Public Information Intern

This internship is located at the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Beirut and involves supporting media and public information activities including drafting media content, supporting events, and contributing to social media platforms. The internship is unpaid and remote, lasting 2 to 6 months depending on availability and departmental needs.

Responsibilities

• Draft in English and Arabic media advisories, press releases, press reviews, talking points, statements, news stories, etc.
• Contribute to the content creation for UNIC-Beirut's website and other social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) with relevant UN news and events.
• Provide media support to events/campaigns organized by UNIC Beirut.
• Assist in organizing press conferences, meetings, briefings and other PR events by UNIC Beirut.
• Assist in taking photos and videos for media coverage and archiving.
• Assist in other ad-hoc activities as instructed.

Requirements

• 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 level or equivalent).
• 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.
• Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• 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.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.
• Knowledge of French is desirable.

Skills

• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• News Article Drafting
• Social Media Content Creation
• Survey Design
• Poll Design
• Media Content Drafting
• Event Support
• Social Media Management

Languages

English, Arabic, French