Jobs - 96692- Translation and Communications Intern

Translation and Communications Intern

Localidad :

Beijing, China

Tipo de contrato :

Internship

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

16-Feb-21 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

Intern

Duración del contrato inicial :

6 months

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés Chino

Duración esperada del puesto :

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Antecedentes

The UN Resident Coordinator leads the UN Country Team in China, including all the UN entities present in China. The purpose of the Resident Coordinators System (RCS) is to bring together the different UN agencies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational activities at the country level, helping the UN to be a more relevant and reliable partner for governments, notably by establishing and strengthening these partnerships for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The UN Resident Coordinators Office (RCO) supports the roles and functions of the UN Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team. The RCO provides inter-agency coordination support to the UN Country Team (UNCT) and its various inter-agency working mechanisms, including theme groups. Key functions of the RCO include: strategic analysis, planning and positioning of the Country Team; preparation and monitoring of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF); support to joint UN programming and operations management; policy guidance; joint advocacy and communications to enhance UN coherence and improve overall programme impact of the UN System in China.

The RCO is looking for a motivated intern to join the Communications team on a full-time basis and contribute to its crucial mandate of enhancing the coherence of the UN System in China.

The internship will provide the successful candidate with a unique opportunity to learn about how the UN system operates at the country level. Among others, the intern will: actively engage in UN communication and advocacy initiatives; have hands-on experience of various UN documents and articles; learn about the functions and roles of a wide range of UN agencies; gain insight into the country programming process of the UN; and become familiar with how the UN interacts with counterparts.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the overall guidance of the Head of Communication, the Translation and Communication Intern will be responsible for providing support to RCO in its mandate to advance its objectives for communications and advocacy, which includes:

Translate (both English to Chinese and Chinese to English) various materials, including the translation of Op-ed, press release, social media posts, speech, and other media/social media or related articles
Provide quality interpreting service to UN senior management at high-level visits and events as requested by the office
Support the organization and follow-up of the inter-agency and high-level meetings or events attended by the RC or RCO staff members
Review and edit translation of reports and other internal/external publications in coordination with other team members
Support drafting of social media articles and posts on Chinese and international social media platforms
Help with on-site event support (i.e., press conference, video shooting, etc.)
Participate in updating and providing inputs to UN China website and other communications productions
Implement daily administrative and logistical tasks related to communications work
Complete other ad hoc tasks requested by the office and/or supervisor

Competencias

Corporate Competencies

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the common UN system
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Functional Competencies

Demonstrates excellent analytical and organizational skills
Strong written ability in both Chinese and English
Resourcefulness, initiative and mature judgement
Responds positively to feedback
Excellent computer skills (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Ability to establish effective working relations in a multicultural team environment
Strong teamwork skills

Additional Competencies:

Experience in interpretation at high-level visits and events is strongly preferred
Experience in translation of official documents and communications materials is preferred
Experience with other UN agencies, international organizations and/or non-governmental organizations would be considered an asset.
Knowledge of the UN system and its mandate is beneficial.
Having additional skills that can be applied to online/offline communications (i.e., video editing, photo editing, etc.) will be positively looked upon.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Major in Interpretation and Translation, English, International Relations, Communications, Journalism, or other relevant fields.

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

Enrolled in a Masters or in a Ph.D. programme
In the final year of a Bachelors programme;
Or within one year after graduation from a Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. programme.
Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program

Additional Requirement

Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan and medical certificate of good health prior to starting the internship. Any cost arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship assignment will be the responsibility of the intern.
The stipend will be paid monthly. Interns will have 1.5 days of leave per month.
Interns are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed; Cost and arrangement for travel, visas, passports, accommodations and living expenses are the responsibility of the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or the intern.
Interns must not apply for or be appointed to a position that should be encumbered by a staff number during the period of their internship. Interns are expected to fulfill the terms of their internships. Therefore, internship must not be foreshortened for the purposes of allowing an intern to apply for a position
Interns are not staff members and may not represent UN in any official capacity.