Internship Opportunities at Moving the Goalposts Kilifi (MTGK) - 2 Positions

Reporting to: The Education Health & Livelihoods Team Leader

Job Purpose: The role of the Livelihood intern will be to implement activities in the department which are geared toward the financial independence of MTG girls and young women

Responsibilities:

• Ensures the formation of field savings group /training the groups on the MTG field saving and loan model, financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills training.
• Build strategic partnership with micro-credit institutions and business-related partners to benefit MTG saving groups and individual out of school girls.
• Follow up and support supervision of individual and group business projects and savings groups.
• Perform regular financial and administrative duties necessary for successful and timely project implementation.
• Organize and oversees training of out of school girls in the business incubation center.
• Prepare timely weekly reports, as well as project briefs, case stories, lessons learnt and other documentation, for the program as required and to enhance program strategy
• Undertake any other tasks assigned by the Education Health and Livelihood Team Leader, which might reasonably be deemed within the status of the job description.

Qualifications, competencies and experience

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma in a business-related field or any other relevant field.
• At least 6 months relevant work experience (working with communities in the areas of entrepreneurship)
• Experience and knowledge on table-banking/savings desirable
• Demonstrated experience in facilitation and training.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in team situations

DISCLAIMER

The job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.

Reporting to:  Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Coordinator

 Job Purpose

Communication Intern will be responsible for communication and publicity of Moving The Goalposts. She will be working closely with Program Data and Monitoring Officer and report to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for MTG social media platforms, work closely with the Data monitoring officer to develop MTG’s social media activity plan
• Update and maintain Moving The Goalposts social media presence, including scheduling Facebook updates
• Draft, distribute and pitch news releases, media alerts and other stories
• Work closely with team leaders to design flyers, graphics, e-invites and other marketing material for major events hosted by Moving The Goalposts
• Update Moving The Goalposts website when needed
• Collaborating with staff on new ideas, directions, and venues for marketing and communications
• Collecting and writing stories for MTG beneficiaries for publication of quarterly Tunaweza Newsletters
• Collect and compile stories for quarterly electronic Newsletter
• Interview MTG girls for Most Significant Change Project during residential camps
• Production of Digital Stories for MTG beneficiaries
• Writing and disseminating press releases to media houses as per MTG calendar of events
• Accompany girls for media interviews
• Update MTG media and stakeholders contacts
• Responsible for MTG photography and custodian of MTG photo bank
• Any other duty assigned

Qualifications

• Firm grasp of available tools and platforms in the social media space
• Completed or working toward a college degree, preferably in a related field (e.g., English, Marketing/Communications, or Public Relations)
• Previous internship or related experience in marketing or communications is a plus
• Must be computer literate (working knowledge of word processing, PowerPoint, Excel). Proficiency in Adobe
• InDesign and Photoshop highly desired. Knowledge of HTML and graphic design a plus
• An effective communicator, both written and oral
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner with press and community contacts
• Self-motivated, good organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines
• Enthusiasm for the mission of gender and women rights.

Required Knowledge Skills and Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma in communication field or any other relevant field.
• At least 6 months relevant work experience
• Experience and knowledge on table-banking/savings desirable
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in team situation