Deadline:
August 08, 2024
Location(s)
United States of America
New York
Overview
The position is located in the Communications and Results Reporting Section (CRRS) of the United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) Headquarters in New York.
Details
Org. Setting and Reporting
In its resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of DCO as stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat. DCO assumes managerial and oversight functions of the resident coordinator system under the collective ownership of the members of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG).
The position is located in the Communications and Results Reporting Section of the United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) Headquarters in New York and is for a period of six (6) months.
The Intern would work remotely under the supervision of the Digital Strategist and the Public Information Officers in the Communications and Results Reporting section. Responsibilities The Section is looking for motivated candidates who wish to gain hand-on experience in the UN, particularly in:
- Editorial and Multimedia Content
- AI-related experimentation and
- Knowledge Management and Communications and any other related duties, as required. with the following duties:
- Supporting the team on key upcoming events/ editorial campaigns by:
- Identifying, researching and drafting content (text, photos, documents and multimedia) and innovative digital formats for publication (website and social media), pertaining to support the upcoming global Conferences on Small Island Developing States and Landlocked Developing Countries, as well as other UN priority issues;
- Brainstorming and piloting new storytelling formats for targeted audience, including youth, on DCO’s websites ahead of and during the 2024 Summit of the Future;
- Creating and editing infographics and social videos to accompany stories relatable to global, regional and local audiences on various channels and languages;
- Supporting the team with Artificial Intelligence- related experimentation for communications by:
- Undertaking research on various functionalities on Microsoft’s CoPilot and other AI tools in the public domain, including tips and tricks relevant to communications and results reporting;
- Identifying areas for experimentation and innovation within various communications workstreams;
- Participating in research and providing inputs about good practices in AI for good;
- Liaisinging with DCO’s AI Lab and country teams to help test various use cases on AI-assisted communications, documenting lessons and replicability;
- Making recommendations to the team on new tools and practices to test;
- Supporting the team with additional knowledge management and digital communications by:
- Supporting in the development and maintenance of a stories and digital content repository;
- Contributing to website restructuring, tagging and quality assurance;
- Assisting in optimising websites for correctness, accessibility and search engine performance;
- Contributing to monitoring the usage of website and social media accounts using analytics and other statistical tools and techniques;
- Undertaking events coverage and notetaking as necessary;
- Maintaining and updating media and subscription mailing lists for the Section and assisting in distributing various information products;
- Contribute to updating social media inventories of UN country team and Resident Coordinators’ accounts.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Competencies
- TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
- CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
- COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
- TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.
Education
To qualify for a UN internship, the following conditions must be met:
- Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); or
- Have graduated with a university degree (as defined above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one year period of graduation;
- Be computer literate in standard software applications;
- Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the UN and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and
- Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Work Experience
Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in written and oral English is required.
Dates
Deadline: August 08, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
The internship is for six (6) months at maximum and UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35-40 hours) under the direct supervision of a staff member in CRRS.
Un-save Opportunity
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