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Global Village Social Media Intern
Global Village Team
National Office, North Sydney
1-2 days per week
Anticipated 3 months
HFHA’s vision is a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. HFHA operates as
part of an international network with a common objective of reducing poverty and eliminating
substandard housing and homelessness from the world. Specifically, HFHA’s objective is to ensure
that enhanced shelter security through access to land tenure and safe, decent, affordable housing
is incorporated within a broader program of community development which addresses a
comprehensive set of development objectives.
The Global Village (GV) department is the volunteering arm of Habitat for Humanity. We offer
members of the public opportunities to build homes as part of Habitat for Humanity projects
throughout the Asia Pacific region. The GV team oversees end-to-end delivery of teams. Working
with our international partners, we are responsible for: recruiting and managing volunteers,
finding and booking build locations, designing engaging and exciting travel itineraries, devising
budgets and ensuring volunteers have a safe and worthwhile experience.
Global Village Intern:
The Global Village Team are expanding their social media presence and need a tech savvy intern
to assist in strategy development and implementation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The role will require the intern to work with the Global Village team and the Habitat marketing
department to:
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Develop a Social Media plan designed to engage past and potential Global Village
volunteers across various social media platforms
Set up Facebook events for each build team, including inviting relevant participants
and content design
Develop content across various Habitat social media platforms
CRITERIA:
HFHA is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit and assign the best qualified
personnel for all of our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any
person on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical
or mental disability, sexual orientation or characteristic protected by law.
All HFHA staff, contracts and volunteers are required to undergo a criminal record check or
working with children check prior to commencing employment.
HFHA is looking for someone to join us who has:
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An ability to work as a member of a team and autonomously
An ability to think creatively and inspire others
A person with an enthusiastic, positive manner who is self-motivated, proactive, and who
has an empathy with the Christian ethos and values of Habitat for Humanity.
Strong social media skills, preferably with tertiary qualification in
Marketing/PR/Communication
Strong Microsoft Office skills
Experience using Hootesuite, Facebook Insights and Google Analytics beneficial
Experience using WordPress beneficial
Travel experience is an added bonus!
COMPENSATION:
The intern shall be reimbursed for associated travel expenses – upon receipt, in addition to
receiving up to $10 as a lunch allowance (receipts needed).
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter addressing the above criteria and a resume to
global.village@habitat.org.au