Antecedentes

Under the direct supervision of the Communications Officer, the intern will be expected to provide support to the communication functions of the Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO).

Deberes y responsabilidades

Duties & Responsibilities:

Assist the RCO Communications Hub in the following tasks:

• The development and dissemination of communication material for both online and offline channels
• Generate social media visibility and manage content for all UN Sri Lanka social media assets
• Conducting of any campaigns and events the Communications Hub undertakes  
• Provide support in developing public service announcements capturing key messages of UN Sri Lanka’s work
• Conducting of events in collaboration with the UN Communications Group
• Coordination of outreach activities
• Planning and implementing new initiatives
• Managing cross-agency collaboration efforts and cross-agency coordination meetings related to communications
• Writing press releases and feature articles related to activities/events
• Any other duties as may be assigned to the Communications Hub

Competencias

• An ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work under pressure
• Ability to think and work logically and work precisely
• Highly organized, energetic and articulate with exceptional attention to detail
• Must be able to take initiative and be a problem-solver
• Team Player
• Quick learner
• Please capture below statement as well.
   

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Applicants to the UN internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); in the field of communications, public relations, languages, journalism or equivalent;
b )Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
c) Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

• Relevant working experience in the field of communications and public relations is preferable
• Excellent command of written and spoken English required and proficiency in Sinhala and/or Tamil is an advantage
• Ability to write clearly and concisely
• Knowledge in photoshop, illustrator, video editing software is a plus
• Initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural backgrounds.