{"id":824366,"date":"2025-09-05T01:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=824366"},"modified":"2025-12-24T00:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:10:20","slug":"824366-swisscontact-kenya-communications-intern-nairobi","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=824366","title":{"rendered":"Communications Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swisscontact is the business-oriented independent foundation for international development cooperation. Represented in 34 countries with over 1,200 employees, Swisscontact promotes since 1959 economic, social and environmental development.<\/p>\n

Reporting To:<\/strong>\u00a0 Communications Coordinator<\/p>\n

General Position Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swisscontact Kenya is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Communications Intern to support our storytelling, content development, digital engagement and overall\u00a0communication strategy\u00a0efforts. This internship will offer hands-on experience within a dynamic project environment.<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/h4>\n

Content Collection, Storytelling & Writing Support<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Conduct interviews with beneficiaries, partners, and project staff to capture compelling, human-centered stories that highlight the project\u2019s impact.<\/li>\n
  • Gather and curate visual and written content from field visits, events, meetings, and project activities for use across internal and external platforms.<\/li>\n
  • Take basic photographs and short video clips to support storytelling and contribute to a well-organized content library.<\/li>\n
  • Assist in drafting high-quality communication materials, including blogs, interviews, case studies, testimonials, event summaries, PPTs, and reports.<\/li>\n
  • Capture and synthesize key takeaways and lessons learned from meetings and events for broad dissemination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Digital & Social Media Campaigns<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Develop engaging, audience-specific content for social media and online platforms including reels, stories, carousels, stills, testimonials, video snippets.<\/li>\n
    • Source beneficiary stories into compelling narratives suited for different formats and audiences.<\/li>\n
    • Stay current with social media trends and storytelling styles to keep content timely, relatable, and high impact within various audiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Media Monitoring & Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Monitor media coverage and compile reports to assess\u00a0Swisscontact\u2019s\u00a0visibility and engagement.<\/li>\n
      • Conduct research on relevant policies, events, stakeholders, and industry communication best practices aligned with the organization\u2019s objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Event Communications Support<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Support the planning and coordination of events, including communications logistics, branding materials, and post-event documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Support with any other additional responsibilities<\/p>\n

          Qualifications<\/h4>\n

          Education & Experience\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • A bachelor\u2019s degree in communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations, or a related discipline.<\/li>\n
          • 1\u20133 years of experience in communications, digital media, or content development (internships, freelance work, or volunteer experience included).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Skills & Attributes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Required<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Excellent writing and editing skills across a variety of formats (social media, blogs, testimonials, presentations).<\/li>\n
            • Creative visual storytelling skills with a strong eye for design and layout.<\/li>\n
            • Video editing skills (e.g., CapCut, InShot, etc).<\/li>\n
            • Proficiency in Canva (or similar tools) for designing graphics, infographics, and social media visuals.<\/li>\n
            • Photography and videography skills including smartphone video capture skills.<\/li>\n
            • Familiarity with managing or supporting organizational social media accounts.<\/li>\n
            • Strong interpersonal and communication skills<\/li>\n
            • Organized, confident and detail-orient<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              This role offers the potential for growth into a Communications Assistant position by January 2026, contingent on performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":648249,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Communications Intern,Swisscontact Kenya Communications Intern,Swisscontact Kenya Communications Internship,Swisscontact Kenya Communications Internship in nairobi,communication internships in nairobi,communications internships in kenya","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"

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              Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter\u00a0by\u00a08th September\u00a02025 at 1800 hrs<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

              The email subject should be: Communications Intern<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

              Please note that applications missing any of the requirements will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

              This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya. All applicants should have the legal right to work in Kenya.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>"},"job_listing_region":[209],"job-categories":[48,393,411],"job-types":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-824366","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job_listing_category-editorial-multimedia-print-student-jobs-in-kenya","8":"job_listing_category-journalism-communication","9":"job_listing_category-public-or-external-relations","10":"job_listing_type-internship","12":"job-type-internship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/824366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=824366"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=824366"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=824366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}