Communications Volunteer

Description

Position at Ashoka

Ashoka Belgium is hiring!

We offer you a unique opportunity to be involved in the social entrepreneurship sector in Belgium and Europe

COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY INTERN

• Time commitment: 4-6 months agreement (flexible to meet your needs)
• Starting date: September 2024
• Agreement type: Contrat de stage / Contrat de volontariat
• Location: Ashoka Belgium’s office - Impact House, 20 Rue Joseph II, 1000 Brussels with possibility of home working.
• Report to: Romain Gustot, co-director
• Online and offline trainings on communication, management, entrepreneurship, system change, new leadership, venture, wellbeing, etc.

MAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ashoka is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic intern to join its Belgian office, a person with an interest in social change and a basic understanding of social innovation. The intern will assist the Belgian team with key communications campaigns, helping with marketing materials, social media and newsletter content , and co-organizing events. The successful candidate will have good writing & communication skills in English and French and/or Dutch, has strong organizational, time management , and multitasking skills, and will be social-media savvy, self- motivated as well as a strong team player. This is a great opportunity to experience working in the not-for-profit/social entrepreneurship sector and take on significant responsibilities.

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION (80%)

• Ashoka BE’s website: assist the communication associate by making recommendations on the next steps, support with content copywriting, storytelling and editing.
• Oversee the daily Social Media calendar: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram + Follow-up with the creation of Ashoka public LinkedIn profile
• Contents strategy: source, curate and create rich content for Ashoka’s social media channels, e.g. video, image and audio content. Tell our Fellows’ stories & Ashoka’s history.
• Assist the communication associate with the external communication newsletter

EVENT AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (20%)

• Supporting the team in strategic guest list management.
• Assist in organisation of events and follow-up of invites
• Assist in coordinating the logistical delivery of events – including online events.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proficient with Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Proficient with social medias: Linkedin, Instagram, Facebook, X, Youtube;
• Familiar with design tools (image and videos): Canva, InDesign, iMovie, etc;
• Must be creative and resourceful in problem solving ;
• Keen to develop and create communication material for Ashoka Belgium;
• Fluent in English; Proficient in French and/or Dutch.

Keywords

communicationsocial entrepreneurshipsocial changesocial innovationmarketingsocial mediaevent managementcommunication materialproblem solving