Communication Advisor | Sri Lanka | Volunteer Internationally With WUSC

Are you passionate about gender equality and economic opportunities for all? Do you have communications experience to share? If so, this might be the role for you!
As the Communications Advisor in Colombo, Sri Lanka, you will support Lanka Social Ventures Ltd, one of the leading social enterprises in Sri Lanka, to promote and communicate their activities and programs in order to increase the engagement of women and especially young women.  

Roles and Responsibilities
Support in developing the organization’s presence on the web and social media platforms
Assist with the development and implementation of digital content promoting the organization’s programs which target women and youth
Increase engagement on social media platforms through posts and communication campaigns
Conduct storytelling workshops for partner staff members
Collect and document gender sensitive data, lessons learned, good practices and stories of change from projects, particularly from female participants
Support partners to reduce their environmental footprint by transitioning out of paper-heavy communications products
Participate in pre-assignment training
Participate in at least 3 public engagement initiatives before, during, or after the assignment. Volunteers will be equipped with the tools, training, and support to achieve these goals. Volunteers will also have one virtual check-in with the Public Engagement Officer throughout the course of their assignment
Set up a personalized volunteer fundraising page on the WUSC fundraising platform and share it in your networks. Volunteers will be supported with the tools, training and support to achieve the fundraising goal
Submit reports as required by the partner organization and by WUSC

Partner Description
Lanka Social Ventures (LSV) is a social enterprise which was set up based on the recommendations of a research commissioned by Oxfam Great Britain to map social enterprises within the agriculture sector, and to identify the key challenges they face, and make suggestions for donors and development agencies looking to support this space in Sri Lanka. LSV’s mission is to promote and support entrepreneurship and innovation for social change and environmental sustainability. The organization supports entrepreneurial and innovative individuals, groups, community organizations and Small and Medium Enterprises to develop and transform into successful and financially sustainable ‘social enterprises’. LSV is registered as a Public Company and governed by a board of 4 directors representing public, private and community sectors.