UNDP Jobs - 67660- Engagement and Project Management Intern

Engagement and Project Management Intern

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

15-Aug-2016

Application Deadline :

08-Aug-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

3 months

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 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in more than 170 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. At UNDP, external and internal communication—nationally, regionally and globally—is critical to achieving both development results and business objectives. Skillful communication broadens the impacts of new policies, helps governance reforms take root, and attracts and fosters strong partnerships. The Communications Group of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York is interested in enrolling an Engagement and Project Management Intern on its Fundraising and Engagement Team, to support the organization of the 2016 Social Good Summit in New York and over 100 locations worldwide.

Duties and Responsibilities

The interested candidate will assist the Fundraising and Engagement Team in the organization and management of the Social Good Summit in the following ways:

Create an outreach and training strategy to support colleagues in Country Offices with the ideation, organization, communication and evaluation of their events;
Create marketing, communications and event preparation materials for use by UNDP's Country Offices, including (info)graphics, social media content, videos, DIY and how-to manuals, and more;
Collaborate with our partners at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences's MediaLAB in creating and implementing a design thinking toolkit based on their SCREAM model;
Create new and innovative tactics to leverage the worldwide local platform and podium of the Social Good Summit to increase engagement with, and drive fundraising efforts for, the work of UNDP and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Competencies

Communication
Teamwork
Planning and organizing
Creativity
Client orientation

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Upon commencement of internship, candidate is enrolled in, or has graduated no more than one year prior from, a Master's Programme in international relations/public relations/marketing/communication/journalism/project management or related field.

Experience:

Demonstrated capability to support planning and organization of global events with 100+ local participations;
Strong interest in and affinity with development issues;
Strong knowledge of UNDP's work;
Excellent organizational, inter-personal, communication and administrative skills;
Able to take initiative and work independently;
Proven ability to manage diverse and complex tasks and to find new and creative solutions;
Solid basis in Design/Graphics editing.

Language:

Fluent in English
French and Spanish are an asset

UNDP may accept interns providing the following conditions are met:

Candidate is enrolled in a master’s programme in a graduate school (second university degree or higher) at the time of application and during the internship; or
Candidate has obtained his/her degree no more than one year before the start date of the internship;

Pursuing their university/college studies, having completed at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree, if pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages.