Communication and Digital Marketing Internship at an NGO in South Africa

What is the Communications and Digital Marketing Internship in South Africa all about?

Develop your CV/Resume and help raise awareness about greening and reforestation projects by taking a Communications and Digital Marketing Internship at an NGO in South Africa. The social enterprise is dedicated to urban greening, reforestation, and eco-education in Sub-Saharan Africa through planting trees, fighting deforestation, spreading environmental awareness, and inspiring a green movement. This award winning NGO runs initiatives that are centred around community participation.

The project has the need to emphasize on large audiences with its message and communicate with donors, stakeholders and beneficiaries. This is vital to the growth of the projects and participates in environmental awareness in the communities. The aim is to create a large awareness platform and encourage as many people as possible to get activity involved and become more green. The internship offers those with experience in and awareness of social media platforms the opportunity to participate in growing the online presence of a grassroots environmental NGO in South Africa.

Why choose this Communications and Digital Marketing Internship project?

If you are a whizz at social media, enjoy writing, and love digital marketing, this internship could be the perfect placement for you!  Your skills could help a grassroots conservation NGO in Cape town to promote their work and even raise funds.  If you are studying communications and digital marketing, then this internship will give you practical experience making your CV/resume stand out from others when applying for jobs / university.

The role of the Communications and Digital Marketing Intern

During your internship you will work alongside specialists. You will learn about or be involved in some of the following:

• Gain valuable work experience in digital marketing, from working on the social media marketing strategy, improving the content of social media sites and keeping them updated
• Communications and community management through PR and copywriting activities such as press releases, newsletters, blogs etc.
• Research and approach media channels to promote the NGO and its values and assist with online fundraising.
• Improve your writing skills by writing blogs and social media posts
• Participate in some of the urban greening and reforestation projects when and as needed
• Developing educational materials about greening and reforestation

All the activities are variable and dependant on project needs and the technical level of interns but offer a great opportunity for you to develop your skills and experience in the communications and digital marketing field. You will be supported by the internship coordinator and a project member during your internship. You will attend weekly review sessions and you will be able to pose any questions and review your progress.

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What skills do I need to be a Communications and Digital Marketing Intern in South Africa?

Interns should have some experience in communications with good writing skills and an interest and knowledge in marketing. Experience in social media platforms is necessary to ensure that you get the most out of this placement. An interest in environmental issues would also be useful as the NGO focuses on this and will be the basis of much of the articles and platforms on which you will be working. You must be well organised and able to meet deadlines.

Interns are asked to bring a laptop with them, if this is possible.

A full CV/resume will be requested upon application to assess your suitability for the programme. Documentation will be required to support your application including a letter of motivation. You will be asked of a telephone interview as there is a selection process for this exciting placement.

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