Antecedentes

The Communications Section at UN Women Headquarters in New York seeks to enlist a full-time intern to support with social media outreach.

The intern will assist the Social Media Manager in drafting messages for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+, engaging UN Women’s social media audience, pinning photos on Pinterest, and monitoring all social media accounts. 

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the supervision of the Social Media Manager, the intern will specifically be responsible for the following:

  • Drafting messages for @UN_Women, @SayNO_UNiTE, @UNHLP, facebook.com/unwomen, and facebook.com/sayno.unite:
    • Based on the media clippings, select the most interesting content, prepare draft tweets and schedule them for approval via HootSuite.
    • Research additional content on women’s empowerment and gender equality and schedule tweets via HootSuite.
    • Research interesting posts from partners and schedule retweets via HootSuite.
    • Actively expand the network of followers.
  • Maintain lists on Twitter:
    • On a daily basis, monitor new followers and add them to lists on Twitter.
    • Prepare weekly update of new VIP followers (influencers/celebrities).
    • Initiate new lists on Twitter in consultation with the Social Media Manager. 
  • Cross-post selected Facebook content on Google+ and LinkedIn.
  • Research strong photos for the UN Women Pinterest account and pin them.
  • Cross-post strong UN Women images on the UN Women Instagram account and the Say NO – UNiTE Instagram account.
  • Monitor social media accounts:
    • Monitor mentions for retweeting.
    • Monitor the social media accounts for questions, and flag them to the Social Media Manager.
    • Monitor the social media accounts for negative comments, and flag them to the Social Media Manager.
  • Support the Social Media Manager during #AskUNWomen Twitter chats and tweetathons
  • Support live tweeting from events.
  • Support preparations for UN Women’s involvement during the UN General Assembly
  • Support preparations for social media outreach and implementation for the International Day to End Violence against Women and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
  • Other tasks as requested by the Communications Team. 

Competencias

  • Experience in communications.
  • Proficient in using new technologies, web-based platforms and social media networks.
  • Familiar with women’s rights issues or international development/relations.
  • Self-starter; organized; able to multitask and balance multiple responsibilities.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

  • Must be enrolled in the final year of a Bachelor, or in a Masters degree programme, or be a recent graduate.
  • Must have valid work permission for the United States of America.
  • Fluent in English; Spanish or French are a plus.

Interns are not financially remunerated by UN Women.

Application process:

Please upload the following as ONE single document (print out the separate documents if needed), and scan as one single PDF in the following order:

  1. Internship Programme Application Form [please do not hand-write the answers]
  2. Resume
  3. Cover letter
  4. 2 letters of recommendation

  Once the candidate has been selected, the following additional documents need to be submitted:

  • Letter of enrollment from school or diploma, if recent graduate
  • Scanned visa document/scanned passport document if no visa is required
  • Scanned medical insurance document
  • Signed internship agreement

UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

  

UN Women Internship Policy:

  • Applicants to the United Nations internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
  • Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
  • Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or;
  • Have graduated with a university degree (as above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within one year.
  • UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;
  • All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;
  • UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
  • The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;
  • The intern must provide proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, and application.