Communications and Social Media Intern/ Volunteer

Background

Sansthagat Bikas Sanjal (SANJAL) is a renowned network of 18 small local non-governmental organizations in rural, very remote areas of Nepal, with headquarters in the capital Kathmandu. In the respective local societies, SANJAL influences the peaceful coexistence of religious and ethnic minorities and majority groups. The focus is on the relevance of religion for social conflicts because many conflicts over access to resources necessary for better living conditions occur between religious groups. SANJAL’s approach to dialogue promotion involves various potentially conflictive dimensions of societal fragmentation, including, for example, ethnic identity, gender, or caste. In addition, SANJAL and member organizations have many other areas of focus, such as sexual health, women’s rights, and child marriage prevention. SANJAL’s primary role is to provide technical support to the member organizations, conduct training, and fill administrative gaps for more informally constituted members.

SANJAL is currently only sporadically active on Facebook. With the aim to inform more people (civil society, potential donors, government units, international organizations, potential volunteers, and other target groups that need to be defined in detail) more effectively about SANJAL’s work and to interact with them, to expand the campaign work and to use social media tool for fundraising, the social media presence should be strengthened and expanded. For this purpose, we are looking for an interested and motivated intern with the following tasks, which can be discussed in more detail in individual cases.

Tasks

In trustful cooperation with colleagues from SANJAL and numerous peace and development initiatives, you will engage yourself mainly by:

– (Co-)managing SANJAL’s social media channels in coordination with SANJAL, also to translate the content into Nepali
– Setting up and managing new platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.
– Development, planning through implementation of social media campaigns on topics such as peace, sexual health, WASH, and prevention of child marriages, incl. videos and content in coordination with SANJAL
– Duty trips to remote locations in Nepal for photo, video, and interview development
– If applicable, work with the fundraising intern to create fundraising campaigns (including crowd-funding)
– Support documentation of SANJAL’s work with a focus on reporting, formatting, video creation, and photography
– Developing and assisting with workshops on social media, reporting, and communications (in English) for SANJAL staff and members
– Writing and formatting blogs, articles, press releases, etc., for various audiences
– Conceptualization, development, and design of a regular newsletter for stakeholders
– Development of Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) material
– Support in updating the website
– Support developing/updating a social media and communications strategy

Profile

– Willingness for business trips within Nepal with overnight stays under very basic conditions
– Business fluent in written and spoken English
– Intercultural competence, openness, and motivation for integration into the culture of Nepal
– Independence, self-confidence, openness, and ability to work independently
– Affinity, high interest, and, at best first experiences with social media
– High communication skills, oral and written
– Experience and interest in photography, image editing, and creative writing with an eye for detail
– Competence in using Google online tools, internet research, emails
– Skills, competency in, and high interest in research and communication activities
– Enrolled in or recently graduated of a relevant master’s program

Sanjal offers

– A workspace in a centrally located office in Ekantakuna, Lalitpur
– Working in a small, friendly team with flexible working hours
– An exciting job with insight into the work of SANJAL and its member organizations
– An introduction to life in Nepal, SANJAL’s work, and the upcoming internship
– A written confirmation of the work done following the successful completion of the internship

Further information

– Individuals interested in an internship at SANJAL must bring their own laptop, which is needed for daily work and cannot be provided by SANJAL.
– Daily working hours are 9 am – 5 pm Monday-Friday except for holidays, which are considered non-working days according to SANJAL’s policy
– SANJAL is happy to assist with housing if needed but cannot provide accommodation, meals, or other financial compensation to interns, such as for daily commuting to work
– The opportunity to work from home occasionally and by arrangement is available
– Interested individuals must send a cover letter, resume, certificate of good conduct, and a writing sample of at least 1 page in English. If the requirements are met, an online interview will take place
– The intern will live by himself/ herself, which requires a high level of independence
– The supervisor is the Nepali Executive Director
– The minimum duration for an internship is three months