Strategic Communications Intern: Development of social media content

The internship is located in the Office of Military Affairs, Department of Peace Operations. The intern will support social media campaigns, prepare presentations, organize events, update web pages, and assist in creating communication materials and audiovisual content. The internship is unpaid and can be full-time or part-time, with flexible work arrangements including remote, hybrid, or in-person at the UN premises in New York.

Responsibilities

• Support social media campaigns; preparation of presentations; support organization of events; web page updates; preparation of audiovisual content.
• Support to develop communication materials based on good practices, impact example and achievements.
• Research, compile, draft and edit basic information for use in the preparation and production of social media content, often under tight deadlines.
• Format content, draft abstracts and summaries.
• Research and create resources guide on specific topics.
• Support proofreading of documents by partner organizations.
• Support web-search, collecting and organizing information on the Military Component in the Field and related subjects and activities by partners.
• Assist in editing and drafting messages, biographies, reports and articles.
• Monitor and analyze statistics related to social media content.
• Gather social media content at special events (conferences, training, exhibits, etc.).
• Assist in the creation of original content for social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Linkedin.
• Attend meetings as an observer.
• Manage meeting agendas and draft meeting notes.
• Assists with special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• A field of study closely related to the type of internship applied for is required.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme.
• Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
• Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts is desirable.
• Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required for this internship.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset.

Skills

• Social Media Content Creation
• News Article Drafting
• Social Media Post Drafting
• Survey Design
• Poll Design
• Presentation Preparation
• Event Organization
• Web Page Updating
• Communication Materials Development
• Audiovisual Content Production
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams

Languages

English