The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity.
Based at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, it is the largest UN development aid agency, with offices in 177 countries. The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states.
UNDP’s Istanbul Regional Hub is UNDP’s advisory hub for the region tasked with the responsibility to provide policy and programmatic support to UNDP’s development activities in the Europe and CIS region.
The Hub’s Communications team has the mandate of exploring, among other things, the use of communications and social media to increase the effectiveness of programming, opening up the organization to external views and input and engaging experts in the regional and global dialogue on key development challenges.
They are looking for a communications intern who will provide technical expertise to boost the visibility of UNDP Eurasia online platforms and provide analytics reports to assess their online and digital performance. In addition, the intern will be tasked with supporting our website, social media presence and additional media and graphic design tasks, where needed.
The intern will report to the Regional Communications Analyst, and will be expected to:
- Support the creation and uploading of content for the UNDP Regional website.
- Create materials for social media channels, including Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
- Assist the communications team in the organisation of key events and communication opportunities, such as major regional conferences, discussions and report launches.
- Monitor the latest social media trends for improving outreach and appropriately apply that knowledge to Eurasia channels.
- Research and application of SEO and marketing tactics.
- Analytics compiling and reporting.
- Prepare weekly roundups and propose relevant contents for Eurasia channels.
- Other tasks related to video, graphic design, web design, web content.
Location:
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- Interns will receive stipends according to UN rules and regulations.
Eligibilities
Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
- be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or
- 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 in (a) and (b) above) in a degree programme in a relevant discipline (digital marketing, web management, graphic design, social media, communication) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
Experience:
- Experience in website management, content creation, digital communications is preferred.
- Experience with web-based applications, basics of HTML, as well as video and photo editing and design software is preferred.
- Experience working with social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (X), LinkedIn) and good understanding of web metrics and experience producing analytics reports is preferred.
Language:
- Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Russian and/or Turkish is an asset.
Application Process
The application should contain:
- Brief Cover Letter (in English) stating interest in and qualifications for the post;
- Current and complete CV in English;
- Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.
- Candidates who are selected must submit the following documents:
- Official letter from the University confirming enrolment in a graduate-level degree programme;
- Proof of medical and life/accident insurance valid for the location in which the internship will be carried out. Selected intern must have medical and life insurance.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023
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