Communications Fellow

About the Organization:

Solar Sister trains and supports women to deliver clean energy directly to homes in rural African communities. We provide essential services and training that enable women entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses in their own communities. We currently have operations in Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

http://solarsister.org

Fellowship Description:

The Communications Intern will support the Communications Manager in developing social media content, blogging, and updating the photo archive.

Responsibilities include:
- Evaluate our social media presence and make suggestions on how we can grow our audiences, particularly Linkedin
- Create social media posts, reels, and stories for our four platforms
- Assist in photo archive management, including keywording and archive organization.
- Research and outline ideas for content for blog posts relating to our three pillars: gender equity, energy access, and climate action as they relate to Solar Sister
- Interviewing staff or entrepreneurs for blog posts

Qualifications:

- Ability to work independently on self-led projects with attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience with creating and posting on social media
- Ability to review analytics information as it pertains to social media.
- Knowledge of Canva for designing social media and presentations
- Writing and interviewing skills
- Education, certification, or sufficient experience in a communications-related field
- Proficiency in MS Office and Google Workspace, especially Excel/ Google Sheets.
- Current student in a higher education institution or recent graduate
- Fluent in English

Time Commitment:   25hours / week