Background
UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP is on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, working with national counterparts on solutions to global and national development challenges. In the programme countries, UNDP supports stabilization, state-building, governance and development priorities in partnership with the host governments, the United Nations system, the development partners and other partners to help the country to achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development and building resilience to crises and shock. UNDP has worked in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development, from systems and institutional strengthening to inclusive growth and sustainable livelihoods, as well as sustainable energy, environment and resilience. UNDP’s programmes continue to fully integrate a global vision for catalytic change with India’s national priorities. With over 30 projects on the ground in almost every state, today UNDP India works to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by transforming traditional models to do development differently. In a rapidly changing global environment, the work of UNDP and the broader UN family aligns with the Government of India's new national development vision, India 2030, and builds upon the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP India's country programme for 2018-2022 has three major focus areas: ? Inclusive growth ? Environment and energy ? Strengthening systems and institutions These are supported by a framework of renewed partnerships and blended finance solutions, a pool of financial and technical resources for greater impact and scale, and South-South expertise. You are invited to join a team of dedicated development professionals whose primary role is to support India to achieve the 2030 Agenda. As part of the UNDP team your focus will be to work with multiple stakeholders to find the country specific solutions that lead to sustainable development and to ensure no one is left behind - and we reach those furthest behind first. UNDP is looking for individuals who have the communication, analytical, planning and implementation capacities that can address links, choices and connections across many issues and sectors. We seek individuals who can apply global best practice to national contexts. We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to making a positive contribution to development in India.
Duties and Responsibilities
As part of the Communications Unit and under the supervision of the Head of Communications, the Communications Intern will be responsible for undertaking the following activities:
? Support the development and implementation of UNDP India’s Communications Strategy, Annual Communications Plan and Key Performance Indicators
? Support content development for stories, op-eds, talking points, press releases and/or social media posts
? Assist team members in synthesizing information from UNDP programme and state teams including collating information for Gender Seal Strategy 2019-2022.
? Carry out mapping of potential partnerships in accordance with UNDP’s private sector, media and celebrity engagement strategy. Support with contacts and engagement propositions.
? Support in preparing presentations, decks, pitches, toolkits and process documents.
? Assist in maintaining dashboards, meeting calendars for the Communications Unit
? Support the team with curation and coordination of events, campaigns, workshops highlighting the work of UNDP and building relationships within the ecosystem
? Build communication materials for events and help spread awareness through the relevant channels.
? Support with current and potential partnerships of the UNDP by conducting due diligence, providing background for private sector events and assisting in outreach to private sector partners.
Competencies
Fundamental knowledge of own discipline
? Writing and Editing skills
? Ability to analyze large sets of data and reports and synthesize complex issues.
? Create excel spreadsheets and dashboards
? Familiarity with website management, social media platforms, branding and fostering private sector partnerships
? Experience of creating content across a variety of mediums
? Demonstrated ability to plan and curate campaigns, events and workshops
? Excellent oral and written communication skills ? Strong Powerpoint, Word and Excel skill
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Basic research and analysis
? Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things.
? Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches for publishing content, fostering partnerships and launching campaigns.
Establishing effective client relationships
? Researches potential solutions to internal and external needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion;
? Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet needs and deadlines;
? Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external parties
? Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even whensuch decisions may not entirely reflect own position
Key Deliverables
? Support the development and implementation of UNDP India’s Communications Strategy, Annual Communications Plan and Key Performance Indicators
? Support content development for stories, op-eds, talking points, press releases and/or social media posts
? Carry out mapping of potential partnerships in accordance with UNDP’s private sector, media and celebrity engagement strategy. Support with contacts and engagement propositions. ? Support in preparing presentations, decks, pitches, toolkits and process documents.
? Assist in maintaining dashboards, meeting calendars for the Communications Unit
? Support the team with curation and coordination of events, campaigns, workshops highlighting the work of UNDP and building relationships within the ecosystem
Required Skills and Experience
Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
(a)Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher); Candidates with Mass Communication, Journalism, Mass Media, Public Relations background are preferred
(b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent); Candidates with Mass Communication, Journalism, Mass Media, Public Relations background are preferred
(c) Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.