Work Location

This internship is designed to be in-person and can be adjusted based on request by the successful candidate

Expected duration

3 – 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is in the Strategic Management Unit (SMU) of the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA). OSAA is mandated to provide advisory, advocacy, coordination and monitoring services supporting Africa’s development. More information about the Office can be found at www.un.org/osaa. The intern will work under the supervision of a staff member of the communications team in SMU. The Intern may be responsible for the following duties: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS • Contribute to the maintenance of OSAA’s content calendar • Contribute to the collection of strategic communication materials from various sources • Contribute to the maintenance of Trello boards for OSAA events and/or campaigns ADVOCACY • Contribute to the organization of OSAA events, including hybrid and in-person • Contribute to the creation/maintenance of distribution lists for media and products outreach • Contribute to the coordination of meetings with partners to advance OSAA’s advocacy agenda DIGITAL DESIGN • Contribute to the production of data visualizations for OSAA knowledge products • Contribute to the design of event flyers, social media assets and PowerPoint presentations • Contribute to the creation of desktop publishing assets for OSAA knowledge products WEBSITE CONTENT MANAGEMENT • Contribute to the maintenance of the information architecture on the OSAA website • Contribute to the creation, curation and posting of multimedia content for OSAA’s website • Contribute to the enhancement of the language versions of the OSAA website SOCIAL MEDIA • Contribute to the creation of multimedia content for OSAA’s official social media accounts • Contribute to the monitoring of social media trends related to OSAA’s priorities • Contribute to the titling and/or subtitling of short videos used on OSAA’s social media MONITORING & EVALUATION (M&E) • Contribute to the compilation of analytics data from OSAA’s website and social media account • Contribute to the collection of data from various OSAA surveys • Contribute to the testing and research for tools to boost OSAA’s M&E capacity

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); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

Additional Information

Not available.

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.