Communications and Design Intern

Overview

Support the management of DOS's official LinkedIn presence, including branding, and content strategy development. Curate, create, and design LinkedIn content that showcases DOS's mission, achievements, and impact across UN operations.

Tasks Summary

• Support the management of DOS's official LinkedIn presence, including branding, and content strategy development
• Curate, create, and design LinkedIn content (e.g., articles, reports, video and other communications materials) that showcases DOS's mission, achievements, and impact across UN operations
• Monitor LinkedIn analytics and provide insights on content performance and audience engagement
• Support broader communication strategies by leveraging LinkedIn as a key platform for external relations
• Design core identity products that illustrate corporate vision, mission and values
• Design and prepare content/copy for corporate briefings, presentations, fact sheets, snapshots, articles and other internal and external communications materials
• Support DOS with its photography-related activities.
• Support the development of websites, including layout, content, look and feel
• Provide design support across a range of print and online products
• Support the development and implementation of larger communication strategies and efforts

Experience Requirements

Experience with graphic design applications such as InDesign, Adobe Pro, or other design applications is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or have graduated within the last five years; or
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent);
• Be computer literate in standard software applications, especially MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint;
• Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter;
• 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.

Other Details

Languages Required: fluency in English is required

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage

Contract Duration: 3-6 months

Work Modality: In person in New York or remote, full time or part time modalities will be considered

Remuneration: 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.