Communications Intern

Job Title

Communications Intern

Business/Department

Dalberg Media

Job Category

Media

Location

Closing Date

1/12/2024

We are looking for innovative and communications savvy interns to contribute to our team’s work on creating and visualizing sustainable concepts, communication strategies and social media content to address global development challenges. Our new team members will help support and grow Dalberg Media’s project portfolio.

Dalberg Media is a mission-driven communications and experience consultancy, which seeks to empower and mobilize people to solve global development challenges by collective, sustained action. We design and deliver communication products to build awareness and push agendas. We invent and execute action-oriented experiences, such as global convenings, innovation labs and campaigns to equip people with the skills needed for developing impactful solutions. Through content creation, publications, and social media, we disseminate compelling stories to fuel positive change.

We are doers and creators working in close cooperation with a global network of partners and organizations, including United Nation agencies, international foundations, large corporations, governments, NGOs, and financial institutions. We are a culturally attuned organization with a passion for diversity, changing narratives, and overcoming stereotypes.

Dalberg Media is part of Dalberg Group – we are a global group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. Comprised of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Data Insights, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Media, and Dalberg Research; our businesses approach problems differently and work together to create impact at scale.

Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates from 23 worldwide locations. For more information, please visit Dalberg.

DO YOU BREAK THE MOULD?

We are looking for innovative and creative individuals with a passion to influence the global development agenda. We expect you to have strong written and analytical skills and be able to independently contribute to supporting and scaling new concepts, communication products and strategies to expand our existing portfolio. We highly value candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter attitude.

Our ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

• Ongoing / recent graduate of bachelor's or master's degree in communications, media studies, political science, international relations, development studies or a related field
• Creative mindset and an ability to communicate compellingly in written and visual form
• Structured thinker and good at managing processes
• Experience working in high-paced environments
• Fluency in written and oral English (Required ), and Danish (Preferable )
• Experience with running social media campaigns, including analysis of data (Preferable )
• Skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Canva (Required )
• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign (Preferable )
• Experience working in WordPress and Squarespace (Preferable )
• Experience in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) (Preferable )

Qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, background, or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

PROJECTS YOU COULD IMPACT

Experiences & Facilitation

Dalberg Media, well-known for its commitment to creating impactful experiences and facilitating initiatives contributing to global development, is involved in running several global platforms related to sustainability and innovation, for clients such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WDF, Merck Group and others. As part of this work, we spearheaded a community campaign and organized training workshops for the Diabetes Compass program under the World Diabetes Foundation in Tanzania and Sri Lanka. The primary objective was to enhance the early detection of diabetes and hypertension, thereby fostering healthier communities in rural areas of both countries.

Our comprehensive approach involved conducting focus group discussions and workshops with healthcare professionals and community stakeholders to pinpoint the most effective communication methods for reaching the target populations. Subsequently, we devised and implemented tailored training sessions for community health workers responsible for conducting screenings. This strategy not only expanded the reach of our initiative but also ensured its long-term sustainability.

In the future, you will have the opportunity to shape the trajectory of these platforms by facilitating innovation workshops, assisting in the development of implementation and acceleration tools, and aiding in the recruitment of participants.

Advocacy & Campaigns

Dalberg Media works with non-profits, businesses, and governments to support their sustainable development agendas. Prior engagements include working with Race for Ocean, a Danish NGO, helping them to raise awareness on plastic waste in the oceans, which resulted in mobilizing almost 2000 people and 15,523+ kilogram of plastic to be collected; constructing a comprehensive dissemination strategy alongside engaging and educational graphics for the Welcome Trust Long Covid Research Agenda and Report; and supporting The Eleanor Crook Foundation with exploring advocacy, co-funding, and partnership possibilities in Denmark and Sweden. As part of this work, you'll be able to provide advice and deep analysis of current trends, create reports, infographics, and op-eds.

Content Production & Storytelling

Dalberg Media works to build strong narratives that support the mission of our clients. For example, we have conducted storytelling labs for Merck Group where we developed the concept of the Bilharzia Storytelling Lab as part of Merck Group's efforts to increase awareness about the causes and preventative measures for bilharzia. First implemented in Kenya in 2021, the initiative was expanded to Rwanda in 2022, with the program's third installment having taken place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2024. However, we also run our own independent journalistic platform RE:Solve Global Health for insights, conversations and solutions on urgent global health issues and approaches to build resilient healthcare systems and healthier societies for all. Additionally, the podcast Re:Solve Talks offers a series of candid and nuanced conversations with experts from various industries, tackling what is holding us back from building healthier societies. Here you will be able to use your skills in creating appealing narratives, content strategies and do graphic design.

This commitment also extends to our staff. Throughout your internship, you will receive tailored mentoring and training from our senior team. This will help you structure your personal and professional development during your time at Dalberg Media while also empowering you with the skills necessary to take real ownership of the work you're contributing to.

You will be delegated significant responsibilities and should thus be ready to take on various roles and work independently and in a structured manner. You will be part of a small and dynamic team that works closely together, and you will work with colleagues on all levels as well as directly with our clients and partners.

The six-month study internship is specifically tailored to provide you with the necessary foundation for the development sector.

Note: Employment is conditional on the candidate having or independently obtaining the requisite authorization to live and work in that country.

Our current opportunity is in Copenhagen .

Please submit your application at our Career Centre by 11:59 PM EST on 1 December 2024.

To be considered for the position, your application should include:

• Resume
• University transcripts

Candidates selected for interviews will be invited for several interviews to test multiple dimensions of their skill-base and to discuss interests and experience.

Owing to the large number of applications we receive, unfortunately, only successful candidates will be contacted.

Dalberg Media values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We offer flexibility for work-life harmonization, incl. parental leaves and flexible working options.

Dalberg has pledged to three commitments for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) across the firm:

COMMITMENT 1: We commit to publishing internal Dalberg DEI reports annually, to hold ourselves accountable, report on progress and share lessons from our regional DEI plans.

COMMITMENT 2: We commit to delivering regular training for all staff (including leadership) on how to engender inclusive workplaces and mitigate unconscious bias.

COMMITMENT 3: We commit to addressing imbalances in how power and privilege are formally distributed and informally exercised across the firm.

If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to reach out to us at