The Internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35-40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.
Specific tasks and responsibilities
Support day-to-day management and operations of the RMPB Section, including:
Update and maintain all documentation regarding RMPB Section related project communication materials into consolidated electronic filing systems in MS Teams;
Maintain and monitor the RMPB Section's content management systems, social media follower database, and Flickr account;
Support the implementation of RMPB Section's communication strategy, especially through the use of social media and newsletters;
Develop a RMPB Section's weekly newsletter focusing on CPS and Eco-DRR related issues and respond to user inquiries;
Assist in the daily maintenance of RMPB Section's knowledge management platforms including the Virtual Global Support Centre;
Provide content creation support for RMPB Section social media channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter;
Contribute ideas to help increase RMPB Section audience engagement across digital channels;
Support further development and maintenance of the RMPB Section website, especially the "About page", "Experts page", and "Case studies".
Support the work on Risk Management and Peacebuilding Section:
Support to developing programmatic content for the RMPB Section, including conducting background research for concept notes and programme documents;
Support the development of Climate Security Risk assessments, help manage project deliverables and policy support.
Support in organizing and executing events, such as webinars and conference side events, including drafting agendas, invitations and preparatory documents, preparing presentations and taking minutes and follow-up on agreed action points;
Support with the creation of communications products, such as presentations, flyers etc.
Updating of RMPB Section/CSM websites as requested;
Support the RMPB Section monitoring, evaluation, data collection and analysis to identify trends or patterns and provides insights through visualization of qualitative, quantitative and geospatial (GIS) analyses to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting;
Any other research and communication tasks, as required.
Support the secretariat and management of the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR)
Qualifications/special skills
Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a graduate program with background in communications, environmental sciences, environmental policy, disaster management, climate change studies, informational graphics, graphic design, environment-related advocacy, or other related fields Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work. experience.
However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent),
Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor's, Master's or PH.D. Programme.
Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application.
Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.
Strong interest and familiarity with social media and online communication tools.
Experience in web content management systems and graphics design (using Adobe Suite or Canva) would be an asset.