Social Media Intern

Farm Radio Trust

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 Farm Radio Trust (FRT) is a leading non- governmental organization dedicated exclusively to serving smallholder communities through the provision of ICT based information, communication, extension and advisory services in Malawi with a growing reputation and involvement in program and policy development processes across sub-Saharan Africa. Our vision is a ‘world that has sustainable livelihoods of farming communities’. FRT was registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act in 2009; registered as a local non-governmental organization under Council for Non-Governmental Organizations in Malawi (CONGOMA) in 2010 and with NGO Board since 2013.

SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN

FRT is seeking a Social Media Intern to coordinate all FRT social media activities. The Social Media Intern reports to the Director of Programs and Policy.

Responsibilities:

  • Manages the FRT’s social media accounts and posts content.
  • Brainstorms campaign ideas.
  • Monitor various FRT social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Twitter.
  • Analyzes analytics to gauge the success of campaigns.
  • Understands the overall concept of the company, including the brand, customer, product goals, and all other aspects of service.
  • Provide suggestions to management for improving customer experience on social platforms and internal processes.
  • Learns and becomes proficient on internal software systems.
  • Manage and facilitate social media communities by responding to social media posts and developing discussions
  • Assists in creating performance reports.
  • Design and deliver creative and engaging social media strategies.
  • Manage the day-to-day handling of all social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat, Tumblr and YouTube, adapting content to suit different channels and audiences.
  • Plan and deliver content across different platforms using various scheduling tools.
  • Create and/or coordinate original and engaging multimedia content across multiple FRT social media platforms.
  • Educate other staff on the use of social media and promote its use within your company (in-house roles)

Social Media Intern Skills:

  • Social media management, Online engagement, Oral and written communication, Organization and Professionalism

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • A college graduate.
  • Prior development industry experience is preferred.

Eligible candidates meeting the required qualifications and experience should send applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) to The Chief Executive Officer, Farm Radio Trust, PO Box 30081,Lilongwe 3 through email at: info@farmradiomw.org. The closing date for receiving the application is 4th February 2025. Recruitment will be done on rolling basis.