Digital Communications Intern - Content Curation & Newsletter

Description du poste:

Work Location
Port of Spain - in person

Expected duration
This internship is full-time for a 6-month period, 35 hours per week. The duration and modality can be adjusted on request of the successful candidate.

Duties and Responsibilities
The global network of United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) is part of the Outreach Division of the Department of Global Communications. It is key to the Organization's ability to reach the peoples of the world and to share the United Nations story with them in their own languages. These centres, working in coordination with the UN system, reach out to the media and educational institutions, engage in partnerships with governments, local civil society organizations and the private sector, and maintain libraries and electronic information resources. Just as UNICs are the principal sources of information about the United Nations system in the countries where they are located, they are also responsible for promoting greater public understanding of and support for the aims and activities of the United Nations by disseminating information on the work of the Organization to people everywhere, especially in developing countries. Applications are invited for an UNPAID internship built around digital content curation and audience engagement. The Intern will act as a regional aggregator, identifying high-value news already published across the UN system's Caribbean websites and drafting concise, engaging 'blurbs' to provide context and drive traffic to these sources. This internship is designed to be full-time for six (6) months, working three (3) days per week at the UNIC office with two (2) days of telecommuting per week. The Interns must cover full time working hours (35 hours), under the supervision and support of a staff member from the office to which they are assigned. Part-time schedules may be arranged depending on UNIC requirements. The Intern will report to the Director of United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area and contribute to and perform the following duties: - Content harvesting: Assist in performing a recurring sweep of websites and social media platforms for UN agencies, funds and programmes across the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. - Contextual 'blurb' writing: Assist in drafting short, engaging summaries for every featured link to provide the audience with immediate context and a clear "reason to click." - Template population: Assist in populating these blurbs and links into established bi-weekly newsletter templates. - Distribution management: Under supervision, assist in the technical rollout of the newsletter to the regional subscriber database. - Vacancy card campaign management: Assist in curating and adding information related to new UN System vacancies, consultancies, and internships in the Caribbean to a weekly digital card for scheduling to social media. - Social media adaptation: Assist in the use of existing Canva templates to create social media graphics that promote the key stories featured in each newsletter. - Feature writing: Assist in researching and drafting full-length news and feature stories for the UN Caribbean newsletter or website, as required. - Local outreach: Assist in participating in and providing on-the-ground support for UN system outreach activities within Trinidad and Tobago. - Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or (b) 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. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying 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. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. -Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software MS applications, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva and newsletter platforms e.g. Mailchimp. -Interest in writing, content creation and graphic design is desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Dutch is desirable.

Additional Information
Potential candidates will be contacted by the hiring manager directly for further consideration. A completed online application (Cover Note and Personal History Profile) is required. The Cover Note must include: -Degree Programme (What are you currently studying?) -Graduation date (When will you graduate or when did you graduate from the programme?) -List your top three areas of interest -Explain your interest in an internship with the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area -Describe previous volunteer experience -Describe previous experience using graphic design software and newsletter platforms Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Intern Specific text
Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS