The division’s social policy section is focused on youth development and empowerment. It manages the Commonwealth Youth Programme, which supports the effective participation of young women and men in development processes and promotes their engagement at all levels of decision-making, including with Heads of Government.
Reporting to the Stakeholder and Engagement Communications Officer, the intern will help to manage and boost the Commonwealth youth programme’s social media and digital platforms. The intern will contribute to a strategy to manage and grow the Commonwealth youth networks and YourCommonwealth CMS; handle the daily management of the Commonwealth youth social media channels; produce maps and visualisations of the site; work with Commonwealth young correspondents to create copy, images, podcasts and videos that engage young people across our five regions; and update HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
To be considered, you must be between the ages of 20 and 30 years and have an undergraduate degree marketing, media and communications or a closely related subject, with at least 1 year’s experience web and social media specialist/strategist. Proven ability to successfully use multimedia content and social media to engage audiences.
You will also need to have intimate knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, and other social media platforms; understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics; ability to update HTML, CSS and JavaScript; familiarity with web design and publishing; excellent multitasking skills and problem-solving skills.
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 member governments and provides guidance on policy making, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries. We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive and equitable development.
To join us, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country and have the right to live and work in the UK for the full duration of the Internship.
Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter. Covering letters should be structured to address the key criteria required in the person specification, giving clear examples.
The closing date is 4 January 2021, 17:00 GMT.