Public Information Intern

The internship is in the Digital Strategy Section of the Communication Division of UNEP. The intern will support digital communications activities including social media, web, internal communications and the library/knowledge repository units under the supervision of the Chief of Digital Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Research, compile, draft and edit basic information for use in the preparation and production of online content, often under tight deadlines
• Review existing content to identify required edits and clean up in line with agreed strategies
• Advise and take part in reporting activities, analytics and creation of dashboards (such as PowerBI)
• Manage meeting agendas and draft meeting notes
• Create presentations and training curricula
• Carry out research tasks and provide inputs into digital strategy planning and activities
• Assist with special projects as assigned
• Take part in knowledge repository/taxonomy clean-up, indexing, and other related work

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent)
• Preferred areas of studies: Communication, International affairs, or environment-related field preferred
• No working experience is required
• Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams
• 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 spoken and written English is required for the internship
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage
• Experience in Dspace is a plus (but not required)
• Experience in front and back-end Drupal development work in an AWS environment is a plus

Skills

• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• Digital Communications
• Social Media Management
• Web Communications
• Internal Communications
• Library Management
• Knowledge Repository Management
• DSpace
• Drupal Development
• AWS Environment

Languages

English, French