Are you a Mass Communication graduate who has finished NYSC and loves creating content for social media? ActionAid Nigeria is recruiting a Digital Engagement Intern for a one-year internship at its Abuja office. The intern will help manage the online presence of the organisation’s leadership. Applications close on Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
ActionAid Nigeria is part of ActionAid International and works on poverty, women’s rights, land and climate justice, and humanitarian response. It particularly encourages applications from young people, women, persons with disabilities and candidates from the North-East and North-West.
Key Details
- Organisation: ActionAid Nigeria
- Role: Digital Engagement Intern (Communications team)
- Location: Abuja
- Duration: one year
- Reports to: Communications Coordinator
- Pay: “competitive terms of employment” (amount not published)
- Deadline: 4 November 2026
What You Will Do
- create content — graphics, short videos, infographics and photos — for the social media accounts of ActionAid Nigeria’s leadership
- manage accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, with approval from the Communications Coordinator
- monitor and respond to comments, messages and mentions
- spot relevant conversations on social justice and development, and share leaders’ articles, blogs and opinion pieces
- handle sensitive information confidentially
Benefits
- a full year of hands-on communications experience in an international NGO
- work directly with senior leadership on advocacy and policy communication
- a strong portfolio of real digital campaigns
- competitive terms of employment, according to ActionAid
Eligibility
- a first degree in Mass Communication or a related field
- completed NYSC, with experience in a related field
- good knowledge of X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
- skills in graphic design and video production
- mobile photography and videography
- comfort with social media management tools and mobile design and video-editing apps
- basic understanding of social media analytics
ActionAid also wants someone creative, reliable and self-motivated, who can meet posting deadlines, work flexible hours, engage people in public settings and keep information confidential.
How to Apply
- Read the full job description on the official ActionAid Nigeria vacancy page.
- Update your CV: highlight NYSC experience, accounts you’ve managed, campaigns, follower growth and design or video work.
- Apply through ActionAid’s recruitment portal (Simplicant).
- Submit before Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Tips
- Include links to your best posts, designs or videos (a simple online portfolio helps).
- Add numbers: reach, engagement or follower growth you achieved.
- Show you understand ActionAid’s issues — poverty, women’s rights, climate justice.
- Mention tools you use, such as Canva, CapCut, Meta Business Suite or Buffer.
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Deadline: Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
