Campaign and Research Assistant (Internship) at Crisis Action
- Published date: June 9, 2022
- Category: Research
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- Location: Nairobi, Nairobi
- Jop type:
- Salary: Ksh Not mentioned
- Company name: Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
Primary tasks will include:
- Supporting advocacy and campaign work from the Nairobi office to inform our global campaigns, including planning, preparing, and delivering activities ranging from media work to private advocacy to online mobilization.
- Supporting the development of campaign products, including social media toolkits, press releases and joint letters.
- Organizing and taking minutes of campaign calls and meetings with the team, partners, allies, experts, and Government officials.
- Monitoring Kenyan, regional and international media and social media to keep abreast of political and conflict-specific developments, track media pick-up of campaign products, and collate regular media updates for the team and our partners.
- Monitoring domestic developments to track actions from our key political targets, scope for new potential political allies, and spot opportunities for influencing on the issues that we campaign on.
- Undertaking research on issues and contacts relevant to our campaign work, including attending relevant external events and drafting briefings and/or intel updates for the team.
- Collating input from team or partners on evaluations/ post-action debriefs and surveys
- Scoping current crises and drafting internal 'Emergency Watch' reports on emerging crises.
- Providing significant administrative support to the Crisis Action Nairobi office, including, but not limited to:
- Maintaining the central partner and contact database.
- Updating the evidence of change journal to track and record policy change and impact.
- Maintaining and updating financial records in collaboration with the finance team.
- Any other administrative or logistical assistance which may be required by the Nairobi Office.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has excellent organizational , administrative and computer/technology skills including Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Has top-notch communication skills, and excellent oral and written English (additional languages, especially Kiswahili, are a big bonus).
- Is a good analyst and creative thinker.
- Is a self-starter, takes the initiative, able to multi-task and flourish in a high-paced environment.
- Has excellent research skills and ability to distil and summarise complex topics into easy-to understand formats for a variety of audiences.
- Has an interest in conflict dynamics, human rights issues, Kenyan and regional politics and/or campaigning and advocacy.
- Has an interest in or experience of working with civil society organizations and/or government institutions.
- An interest in and experience of digital campaigning and graphic design for social media is desirable.
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