ACTED is committed to responding to emergencies and to developing resilience in the face of crisis situations, to co-construct effective governance, and to promote inclusive and sustainable growth.
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ACTED is working on the last mile of humanitarian action. Their mission is to save lives and meet the basic needs of people in the hardest to reach areas. ACTED develops and implements programs for the most vulnerable populations who suffer from violence, conflicts, natural disasters or a situation of endemic poverty. ACTED’s approach goes beyond emergency response, with a commitment to sustainable development and community access to livelihoods.
ACTED implements more than 500 projects per year with 14 million beneficiaries in 37 countries. Their teams are made up of 400 international employees and 4,600 national staff.
ACTED France (HQ)
ACTED’s headquarters moved to Paris in 2000 in order to coordinate the organization’s interventions on a global scale. Today the headquarters is made up of 80 people in the HR, Finance, Programs, Audit, Security, Logistics & Systems and Communication departments. These departments support the 37 Country Departments comprising around 450 expatriates and more than 6,000 national employees. The headquarters also serves as a focal point for the management of ACTED, namely the Director-General, the Development Director and the fifteen members of the Board of Directors.
The communication intern will take on the following missions:
- Content writing to feed the communication media of ACTED (website, newsletters, social networks, publications)
- Editing, translation, and posting of communication articles from the 37 countries of intervention
- Participation in the design, production, and dissemination of the bi-monthly ACTED newsletter
- Participation in the management of web distribution channels (animation of the website and social networks – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
- Design, production, and dissemination of mini public or targeted communication campaigns
- Monitoring of institutional communication (contractual communication operations vis-à-vis the donors of the NGO, and visibility and promotion of the NGO ACTED in France and worldwide)
- Support to country teams in the implementation of their print and web communication activities
Location:
FranceBenefits
- Monthly compensation of € 600.60
- Restaurant coupon
- 50% of transport tickets supported
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Eligibilities
- School of Communication, IEP or School of Journalism
- Prior experience in external communication desirable
- Experience working in an international context is a plus
- English is essential
- Strong interest in emergency aid and development programs, and in advocacy and communication issues
- Excellent writing skills: confirmed writing experiences (press, communication service, etc.) on mass media. Taste for writing.
- Synthesis, multitasking, priority management and rigor skills
- Autonomy, reactivity
- Power of proposal, creative and dynamic
- Knowledge and mastery of multimedia tools and media related to communication, external relations or marketing
- Ease and sensitivity to web 2.0 tools (blog, Facebook, Twitter platforms)
- Essential computer skills: Word, Excel, Power Point
- DTP skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), video editing and web CMS desirable
Application Process
Apply online through the Apply Now link.
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Application Deadline: April 13, 2020
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