Main Responsibilities
- Support the development of an organizational approach to a communication and social media strategy.
- Use of project management tools and techniques to integrate social media impact.
- Encourage analysis and reflection within the team in order to ensure constant strategic reflection on issues related to communication and social media activities.
- Create impact stories that reflect the organizations work and post on social media.
- Capacity building of Bantwana’s key staff on communication and social media best practices, tools, and platforms.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate University Degree (or equivalent) in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, International Development, Project Management etc
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Proficiency in using various social media platforms and tools.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse teams.
- Cultural sensitivity and respect for local values and norms
- Project Management, Customer Service, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Media Management, Strategic Planning, Technical Writing
Project description and context:
Crossroads International will engage Canadians, Canadian stakeholders, Crossroads staff and volunteers, local partner organizations and women and men in sub-Saharan Africa to become Gender Equality Champions both in Canada and overseas.
The Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP) aims to reduce gender inequalities and alleviate poverty by addressing gender-based violence, inequalities in access to resources and economic opportunities, and barriers in exercising strategic forms of choice, voice, and influence.
Description of the partner
Bantwana Initiative Eswatini (Bantwana) is a local non-governmental organization working to improve the well-being of vulnerable children and youth. Bantwana was an initiative of World Education (WE), which is a division of JSI. Bantwana has been receiving communication and branding support from WE, including email, social media, and internal communication platforms. However, with the merger of WE and JSI, and in line with the localization drive, Bantwana is increasingly expected to manage its communication and branding requirements and is now more a standalone organisation.
Description the volunteer mandate
Bantwana’ s communication needs work, and its impactful work is going unseen and unheard, and by extension, under-funded. Bantwana seeks to improve its visual identity and marketing communication, including developing a communication and/or social media strategy, and enhancing support for the curation of social media content. This will enable Bantwana to revamp its communication, increase brand awareness, enhance engagement with its community, and grow its brand as a catalyst for fundraising and enabler for positioning.
Eligibility criteria
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- Be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Willing to conduct fundraising and public engagement activities before, during and after the placement
- Share the commitment of preventing and addressing sexual misconduct
- In good physical and mental health (medical examination required)
- The volunteer needs to bring their own computer.
- The volunteer must be available to attend an online pre-departure training.
Personalized support before, during and after the mandate provided by an experienced and welcoming team. The Crossroads’ experience includes the following:
- Daily living allowance (depending of the country of assignment)
- Plane ticket and local transport
- Pre-assignment online training.
Crossroads International is committed to addressing gender-based violence by supporting the innovative work our partner organizations in ending violence against women and girls.
APPLICATION
To apply for this position, we kindly ask that you fill out Crossroads’ online application form.
Please contact our volunteer mobilization team if you have any question: volunteer@cintl.org
We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
