Islamic Relief Malawi
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a UK based International humanitarian and development organization working in 35 countries. Islamic Relief Malawi is looking for competent candidates to fill the following position;
Communications Intern (Blantyre Based)
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- Documenting media for all projects where media consultants are not engaged
- Facilitate and Coordinate with media consultants in documenting media as per projects’ storyboard and ensure quality of the agreed deliveries.
- Documenting best practices, success stories, lessons learned and case studies supported with photography and video clips that can be used for promotion of IR work as well as for fund raising and advocacy purposes to influence policy and practice
- Designing and developing content for publications, IRW website and other marketing material that communicates the organization’s activities such as brochures, leaflets and newsletters.
- Developing and disseminating public relations materials that increase our visibility among community, partners and all stakeholders.
Qualification & Experience:
- University Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field.
- Minimum of 1 year relevant experience in a communications role, preferably in a humanitarian organisation and can present samples of published works relevant to the job
- Skilled in content writing, photography and videography.
- Experience in managing/coordinating teams including creatives and consultants/ freelancers.
- Ability and willingness to travel to remote, harsh environments, often for an extended period oftime.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- receipt of satisfactory references
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
Interested qualified applicants are requested to mail their applications [CV (maximum 3 pages) along with one page cover (motivation) letter] to hr.malawi@islamic-relief.org.mw by 11 June 2024.
Please mention the title of the position applied for and your name in the subject of your application as: “position title – applicant’s name”.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunity employer