UNDP Jobs - 35963- Communications internship

Communications internship - HIV, Health and Development Unit

Location :

Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

22-May-13 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months, starting as soon as possible

Languages Required :

English

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 UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre (BRC) is the organization’s main knowledge and advisory hub for the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. It aims to connect the region to a global network of development experts, to build knowledge and capacity, and to forge partnerships to meet the development challenges of a large and diverse region. The BRC also aims to capture and spread development successes and best practices in the region and to improve the impact of UNDP's work through effective communications and advocacy.

The overall objective of the Regional HIV, Health and Development (HHD) Programme is to increase the capacity of countries in the region to implement evidence-informed, multi-sectoral national responses to HIV and other communicable and non-communicable diseases and to strengthen UNDP Country Office HHD practitioners’ capacity to support those efforts. A special emphasis is placed on the needs of marginalized populations at higher risk of infection and diseases and ensuring the rights of people affected by and suffering under HIV and other communicable and non-communicable diseases. As co-sponsor of UNAIDS, UNDP plays the leading role in HIV/AIDS as it relates to the MDGs and human development, multi-sectoral governance, human rights, gender and sexual diversity. A key part of the UNDP’s work also focuses on ensuring access to affordable essential medicines using among others trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) flexibilities and strengthened capacity for implementation of AIDS, TB, malaria and NCD funds and programmes financed through bilateral/multilateral funding initiatives, including GFATM.

UNDP also has the mandate in sustainable development which includes a multi-sectoral and rights-based approach to health in support to the leadership role of WHO and in collaboration with other UN agencies.
The work of the HHD Practice leads to the development of a large body of knowledge products (including papers, policy briefs, power point presentations, data sheets, etc.) which needs to be effectively disseminated for advocacy purposes and to ensure proper visibility of programme results and achievements.

The HHD Practice is therefore looking for an intern to assist with the production, communication, and dissemination of its knowledge outputs. This will involve traditional and new social media. This work will also involve close cooperation with members of the BRC communications and knowledge management team.

Duties and Responsibilities

Working closely with the regional HHD analyst, HHD economist and legal specialist, the intern will:

Assist in the design and implementation of a communications strategy for the web site of the HHD practice;
Draft blog posts and other communications materials publicizing the work of the HHD practice and other relevant new research and analysis on health and HIV, for placement on/publication in relevant internal (UNDP) and if necessary external websites and media;
Support in improving the content presentation of the HHD Practice webpage according to the style and outline used by the UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS webpage.
Assist in the transformation of power point presentations, papers, longer researches, short write-up into papers, articles, or blogs, for dissemination via HHD and/or RBEC website(s);
Monitor other important media/web sites of regional and global significance (e.g., WHO, UNAIDS,—as well as those of universities, think tanks, consultancies, individuals) for relevant analytical and communications content pertaining to health and HIV trends in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region;
Work in other areas, as needed.

Competencies

Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task;
Strong interpersonal skills, communication and diplomatic skills;
Ability to plan and organize his/her work, efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations;
Strong coordination, reporting and writing abilities;
Computer literacy and ability to effectively use IT tools.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Be enrolled in a graduate level degree programme (second university degree or higher) in Health Economics, Social Science, Communications, Journalism or other fields relevant for health and development at the time of application to the internship;

Experience:

Have appropriate background in HIV, health and other related fields (including health Economics);
Have appropriate communications background with strong social media experiences;
Be comfortable working with official statistic data;
Be able to work both independently and as part of a team;

Language:

Have excellent English-language oral and written communications skills (preferably native English speaker);

Applications procedure:

Internships within the UN system are unpaid and subject to conditions with which applicants should become familiar prior to signing an internship agreement.

For application instructions and more information, see http://europeandcis.undp.org/aboutus/show/71CB399C-F203-1EE9-B8C602C91DE01340.

Qualified candidates interested in the Internship have to be registered in online database through http://europeandcis.undp.org/news/?event=public.internshipApplyForm, stating "HHD: Communications internship" as field of interest. Candidates not registered in the database will not be further considered.

FC: 30000