Results and Communications Internship at Embassy of Denmark

Your daily tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Daily coordination of Denmark in Kenya and Somalia’s social media channels on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Developing original content for our social media platforms, and source content from teams, reports and partners.
• Production of videos, pictures, and graphics for social media using FinalCut Pro, and Canva
• Creating communications campaigns for events and development priorities
• Assisting with project and events management
• Assistance in developing a results tracker and other results related tasks, including elaboration of success stories to communicate about achieved results.

We are looking for students from communications and development programs with a genuine interest in development, politics and the world around us. Professional experience in social media is a plus. Excellent writing- and organizational skills are required. Additional competencies include:

• Experience in production of social media content 
• Ability to shoot and edit video and work on multimedia projects is an advantage
• Ability to work with CMS
• A good sense of storytelling - ability to quickly understand a new subject matter and detect compelling stories in data and results. 
• Demonstrates professionalism and understanding of Danish development cooperation and the importance of collecting and communicating results
• Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and analytics programs
• You are open, independent, and bring new creative ideas to the table

Qualifications

• A Bachelor degree and admission at master level at a Danish University in a relevant field for this position.
• Experience in communications, public relations, and possessing strong drafting/writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment. 
• Innovative, organized, and self-motivated with a keen interest in driving strategic messages to key internal and external role-players.
• Familiarity with development policies, international relations and/or East African or Kenyan politics and dynamics is considered an asset. 
• Danish citizenship or fulfilling the following requirements: The applicant has lived in Denmark for a longer period of time (at least 3-4 years), is admitted at a Danish University or Business School and at the time of applying has residence in Denmark.