, Business Administration, or any related field.
• Strong Interest/Skill in graphic design, multimedia production, and content development.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Efficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Flexibility to work on extra hours, if required for event support.
• Commitment to save the children values