Communications and Engagement - Communications and Engagement

大四

硕士生

博士生

远程

实习

The Intern will be responsible for the following:

    Event management, production, logistics, and support (in person and online)
    Social media campaign development and posting, scheduling and other associated tasks
    Thematic desk research and writing assignments (in line with the Centre mandate)
    Website management and editing
    Support to production of webinars, presentations and knowledge sharing engagements
    General project management and support where it relates to communications and engagement
    Research and outreach for partnership development (including working with the team to build partnerships across governments, the private sector, civil society, and academia)
    Ad-hoc support to the GCTISD Director and staff

Competencies

Candidate should have the following competencies:

    Excellent oral and written English language skills;
    Self-starter; organised and reliable;
    Able to multitask, take ownership of projects; and balance multiple responsibilities;
    Critical thinking skills;
    Accuracy and attention to detail;
    Ability to draft original content;
    Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and sensitivity to differing opinions and views.

Experience in graphic design and events management is a plus.


Required Skills and Experience

Interns are selected on a competitive basis. Applicants to UNDP internships must at the time of application meet one of the following academic requirements:

    (a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
    (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.

    (d) be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Previous internship or work experience, or any sort of experience in communications work, is a plus.

Education:

Please refer to the above academic requirements.

    Preferable fields of study: Communications, arts and social sciences, visual design, new media events management, international development, political sciences.

Experience:

    Experience in project and event management;
    Experience in communications work such as writing articles/blogs and social media management;
    Experience in drafting policy briefs, or translating complex topics for senior stakeholders or decision-makers;
    Experience with running social media campaigns
    Familiarity with the challenges facing the international development and public sector is desirable;

THE APPLICATION SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING UPLOADED AS ONE FILE:
    CV
    Original text of up to 500 words addressing the following question:
   Write a blog post on a recent case study of a city tackling an urban challenge in an innovative way, with technology as the key enabler. It can be any city in the world, but it should feature a success story where the city successfully used tech and innovation to solve a problem that was impacting quality of life.
        You may read publications on Centre for Public Impact, Apolitical, GovInsider, OpenGov Asia etc. to get inspiration on the city and project you would like to write about.
        Do imitate our house style as much as possible. Here are some examples to help you get started:
            What Big Data means for Smart Cities
            Five ways that tech can help us protect natural resources
            Cultiv@te: Blockchain to Improve Traceability and Livestock Farming Practices for the Ecuadorian Amazon
            Bringing Precision Agriculture to Developing Countries – Lessons from a Vanilla Bean Farm
            3 emerging trends as Indonesian smart cities tackle COVID-19
Selected candidates must submit following documents prior to joining:
    Letter from the university confirming current enrolment and graduation date;
    Copy of passport/national ID card;
    A copy of his/her school transcript;
    Proof of medical insurance including provision for medical evacuation and removal of mortal remains or life insurance;
    A signed UNDP Internship Agreement.

19 October 2020

Apply at https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/534693/internship-design-intern-uxui-4-months-remote