Digital Unit Internship Internship Assignment
Communications and Engagement Division
Communication Subdivision
Application deadline: 18 February 2024 unit-Social Media
Background
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political
process to address Climate Change. The Convention secretariat supports the Convention, the Kyoto
Protocol and the Paris agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and organizational
support to meetings of the Parties.
The Communication and Engagement division ensures that the global response to climate change is
informed by a single cohesive message based on the outcomes of the intergovernmental process and
works to improve coherence among the actions of a wide variety of actors and the alignment of those
actions with the objective of the Convention and the purpose of the Paris Agreement.
The Communications and Knowledge subdivision is focusing on external and internal communications
and information and knowledge management with the aim of ensuring that all staff, Parties and non-
Party stakeholders and the public are well informed and can easily access wide-ranging, relevant, and
timely information that enables them to support and engage with the UNFCCC process.
The Media and Digital Communications team produces and manages news and information to
publicise, catalyse and showcase the implementation of climate action by all Parties and non-Party
stakeholders and manages the information and knowledge of the intergovernmental climate change.
Objective of the internship and responsibilities
Under the supervision of the digital communications officer for the Communication & Engagement
sub-division, the Digital Unit intern will assist the Communication and Engagement division in ensuring the timeliness and quality of the secretariat’s digital content and supporting activities in English for the secretariat’s social media
channels and website.
In particular, the Digital Unit intern will perform the following tasks:
- Assist in the conceptualization and production of new and innovative content for UN Climate
Change’s digital channels, particularly Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok. - Assist with targeted social media campaigns and prepare social media kits, including web
cards and draft messages, for sharing within the wider UN system and relevant NGOs and
agencies. - Support creating social videos and other audio-visual materials using basic editing tools and
adding subtitles in different languages. - Monitor and analyse statistics related to social media content.
- Assist in planning and organizing other communication activities as required.
Digital Unit intern Minimum requirements
- Candidates must be enrolled in the last year of an undergraduate or in a Graduate or master’s
programme at a recognized university in fields such as public relations, journalism, visual
design, media or related disciplines at the time of application and for the duration of the
internship. Other fields of study will be considered, provided that candidates have prior
substantial experience in (social media) communications. - Basic proficiency of Canva and similar design tools are required.
- Basic proficiency with tools to edit videos for social media are an asset.
- Candidates must be fluent in English (both oral and written) and have strong writing skills.
Skills in an additional United Nations language are an asset. - Excellent computer literacy (Microsoft Office) is required.
- Prior exposure to another UN organization, Inter-governmental Organization and/or youth
organization is an asset.
Timeframe
The internship is for a period of minimum four to maximum six months within the period between
March 2024 to December 2024. The exact period of the internship will be determined based on the
availability of the intern and the needs of the programme. The maximum duration of the internship
is six months, subject to the intern’s continued university enrolment1 and performance.
Computer requirements
For a remote internship, candidates will require a laptop or desktop PC (with Windows 10 or newer)
or Mac (with the latest MacOS update), as well as a reliable, high-speed internet connection. An
Office 365 license will be provided by the UNFCCC to enable the candidate to access official emails,
SharePoint, OneDrive and other office applications, such as Word and Excel.
Further computer requirements: - An antivirus application which receives regular updates;
- Browsers must be a newer version with regular updates enabled;
- Regular Windows 10 updates should be enabled with Windows laptop or PC.
In addition, a mobile phone will be required to enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA) through
Digital Unit Internship conditions
UNFCCC secretariat internships are not remunerated, and the selected intern will be responsible
for all costs before, during and after the internship assignment. Interns of the UNFCCC secretariat
are not considered to be staff members. The selected Digital Unit intern is required to work in-person in Bonn
on a full-time basis (40 hours per week). For more detailed information about UNFCCC Internship
programme please visit the internship section on our recruitment webpage.
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