Communications Assistant – Volunteer At Indochina Starfish Foundation


Employer: ISF Cambodia
Commences: As soon as possible
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Remote Considered)
Website: isfcambodia.org

About ISF

ISF Cambodia (ISF) is an award-winning Cambodian charity with over 15 years of experience alleviating poverty through education, healthcare, and sport. Their life-changing Education Programme focuses on children living in Phnom Penh’s urban poor communities. Extreme poverty forces children out of the school system but ISF’s holistic programme offers free quality education, healthcare, and community support to overcome socio-economic barriers. Their Football Programme is Cambodia’s largest grassroots football programme. Focused on equity and inclusion, ISF provides rare sporting opportunities to athletes marginalised by poverty, disability, HIV, and gender.

Job Purpose

ISF is currently seeking a Communications Assistant – Volunteer to support their growing presence both on and offline, assist in creating compelling marketing materials, and identify key statistics and trends. This individual must be dedicated to making a fundamental and lasting change in the lives of some of Cambodia’s most disadvantaged children and their families.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with social media posts and help ISF increase their social media presence by interacting with accounts.
  • Utilise Photoshop and the Adobe Creative Suite to colour correct and crop images.
  • Organise the photo library, identify branded images, and build a robust album of promotional images.
  • Explore social and online trends relating to ISF’s work and summarise findings.
  • Help to manage ISF’s website and post blogs and updates.
  • Conduct research to support compelling narratives and articles.
  • Support ISF’s Communications Coordinator and Development Team on an ad hoc basis.

Qualifications:

  • Fluent in English (required) and Khmer (preferred).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and a thorough understanding of social media strategy.
  • Working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
  • Able to update content with WordPress (preferred).
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud and Photoshop (preferred).
  • Able to multitask, prioritise, and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Willing to learn and collaborate with the Development Team.

Accountability and Relationships:

The Communications Assistant – Volunteer will report to the Communications Coordinator and work closely with the greater ISF team.

Working hours:

To be agreed upon with the Communications Coordinator.

How to apply

The Communications Assistant – Volunteer is an unpaid volunteer position. However, ISF is willing to hire and train the right candidate, providing valuable work experience at an award-winning NGO and helping to further efforts in reducing poverty.

Interested applicants should send their CV and brief letter of interest to ISF’s Communications Coordinator at bc@isfcambodia.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will close once fulfilled.

To learn more about ISF, please visit our website www.isfcambodia.org or contact 023 424 236. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only qualified applicants will be invited for an interview.

Please note: ISF Cambodia follows a strict Child Protection Policy. All applicants will be thoroughly screened if selected.