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Paid internship at IPKO Foundation office in Prishtina

Position: PR, Social Media and Content Writer Intern

Paid internship period: 3 months with possibility of extension, starting no later than 15th of April, 2024

Deadline to apply: 10 April, 2024 working hours.

Who are we?

IPKO Foundation is a non-profit foundation in Kosovo that supports the development of future generations of leaders who use technology to implement innovative solutions to local and national development challenges, while enabling an environment where they can reach their full potential through an improved policy and institutional context. We are known by partners for being creative, competent, responsible, collaborative, and trusted to undertake initiatives that create sustainable solutions. Our work is at the nexus of public institutions, the private sector, and non-governmental entities.

Main projects of IPKO Foundation are:

DOKUTECH – a yearly tech conference for 11 years aims to aid development of the tech landscape in Kosovo, combined with the will and courage to create an atmosphere for technological growth by bringing the opportunity of listening to international speakers, entertain groundbreaking ideas, and challenging the audience's knowledge and points of view on technology, online security, and content openness. DOKU.TECH convenes speakers from very colorful backgrounds in technology, social entrepreneurship, and groundbreaking ideas in the field of tech, in front of an eager audience. From simple, modest social entrepreneurs to people who want to bring down global irresponsible companies.

Girls in ICT –The Celebration of Girls in ICT Day is an initiative of ITU and is marked in more than 100 countries around the world on the last Thursday of April. IPKO Foundation hosts this conference to encourage young women and girls in Kosovo to break the stereotypes and pursue careers in the ICT sector. Some of the factors that may prevent women’s involvement in the ICT sector in Kosovo are the cultural stereotypes, internal barriers, lack of financial means, access to education, etc. With the ICT sector developing day by day, and an increasing demand for human resource capacity, there is a lot of room for improvement in female’s involvement in the ICT sector. The conference is being organized for 9 years now and entails the main conference of “Girls in ICT” with inspirational speeches and panel discussion, workshops in the field of ICT and the job Fair which aims to facilitate the participation of over 300 young women.

 

Who can apply?

Students in the last year of studies or have a BA Degree, and other interested candidates.

 

Criteria and qualifications:

· Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

· Experience on Social Media publications

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Be fluent in written and speaking Albanian and English

· Be open-minded and have strong communication skills

· Flexible and highly motivated to work with other team members

· Ability to work independently and in a team

· Self-directed and able to work without supervision

· Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas

· Portfolio of published articles, if possible

· Experience doing research using multiple sources, even for studies

· Familiarity with web publications

· Ability to meet deadlines

· Preferably to have basic graphic design skills

· Other duties as assigned

Main duties:

· Research industry-related topics (combining online sources, interviews and studies)

· Write clear content to promote our projects

· Prepare well-structured drafts

· Submit work to supervisors for input and approval

· Coordinate with PR and design team to illustrate articles

· Conduct simple keyword research and use SEO guidelines to increase web traffic

· Promote content on social media

· Identify needs and gaps in our content and recommend new things

· Ensure all-around consistency (style, fonts, images and tone)

· Update website content on Wordpress as needed

· Send newsletters to our databases to inform them about upcoming events

· Send press releases to our media partners to promote our events/ activities

· Other duties as assigned

 

What do we offer:

· High quality day-to-day teamwork

· Engagement in innovative, youth-driven projects

· Networking opportunities

· Expanding of your professional network

· Learning working in different channels that IPKO Foundation uses during the project implementation

 

How to apply: If you are interested in the position, send your CV and a Cover Letter to the following email address: hr@ipkofoundation.org. The subject of the email should be: Application for PR, Social Media and Content Writer Intern.

IPKO Foundation appreciates all applications, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.