2025 YouthConneckt National Summit

Job description

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Mission and objectives

The Ministry of Youth, Sport, and Arts (MYSA) is responsible for the development and implementation of Youth, Sport, and Arts development programmes to facilitate realization of their full potential and contribute to their physical and mental well-being. Following the change of Government on 12th August 2021, Parliament issued a Government Gazette Notice number 1123 in September 2021 which spelled out the mandates of the realigned Ministries including the Ministry of Youth, Sport, and Arts. The Department of Arts Development was created for the first time as a separate department in the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Arts. Zambia has never had a National Arts Policy in its history and therefore the Arts Sector has not only lacked policy guidance but has also been uncoordinated. This has led to minimal impact of the arts sector and its growth in the country to be stunted. The realignment of the Ministry is envisioned to give the arts sector the needed attention for its transformation to a level to which it could effectively contribute to the Gross Domestic Product of the country meaningfully.Zambia job market

Context

The 2025 YouthConnekt National Summit is scheduled to take place from 17th to 18th November 2025 at the Government Complex in Lusaka, Zambia. This high-impact event will convene youth agripreneurs, policymakers, investors, development partners, government officials, and other key stakeholders. Under the theme “Green Hustle: Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Agriculture,” the summit envisions a future where young people lead the transformation of agriculture—from a subsistence activity to a vibrant, innovative, and entrepreneurial sector. To enhance global visibility and engagement, the Ministry is seeking to recruit 100 online volunteers. These volunteers will play a vital role in amplifying summit messages across digital platforms, engaging global audiences, and connecting with industry professionals in the lead-up to the event.

Task type

Communication and social media

Task description

1. Manage and schedule social media content on assigned platforms using provided hashtags and materials. 2. Create and share engaging posts, videos, stories, and graphics for the summit 3. Engage with youth communities and followers. 4. Use personal social media influence to amplify official content from YouthConnekt platforms (Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube). 5. Track basic engagement analytics (likes, shares, comments, registration and report on reach. 6. Attend virtual check-ins with YouthConnekt digital team to align on messaging and campaign updates.

Assignment requirements
Required experience

Required education level background in communication, marketing, media studies is an asset. Area (s) of specialization: Digital media, social media strategy, marketing, communications, public relations. Required skills and experience: Strong social media presence and influence, excellent written communication and graphic creation skills, familiarity with content creation platform (e.g. Canva, Instagram Reels, Tiktok), ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Other information

Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor.

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