About EduSpots

EduSpots is a UK and Ghanaian registered organisation which connects, trains, and equips local volunteers to drive sustainable community-led change through education centres named ‘Spots’. Together, we are creating a movement of community-based educators. Since 2016, through working with over 300 local volunteers, we have supported nearly 50 communities in creating community-led education spaces (libraries) named ‘Spots’, with an aim to move them towards our ‘Dream Spot Model’.

We won the Tes International Award in 2018, the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022 and were selected as a finalist for the Their World Innovation Prize in 2023. In 2024, we have been selected for the Gratitude Network Fellowship and the Dovetail Impact Foundation’s Accelerator Portfolio, both of which offer scale-up curriculum support.

Internship opportunity 

We are looking for highly independent and self-motivated interns who are keen to gain practical skills and understanding relating to education and international development, and provide communications support to the team working directly with our Head of Communications.

The internship will be remote for 3 months starting as soon as possible, with the opportunity of extending this period. The time is 8 hours / week but this can be spread out throughout the week. Due to limited organisational time, we need interns to be committed to the work, supoprting as needs emerge, and able to work independently. We will consider interns in any geographical location.

You will gain huge insight into education and international development through learning and being inspired on a daily basis on WhatsApp by our active network over 300 volunteers in rural Ghana who are the main focus of our work and our reason for existence.

Communications work

We are looking for communications interns to support in any of the following areas (please give an indication of potential areas of interest in your application):

• Writing website articles, drawing from the network of Catalysts.
• Hosting our ‘EduChamps‘ community on WhatsApp, updating a group of supporters on our work and model of communuity-led devleopment.
• Creating reels and similar from content shared from Catalysts.
• Supporting with a ‘Communications Curriculum‘ shared through our Spot Lead WhatsApp Hub.
• Support in the management of social media platforms, building relationships with potential partners in the process.
• Support in strategic thinking to improve the way in which we communicate our work.
• Proof reading documents and articles, and other tasks in support of the Head of Communications.

Personal specification 

We are looking for interns with the following skills:

• Strong communication skills – e.g. written and verbal in English
• Strong IT skills – e.g. ability to use Microsoft Office, Google Drive, social media etc.
• An ability to work highly independently with minimal support, with the proactivity to reach out to team members when necessary
• A genuine interest in learning about education and international development, and communications.
• A team player, willing to listen to others and respond to feedback quickly.
• An ability to use Canva design software is desirable, or else a willingness to learn.
• A genuine passion for making a tangible impact on educational opportunity through this role.
• You will likely have a degree in an area relating to education and/or international development or communications.
• A desire to be part of a supportive and passionate education community, with a specific interest in community-led change.
• Be willing to communicate via WhatsApp and use Google drive

Please send a cover letter and updated CV as soon as possible, explaining your key areas of interest and motivation for applying for this role. Please note that there is no remuneration for this role and you will need a laptop and internet connection.