Intern - Communications

Overview

This internship supports the communications and public information work of the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Cabo Verde, aiming to raise awareness of UN results and promote the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the production of communication products, focusing on short videos, reels, photos, visual briefs, and infographics.
• Draft, edit, and adapt communication materials including press releases, web stories, social media posts, and reports.
• Assist in updating and maintaining the UN Cabo Verde website and social media platforms.
• Support photography, basic video recording and editing, graphic design, and formatting.
• Support media monitoring and compiling background information for press briefings.
• Assist in organizing communication-related events and outreach activities.
• Maintain communication calendars, mailing lists, media contacts, and archives.
• Support coordination of communication activities with various stakeholders.
• Perform other related support tasks as required.

Required Experience

Applicants are not required to have professional work experience. Desirable skills include previous academic, volunteer or professional experience related to communications, journalism, social media, photography, video production, graphic design, public information, development cooperation or event coordination. Experience with social media content creation, basic graphic design tools, multimedia editing applications, photography, video editing, website content management or communication platforms is an asset.

Qualifications

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. Preferred area of study: Advanced university studies or recent degree completion in Communication, Journalism, Public Information, International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, Development Studies, Marketing, Digital Media or Multimedia Production, Social Sciences or other related fields. Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams and common digital collaboration tools.

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