Ashoka Belgium is hiring!

We are offering you a unique opportunity to be involved in the social entrepreneurship sector

COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY INTERN

MAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ashoka is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic intern to join its Belgian office, a person with a proven commitment to social change and a solid 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-organising events.

The successful candidate will have excellent writing & communication skills in English and French, 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 considerable responsibilities.

EXTERNALCOMMUNICATION(70%)

Oversee the Social Media communication (content, planning, posting) and engagement (messages, comments, interactions): Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin Twitter (Optional: Youtube, TikTok);

Develop 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; Design and develop marketing materials for all Ashoka’s work, programmes and events; Work on Ashoka Belgium’s website: make recommendations on the next steps, support with content copywriting, storytelling and editing;

Launch external communication newsletter;

Define a Public Relations Strategy: basic toolkit for the pool of medias we could work with.

EVENTANDCOMMUNITYMANAGEMENT(20%)

Organise events and follow-up;

Support the team in strategic guest list management;

Lead and coordinate the logistical delivery of events – including online events;

General support of the local teams in creating and implementing programmes and projects: content (PowerPoint presentation), logistics, writing.

ADMINISTRATIVE(10%)

Complete certain administrative tasks relevant to the Programmes (e.g. database management on Salesforce) and necessary for the smooth running of the team; Maintain and build contact database.

ESSENTIAL

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Proficient with Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint;

Proficient with social medias: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter;

Familiar with design tools (image and videos): Canva, InDesign, iMovie, or others; Must be creative within her/his scope of work and very resourceful in problem solving; Keen to develop and create communication material for Ashoka BE;

Fluent in English; Proficient in French and/or Dutch.

HIGHLYDESIRABLE

Demonstrated track record in producing high quality written materials; Able to communicate clearly and efficiently with diverse audiences;

Able to work productively, proactively and independently, on own initiative; Highly organized and detail-oriented;

Strong team player.

NICE-TO-HAVE

Relevant professional experience in fundraising or communication.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Ashoka has a rigorous screening process for hiring staff at all career stages. All applicants for all positions must possess the following qualities along with the appropriate degree of experience:

Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship:iscompelledtotakecreativeinitiativeandownership (e.g. founding an organization or company, starting a movement, or re-shapingthe work of an existing organization), demonstrates relentless and realistic how-to thinkingandpassionforseeingtheirideascometolife.

UnderstandingandBeliefinEveryoneAChangemaker™:understandsandbelievestheEveryoneAChangemaker™visionatagoodlevel.Tobeabletoinnately‘get’this,candidates should have a broad and inquisitive intellectual and a thinking pattern thatconnectsthedotsbetweenhistoricaltrendsandcurrentsocialcontext

EmotionalandSocialIntelligence:hastheabilitytoworkefficientlyandrespectfullyinteams, putting organizational/team goals first. Understands how individual, groups, andsocietiesworkandengageeffectivelyinsavvy,subtle,honestways.

Ethical Fibre: has exceptionally strong ethical behaviour. Is self-reflective and has strongempathyskills.Trustworthy.

Self-Definition: believes in own ability to contribute meaningfully to most important issuesfacingthesectoratthegloballevel.