UNDP Jobs - 90323- UNDP - Communication Intern

UNDP - Communication Intern

Location :

Rome, ITALY

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

31-Mar-2020

Application Deadline :

03-Mar-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

renewable up to 6 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) operates in 177 countries, offering global perspectives to reduce inequalities and increase sustainability, through the implementation of strategic plans. Within this challenging scenario, partnership development is a crucial aspect for the achievement of UNDP goals and the engagement of different institutions among the private and public sectors.

The UNDP office in Rome provides the opportunity to investigate and learn about the importance of Partnership creation, in order to react to global changes and adopt strategic, innovative and practical solutions.

In support of Italy’s commitment made at the G7 Environment Ministers Meeting in Bologna in June 2017, the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS) and UNDP have signed a framework cooperation agreement. The Italian Ministry of Environment and UNDP will work on areas of common interest in development cooperation through UNDP’s Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development (ACSD).

Under the leadership of the UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), the ACSD supports information sharing on initiatives related to climate action, energy, resource efficiency and sustainable development in Africa. The Centre has built a database in the aim of delivering a one-stop-shop, web-based tool for information sharing. In addition, the ACSD supports the implementation of bilateral projects and activities between G7 and African countries.

UNDP and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) entered into partnership to accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy and achieve sustainable development. The agreement is intended to develop joint initiatives, aimed at accelerating the implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the Nationally Determined Contributions in the areas of just transition, renewable energy, access to energy, rural electrification, climate change, environmental protection and management, gender, local value creation and sustainable development in developing countries.

Duties and Responsibilities

To deliver the above outputs, the ACSD team would require the support of the intern with the following tasks:

Facilitate knowledge sharing and knowledge building through assisting in the maintenance of the ACSD website and database with relevant and up-to-date information;
Provide assistance to team to ensure global campaigns follow up and support, and audience engagement on Social media platforms;
Assist in providing administrative and logistics support in the organization of events;
Support to maintain an active social media presence and coverage of all events hosted, attended or relevant to stakeholders;
Help the team developing communication materials including brochures, pagers, project briefs, booklets, reports etc;
Provide support to outreach to communities of stakeholders through newsletter highlighting the work of the Centre and promoting curated news, information, events and more;
Support to the team to review and edit web stories, headlines and captions, liaising with the rest of the team to ensure consistency across languages;
Assist in reviewing translations in English, proofreading and reformulating if necessary, for optimal web presentation;
Support to the team to coordinate with counterparts on outreach and marketing activities relevant to the Partnership Portfolio Management team’s work;
Support the team with other relevant tasks.

Competencies

Computer proficiency in standard software applications (MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint);
Experience in research, identification of target audiences and stakeholders analysis;
Social media management experience;
Basic understanding of usability, optimizing content for the web and search;
Ability to tailor language, style and format to match the audience;

Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask;
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and be aware of political sensitivities;
Capacity to meet deadlines a, work in stressful situation and detailed oriented;
Demonstrates commitment to UNDP mission, vision and values.

Language and additional skills:

Working knowledge of spoken and written English is required. Knowledge of an additional UN working language is considered an asset.
Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to contribute;

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

currently in the final year of a bachelor’s degree; or
currently enrolled in a master’s degree; or
have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from a bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent studies.

Field of study: Education in a relevant area such as media studies, journalism, political sciences or related field