Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects in 39 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries.

Over the past 55 years, Welthungerhilfe has supported around 1400 rural development projects in South Asia through local partner organizations. Our country office is based in New Delhi and our project offices are located in Kolkata, Ranchi, Bhopal, Bengaluru as well as in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Welthungerhilfe has been supporting rural development projects in India and Bangladesh through local partner organizations who work with the most vulnerable and marginalized people. We have a long history of reaching out to people in need and the guiding principle of our work is 'helping people to help themselves', which also extends to emergency situations such as natural disaster or civil wars, where those affected are steadily supported to assume responsibility for their lives. With a vision to have a world without hunger and poverty, Welthungerhilfe has been implementing several initiatives in rural areas of India and Bangladesh. Through these initiatives we hope to see communities achieve sustainable development, strengthened civil society and an improved access to government development programs. 

If you are prepared to dedicate yourself to carrying out projects under sometimes difficult conditions and you match the requirements set out below, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of

The position is to be filled from Jul 01 or August 01,2018, with an initial contract duration of 6 months.

Your responsibilities

Support the BMZ and EU funded Bhoomi Ka project: Bhoomi Ka promotes sustainable local food systems for a better rural-urban connect in India, which aims to increase the demand for, and supply of “clean, green and fair” foods and act as a switch to sustainable food consumption and production patterns. Bhoomi Ka as a platform brings together smallholder producers, retailers and consumers so that everybody involved in the food supply chain understands each other’s need and support each other.

This requires manifold communication activities, which is why your responsibilities will be:   

• Social media activities: Support our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media related activities, propose new strategies to identify target groups and engage with them 
• Qualitative multi-media storytelling: Identify worth spreading stories of our work and write intriguing articles, case studies, newsletters etc. 
• Public relations: Coordinate public relations with partner organizations, support (trade fair) events as well as marketing and branding applications 
• Webpage development: Support project application and be involved in project development 
• Support the technical and organizational improvement of the different food supply chains
• Conduct analyses on our established supply chains: Investigate our progress, propose new approaches, solutions and strategies and summarize them in analyses reports for both internal and external purposes

Your profile

• Student of a Bachelor or Master program in Political Science, International Relations, Communications, Media Studies or similar fields of study
• Experience in public relations and/or journalism in the form of internships and similar employment  
• Great interest in development policy issues
• Very good written and spoken English (especially a very attractive written English for any articles, social media posts, project applications, etc.)
• Self-initiative and ability to work under pressure 
• Team spirit and ability to work in complex context 

Our offer

We offer you co-operation in a highly dedicated team and a responsible scope of tasks. Furthermore, we facilitate a flexible organisation of working time as well as a healthy work-life balance.

The intern keeps data and insights into the Country Programme confidential, also beyond his/ her contract. All templates will be handed over (digital/ hard copy) to the Country Office.

WHH will provide:

• Visa costs
• Monthly allowance for accommodation
• Monthly allowance for DSA/ travel
• In-country transport by project car
• Support with translation and contacts
• Work place with internet and mobile phone