Apply for the Communications and Events Internship at UNIDO

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Application Deadline: 10 July 2024

Apply for the Communications and Events Internship at UNIDO

Background

The Communications and Events internship position is located under the Skills Development and Fair Production Unit. The Skills Development and Fair Production Unit supports Member States in integrating into the emerging global systems of fair and sustainable trade. To this end, it leverages partnerships with the private sector to enhance employees’ skill sets to become the sources driving the sustainable transition. The Unit also promotes learning, concepts and norms to augment the attractiveness of industrial employment for youth and women under transparent, fair and social working conditions.

The Unit also deploys foresight and planning instruments to guide Member States in developing the industrial skills in future cohorts of industrial employees and respond to re- and up-skilling requirements of actors in a sustainable value chain. The duration of an internship at UNIDO is between three to six months. Interns work under the supervision of a staff member, in the department or office that they are assigned to.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Intern shall work under the direct supervision of an officer designated by the Chief of PST/SFP and shall be engaged as follows:

Exposed to the regular core functions of the Unit and the Learning and Knowledge Development Facility (LKDF) and as such shall have the opportunity to observe the day-to-day operations and engage in on-the-job training in specific actions delegated by the Supervisor.
Engaged in a specific self-contained assignment described below:

Website (CMS), Social Media and event support:

Support event’s logistics and the social media promotion for the LKDF Forum 2024.
Research and propose ideas on how to increase the number relevant stakeholders engaging with the LKDF.

Content creation and Visual design using Canva:

Assist in the implementation of the LKDF’s Advocacy and Communication Strategy following its branding guidelines.
Contribute to content creation (i.e. articles, social media posts and visuals, videos, animations) relevant to the LKDF social media campaign.

Draft, edit and/or propose content (news articles, files, videos and photos) for publication on the LKFD website (WordPress).

Analytics and Reporting

Other Special emerging Projects that may enhance the learning experience of the Intern.

The Intern will be required to prepare an end-of-internship report, which will be submitted to and cleared by UNIDO Internship Coordination.

Minimum Organizational Requirements

Age: Minimum 20 years on the first day of the internship.

Education: Enrolled in a university degree programme; or begin the internship within one year of completing a university degree; or completed a university degree and be sponsored as part of an academic or development programme.

Field of specialization: Communications, Journalism, International Relations

Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Other skills: Experience with Canva and Content Management System (Wordpress) is desirable.

Learning Elements

During the Communications and Events internship, the intern will become acquainted with the most up-to-date technical, economic and industrial developments in the relevant field of specialization of the Skills Development and Fair Production Unit. Furthermore, intern is expected to deepen their knowledge in the fields of new product/services and process design.
Gain experience in content creation and event planning.
On the job training: participation in every phase of the working process.