Jobs - 100637- Digital Communications Intern

Digital Communications Intern

Location :

Beijing, CHINA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

09-Aug-2021

Application Deadline :

30-Jul-21 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 Months

Languages Required :

English Chinese

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UN Resident Coordinator leads the UN Country Team in China, including all the UN entities present in China. The purpose of the Resident Coordinators System (RCS) is to bring together the different UN agencies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational activities at the country level, helping the UN to be a more relevant and reliable partner for governments, notably by establishing and strengthening these partnerships for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The UN Resident Coordinators Office (RCO) supports the roles and functions of the UN Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team. The RCO provides inter-agency coordination support to the UN Country Team (UNCT) and its various inter-agency working mechanisms, including theme groups. Key functions of the RCO include: strategic analysis, planning and positioning of the Country Team; preparation and monitoring of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF); support to joint UN programming and operations management; policy guidance; joint advocacy and communications to enhance UN coherence and improve overall programme impact of the UN System in China.

The RCO is looking for a motivated intern to join the Communications team on a fulltime basis and contribute to its crucial mandate of enhancing the coherence of the UN System in China.

The internship will provide the successful candidate with a unique opportunity to learn about how the UN system operates at the country level. Among others, the intern will: actively engage in UN communication and advocacy initiatives; have hands-on experience of various UN documents and articles; learn about the functions and roles of a wide range of UN agencies; gain insight into the country programming process of the UN; and become familiar with how the UN interacts with counterparts.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Head of Communication and in close collaboration with members of the team, the Digital Communication Intern will be responsible for providing support to RCO in its mandate to advance its objectives for communications and advocacy, which includes:

• Support drafting posts and developing plans for both Chinese and international social media platforms

• Translate (both English to Chinese and Chinese to English) various communications materials, including the translation of social media posts, press release, Op-ed, website, and other media/social media or related articles

• Support updating and daily maintenance of the UN China official website in close collaboration with team members and IT support from HQ

• Help with on-site event support (i.e., organization of press conference, video shooting, etc.)

• Support the organization and follow-up of the UN Communications Group meetings and cross-agency engagement

• Review and edit translation of reports and other internal/external publications in coordination with other team members

• Implement daily administrative and logistical tasks related to communications work

• Complete other ad hoc tasks requested by the office and/or supervisor

Competencies

Corporate Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards

• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the common UN system

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Functional Competencies

• Demonstrates excellent analytical and organizational skills

• Strong written ability in both Chinese and English

• Resourcefulness, initiative and mature judgement

• Responds positively to feedback

• Excellent computer skills (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

• Ability to establish effective working relations in a multicultural team environment

• Strong teamwork skills

Additional Competencies

• Experience in multimedia production (e.g. video, podcast, photo editing) is strongly preferred

• Experience in translation of official documents and communications materials is preferred

• Experience with other UN agencies, international organizations and/or nongovernmental organizations would be considered an asset.

• Knowledge of the UN system and its mandate is beneficial

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications

Major in Communications, Journalism, English, International Relations, or other relevant fields.

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• Enrolled in a Masters or in a Ph.D. programme

• In the final year of a Bachelors programme

• Or within one year after graduation from a Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. programme

• Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program

Additional Requirements

• Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan and medical certificate of good health prior to starting the internship. Any cost arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship assignment will be the responsibility of the intern

• The stipend will be paid monthly. Interns will have 1.5 days of leave per month

• Interns are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed; Cost and arrangement for travel, visas, passports, accommodations and living expenses are the responsibility of the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or the intern

• Interns must not apply for or be appointed to a position that should be encumbered by a staff number during the period of their internship. Interns are expected to fulfill the terms of their internships. Therefore, internship must not be foreshortened for the purposes of allowing an intern to apply for a position

• Interns are not staff members and may not represent UN in any official capacity.