Internship Opportunity – Communications Intern at Evidence Action in Delhi

Internship Overview

Title: Communication- Intern

Tenure: 3 months

Position Location: New Delhi

Number of positions: 1

Reporting to: Senior Communications Manager

About Evidence Action 

Evidence Action aims to be a world leader in scaling evidence-based and cost-effective programs to reduce the burden of poverty for hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places. Last year Deworm the World reached 280 million people with deworming medications, partnering with governments to launch, scale, and sustain mass school-based deworming programs, including in India. Meanwhile, Dispensers for Safe Water provided 4M people across rural Africa with clean water, saving thousands of young lives. The approach relies on an innovative and human-centric design to deliver clean water at the source. These serve as just two examples of the work Evidence Action is undertaking.

In addition to running these scaled programs, Evidence Action leverages its unique Accelerator to develop the next generation of programs. These programs are rigorously tested to ensure exceptional scale, cost-effectiveness, and clear evidence of impact. In 2019 we launched an ambitious new strategy, intending to double our impact over the next five years, with much of that impact coming from new programs identified and scaled through the Accelerator.

Evidence Action has a presence across 7 countries, with major offices in Nairobi, Kenya; Delhi, India; and Washington, D.C. Evidence Action’s programs have been recognized by GiveWell, the Skoll Foundation, the Life You Can Save, Giving What We Can, and covered in the Economist, NPR, and the New York Times.

In India, Evidence Action’s technical partner EAII Advisors provides technical assistance to select state government’s ministries of health, education, and women and child development to implement the school and Anganwadi based National Deworming Day program and Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation program to improve children’s health, education, and long-term development. In the long term EAII Advisors aims to expand to provide technical support to more state governments and on other public health & nutrition issues too.

The India program invites applications for the position of Communication- Intern to be based at the National office at New Delhi. 

About the Internship:

This communications internship is a 2-4-month, full-time paid internship. This role requires an energetic, dedicated and detail-oriented person who can manage multiple tasks. This individual is a team-player with willingness to learn and ability to manage multiple tasks while adapting to shifting priorities.

Depending on skill set, this individual will assist with communications tasks including, but not limited to: writing and editing, photo and video production and editing, web and social media analytics, social media content, graphic design, media relations, digital asset management, event coordination and other communications and administrative support tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities:

Applicants will provide support in the following areas. As no single applicant is likely to have all of the following skills, applicants with experience in at least 2-3 of these areas, and a willingness to expand their skill set should feel comfortable applying.

Social Media:

• Draft and organize social media content to promote blogs, videos and media coverage on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
• Contribute to social media quantitative and qualitative analytics reporting and tracking.
• Create and coordinate content for social media campaigns and observances
• Monitor and research influencers, trending topics and tools.
• General social media planning, research, reporting and coordination as assigned. 

Writing and Editing:

• Corporate bios
• Photo captions
• Blogs
• Project descriptions
• Interviewing
• Copyediting
• Press releases and media advisories 

Photo, Video and Graphics:

• Edit and format photos and videos for social media and web
• Photo, video and audio editing
• Photography and videography
• Infographics
• Gifs, animations and graphics
• Digital asset management 

Public Relations:

• Help compile and update media contact lists
• Assist with press release/media advisory writing, editing, distribution, and media outreach
• Research upcoming events that could become opportunities for collaboration for the organisation.
• Miscellaneous Communications and Administrative Support:
• Taking notes during meetings
• Create and manage PowerPoint presentations
• Report preparation for meetings and presentations
• Purchasing and expense reports
• Mail and shipping
• Event planning and coordination
• General administrative and communications support as assigned.

Essential Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies

Essentials:

• A recent graduate (graduated within the past year) or an undergraduate/graduate student in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, digital filmmaking, digital media, graphic design or a development-related field.
• Social media enthusiast.
• Basic understanding of photography, infographics and video editing.
• Good communication skill.
• Good at making presentations in MS PowerPoint. 

Desirables

• Knowledge of graphic design tools like Canva or InDesign or Adobe Suit.
• Knowledge of content writing for blogs or websites

All contracting arrangements will be made through EAII Advisors Private Limited.  EAII is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at EAII is based solely on an individual’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. EAII does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, caste, creed, colour, religion, gender, origin, disability, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.

All candidates applying for the position should upload a resume along with cover letter mentioning current and expected salary.

We may end this search process earlier than the specified close date in case of exceptional candidates. Due to resource constraints, we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.