Role Description

Our Interns gain skills and knowledge in how StreetlightUK provides support to women involved in prostitution, exploitation and modern day slavery.

As a Communications Intern at StreetlightUK, you will be involved in managing our social media platforms, having the opportunity to expand and solidify our online presence, our website, and our monthly news updates. In addition, you will have the opportunity to become well-informed about awareness days, news and legislation changes concerning sexual exploitation, trafficking, and grooming. As we are a non-profit charity, this role is unpaid but we will cover the cost of travelling when appropriate.

*We also reserve the right to close applications early if we find a suitable candidate before the deadline.

Our Interns gain skills and knowledge in how StreetlightUK provides support to women involved in prostitution, exploitation and modern day slavery.

As a Communications Intern at StreetlightUK, you will be involved in managing our social media platforms, having the opportunity to expand and solidify our online presence, our website, and our monthly news updates. In addition, you will have the opportunity to become well-informed about awareness days, news and legislation changes concerning sexual exploitation, trafficking, and grooming. As we are a non-profit charity, this role is unpaid but we will cover the cost of travelling when appropriate.

*We also reserve the right to close applications early if we find a suitable candidate before the deadline.

• Experience of communicating and organising with a variety of staff.
• Experience of working in the UK charity sector (Desirable).
• Experience in creating social media content or controlling a social media account.
• Knowledge of key issues for those involved in prostitution and the sex trade. (Desirable).

• Graduate or in the process of being educated to degree level or equivalent, and/or looking to apply for an internship within their placement year (Essential).
• Industry specific training (Desirable).

Duties may be modified based on individual student learning needs.

Your responsibilities as a Communication Intern will involve:

• Updating, redesigning elements and creating new pages across our platforms and website for which you will need good administrative and IT skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office packages: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, as well as MailChimp and WordPress.
• Knowledge of how to use sites such as Canva for creating social media posts and other marketing material such as flyers.
• Participating in team meetings, training, and fundraising / awareness events across our service, where you will be involved in documenting the events on social media, capturing moments via photography and engaging with the public.
• Raising awareness across our platforms using your creativity and innovative skills to design and create appropriate content that highlights the relevance of our work.
• Using Hootsuite and/or other social media scheduling platforms to schedule posts ahead according to a pre-planned and pre-approved calendar. Additionally, knowledge of how to strategically use social media platforms to receive the best outcomes of interaction and engagement from our followers is desired.
• Good personal organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and to work to and meet daily priorities and deadlines.
• A passion for working alongside charities, whose purpose is to create societal change.
• Good oral and written communication skills, especially when discussing such sensitive issues, where language and wording is important.
• Demonstrating ability to work independently.

Additionally, your personal expectations should include:

• Carrying out your role to the best of your ability, embracing the values of StreetlightUK.
• Upholding the policies and standards of service delivery when carrying out your role, work only within the boundaries and training for your role.
• Keeping up-to-date with information related to your volunteering role(s) through internal communications, training and meetings.
• Having regular dialogue with your supervisor to discuss your work experience at StreetlightUK.
• Behaving responsibly regarding your own and others’ safety.
• Acting in a non-discriminatory and inclusive manner.
• Keeping client information confidential and secure, in line with our data protection policy and confidentiality policy and procedures.
• Keeping your personal data such as contact details up to date on our database or via your supervisor.
• Enjoying your work experience with us.