Turkey: Communication Intern – Turkey

Position:Communication Intern

Location:İstanbul, Turkey

Application Deadline:07 August 2019

Duration:Full-time for 2 months

Start Date: ASAP

For the period from August 2019 to October 2019 SPARK is looking for a Communication Intern to support SPARK with the organisation of the annual IGNITE MENA conference in particular and its communication activities in general.

The Communication Intern will focus on organising the logistics and practicalities of SPARK’s IGNITE MENA conference, including visibility activities, visa, travel and accommodation requirements. This intern will ideally have prior experience in organising events or other relevant organisational skills.

Being part of SPARK’s team, the Communication intern will support the team with communications tasks as required. In addition, the intern will assist with general office tasks and other requests from our 17 global offices. SPARK offers the intern the opportunity to work with young people from various countries, to challenge her/himself within the context of a vibrant and growing NGO, as well as to build personal relationships with our international staff.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

The responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in organising the logistics of SPARK’s IGNITE MENA conference (including venue management, visa and travel requests, hotel bookings etc.)
• Assist with managing the central database for the IGNITE MENA conference logistics
• Assist with organising volunteer teams
• Assist with providing communication & PR support for the IGNITE MENA conference;
• Assist with the production of promotional materials, support the visibility campaign of the conference;
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Skills

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master’s programme, preferably in Event management, Business or Communication studies, or a field relevant to the internship;
• Full professional proficiency in English;
• Proven experience in event management or other relevant organisational skills are desired;
• Familiarity with Google Drive & Docs is desirable;
• Experience with WordPress and MailChimp is an advantage;
• Social media experience is an advantage;
• Good communication and social skills and the ability to work in a multicultural setting;
• Ability to work independently;
• Eligible to work in the Turkey.

SPARK Offers

• International and dynamic working experience;
• Opportunity to take initiative and realise your ideas and plans;
• Full-time internship contract;
• Compensation of 350 EUR gross on full-time basis

About SPARK

SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship to empower young, ambitious people to lead their fragile and conflict-affected societies into prosperity. SPARK is a dynamic and growing, international not-for-profit development organisation with 80+ staff members, in more than 14 offices around the world. SPARK supports refugees in the Middle-East by providing them with scholarships in universities and higher education institutions in the region. SPARK also supports young entrepreneurs in fragile states, to start or grow their own businesses.

If you have any questions regarding SPARK or the position, please visit our website www.spark-online.org or call +31 20 753 0311, with Reference: Communication Intern – Turkey.

Please apply through SPARK’s online application platform at https://vacancy.spark-online.org . The deadline for application is on 7^th of August 2019. Reference: Communication Intern – Turkey.

All applications will be assessed on rolling basis; interviews can therefore take place before the application deadline. However, due to the large volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to every applicant individually. There may be a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.

If you have not received a reply we regret to inform that we have continued with other candidates.