Overview
The Public Information Intern will assist the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in New York with communications efforts to build awareness and support for advocacy work.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the Office’s efforts, through communications, to build awareness and support for the advocacy work of the SRSG including with Member States, donors, media and the policy community.
- Provide support in tasks including media monitoring and analysis, drafting and editing of content for print, web and multimedia, events and publications.
- Assist with updates to the Office's website and social media.
- Assist in organizing special events at the UN focusing on CAAC related themes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
Applicants to the UN Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
Qualifications
- Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).
- Be computer literate in standard software applications such as Microsoft Excel, MS Word and Teams or similar.
- Be experienced in using Content Management System such as WordPress or Drupal as well as designing and editing software such as Canva is required.
