Accra Office: Hse. No. 4, Blackberries Street, East Legon, PMB MD 217, Madina, Accra, Ghana. T + 233 302 542 187 Abidjan Office: Abidjan, Cocody Attoban, Rue J 153, Lot 23, Ilot 3215, Côte d’Ivoire. T +225 22 50 17 41 Makassar Office: Graha Pena, Jalan Urip Sumohardjo, No. 20, Kav. 1101, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, 90234 Indonesia Washington Office: 1411 K Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005. T +1 202 737 7870

www.WorldCocoa.org

July 2016

WorldCocoaFoundationCommunicationsandOutreachInternship(Fall2016)

Washington,DC

GeneralDescription:TheWorldCocoaFoundation(WCF)isaninternationalmembershiporganizationthatpromotessustainabilityinthecocoasector.WCFprovidescocoafarmerswiththesupporttheyneedtogrowmorequalitycocoaandsociallyandeconomicallystrengthentheircommunities.WCF’smembersincludecocoaandchocolatemanufacturers,processors,supplychainmanagers,andothercompaniesworldwide,representingmorethan80percentoftheglobalcocoamarket.WCF’sprogramsbenefitfarmersandtheircommunitiesincocoa-growingregionsofAfrica,SoutheastAsia,andtheAmericas.Formoreinformation,visitwww.worldcocoafoundation.org.InternshipSummary:WCFseeksacommunicationsandoutreachinternfortheFallterm(September–December)interestedindevelopingtheirwriting,editing,socialmediamanagement,researchandeventmanagementskills.Strongattentiontodetail,interestinnon-profitcommunications,socialmediastrategy,andafocusoninternationaldevelopmentwouldgreatlybenefitthisinternastheyconductresearchtasksandprojects,assistincontentgeneration,andassistinday-to-dayprogramandstrategyactivities.InternshipDetails:ThisinternshipisbasedinWashington,DC.TheCommunicationsInternshipisintendedtofurthertheintern’seducationalgoalsincommunicationsandsustainability.Assuch,thisinternshipdoesnotprovideastipendandrequiresaninternearnacademiccredit;internmustensurehe/sheiseligibleforacredit-basedinternshipthroughschoolbeforeapplying.WCFexpectsthattoreachtheinternship’sobjectives,between25and40hoursperweekwillbeneededovertheSeptemberthroughDecembertimeframe.InternsareresponsibleforarrangingtheirownaccommodationintheWashingtonarea,ifapplicable,andallwork-relatedtransportation,aswellasotherpersonalneeds.InternshipRequirements:

• BackgroundinCommunications,marketing,socialmedia,eventmanagement,internationaldevelopment,sustainability,corporatesocialresponsibility,orrelatedfieldpreferred

• Strongwritingskills• Detailoriented• Internationaldevelopmentresearchexperienceaplus

Accra Office: Hse. No. 4, Blackberries Street, East Legon, PMB MD 217, Madina, Accra, Ghana. T + 233 302 542 187 Abidjan Office: Abidjan, Cocody Attoban, Rue J 153, Lot 23, Ilot 3215, Côte d’Ivoire. T +225 22 50 17 41 Makassar Office: Graha Pena, Jalan Urip Sumohardjo, No. 20, Kav. 1101, Makssar, Sulawesi Selatan, 90234 Indonesia Washington Office: 1411 K Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005. T +1 202 737 7870

www.WorldCocoa.org

• Eventcoordinationexperienceaplus• Frenchlanguageaplus• FamiliaritywithPhotoshop,WordPress,MSOfficeandSalesforceaplus

Primaryobjectives:(asseasonallyappropriate)• Assistintheinputofwebcontent(Wordpress)andemailmarketing

(ConstantContact,CampaignMonitor).• Coordinatesocialmediapresence,includingonTwitter,Facebook,LinkedIn

andInstagram.• Trackmediacoverageoforganizationandassistindevelopmentofweekly

compilationsofrelevantcocoa/chocolatenewsmediaarticlesfordisseminationtoWCFmembers.

• Draftsarticles,newsreleasesandorganizationalcorrespondenceasneeded.• Providewritingandeditorialsupportfornewsletters,blogposts,press

releases,reportsandothers.• ProvideplanningsupportforWCFannualconferenceincludingproductionof

materials,marketing,socialoutreach,registrationsupport,vendorrelationsandmore.

• Provideoveralllogistical/administrativesupporttotheWCFCommunicationsandOutreachteamasneeded.

HowtoApply:• Interestedandeligiblecandidatesarerequestedtouploadtheircoverletter

describingtheirinterestinthisinternshipandWCFandrésuméto:https://worldcocoa.egnyte.com/ul/A2KCo3ciI0

• Pleaseaddresstheletterto“HumanResources”andnameyourfilesusingthefollowingconvention:“J.DoeCoverLetter”and“J.DoeResume”

• Applicationswillbereviewedonarollingbasesuntilinternshipisfilled.Nophonecallsplease.Onlyshortlistedcandidateswillbecontacted.