Advocacy and Outreach Intern

Overview

This internship supports visibility and advocacy activities for the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) Rome Liaison Office.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Rome Liaison Office team with daily work related to visibility and advocacy activities.
• Conduct internet research on thematic issues relevant to the UNICRI work programme.
• Monitor inboxes to respond to queries from students and stakeholders.
• Provide logistic support to in-person events.
• Assist with planning and organization of in-person and online events.
• Maintain databases for visibility and advocacy events.
• Provide general office support.
• Assist in researching innovations in meeting organizations, communications methods and training methodologies.
• Produce communication and outreach products.
• Support to other activities and projects, as requested.

Required Experience

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.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). Preferable fields of study: communication, political sciences, psychology, marketing, journalism or other related fields. Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.

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