Americas Content Volunteer

Closing Date: 2 May 2018 Directorate: Regional Offices and Global Operations Location: Mexico City Type: Volunteer

A volunteer vacancy to assist with content production for social media and management of media outlets is available in our Americas Regional Office, based in Mexico City. The volunteer will support the Americas Content Team by overseeing Twitter, Facebook and Instagram trends and community engagement, and will help to produce content for said outlets.

The opportunity to collaborate in one of the world's leading human rights organisations can provide valuable professional experience and the chance to achieve meaningful impact on the lives of people around the world.

We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated candidate who is available ideally for a period of 6 months. Please note that this position is not paid (although a small stipend for food and transportation is provided) and does not directly lead to employment at Amnesty International. We are pleased to advise that this role is open to candidates who must complete an internship in order to gain degrees in journalism, digital, communications or any other related degree.

The location for this role is based in the Mexico Regional Office, however we would also welcome applications for candidates who would prefer to be based in our Lima Regional Office. Please advise in your application your preference noting that you would work remotely with the Mexico Team from Lima. Volunteers are responsible for arranging their own visa before arriving in Mexico or Lima, if required.

We would look for the successful candidate to meet the following requirements:

1 Interest in and knowledge about human rights issues in the Americas.

1 An undergraduate degree in Communications, Radio or Television Production, Journalism, or any media-related field.

1 Excellent written and spoken English and Spanish.

1 Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Adobe suite, and digital platforms.

1 Good inter-personal and communication skills for working in a diverse and multidisciplinary team.

1 Great capacity for collecting, analysing and synthesising both qualitative and quantitative information.

1 Ability to multi-task and to work proactively with minimum supervision.

1 Willingness to undertake office work like photocopying, filing and archiving.

1 Previous professional experience on human rights issues or the Americas region will be considered an asset, as will previous professional experience with radio or television production, or social media work.

The successful candidate's task list may include the following:

1 Social media trends. Collect diverse information from a wide range of social media sources. This could involve searching for information on upcoming events.

1 Social media engagement. Will follow up on the mentions and direct messages we get from both Twitter and Facebook, along with identifying influencers - organizations or individuals - to share/retweet our content.

1 Support the produce of content. Tasks related to this will involve gathering content from research and campaigns produced by the Americas office and using it to produce interesting and entertaining content for all our platforms.

1 Communications and correspondence. The volunteer will be asked to send or answer correspondence via our social media email under supervision of the team. In some cases, making phone calls to arrange meetings with NGOs, government officials, or pundits will be required.

Volunteering in one of the world's leading human rights organisations can provide valuable experience and following your successful volunteer placement, you may request to receive references. However, please note that volunteering does not lead directly to employment with Amnesty International.

Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=em9lLmNvbGxpZXIuNTc5MDIuMzgzMEBhbW5lc3R5LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ