Communication Intern – Addis Ababa

Medical Teams Calling 

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world. 

Medical Teams International holds strict child and vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct related to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment & selection, hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ eligibility thorough background checks, police clearance, and professional reference check processes.

JOB SUMMARY

The main purpose of the job is to ensure to prepare comms and visibility contents under the supervision of Grants and Program coordinator, communications intern will collect photos, videos, success stories and consent form from field offices through in person and remote supports to provide as part of donor reports and MTI social media materials.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

• Support the program team in collecting, organizing, filing, or documenting regular program data and reports.
• Under the guidance of supervisor, prepare and compile power-point and other presentations for internal and external use.
• Under the guidance of supervisor Prepare, review and facilitate MOUs and LOUs
• Support and participate in reviewing program-based success stories, taking pictures and lessons learned.
• Facilitate Letters, TORs, training agreement approval and settlement of advances from field offices and country offices as needed.
• Organizing and facilitating meetings, workshops, and training.
• Collect high-quality photographs and captions from field programs.
• Gather and document human-interest stories from program implementation areas.
• Develop and post content on Workplace and internal communication platforms.
• Assist in organizing weekly learning-hour sessions and other internal events.
• Contribute to website and social media content updates as assigned.
• Compile success stories, capacity statements, and visibility materials.
• Support photo and video documentation during events and field visits.
• Organize communication materials for internal review and filing.
• Ensured all designed materials follow MTIs’ global branding standards, including use of logo, color palette, typography, and formatting templates.

Education:

• BA Degree in Public Relations and Communication, Media Studies, Journalism and Communication with a cumulative GPA of 3.6 and above.

Experience:

Position open to fresh graduates without prior experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Good understanding of photography and camera handling is desirable.
• Strong communication, writing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, meet deadlines, and manage multiple tasks.
• Self-motivated and Desire to serve others.
• Respectful towards other cultures
• Able to establish relationships easily.
• Team player
• Flexible under changing conditions
• Able to cope with basic working conditions.
• Culturally aware and able to adjust.
• Secure and at ease with professional skills

Physical Condition:

This position requires travel to health facilities located in remote areas with very basic living conditions.