Overview
Support the implementation of UNDP China's innovation and communications strategy, focusing on SDG-related initiatives and digital content creation for social media campaigns.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of the Country Office communications strategy and action plan, especially for SDG-related initiatives and innovation projects.
- Assist in the creation of digital content for social media campaigns, including drafting posts, preparing visuals, collecting stories, and exploring creative formats.
- Help develop communication materials such as concept notes, background briefs, press releases, infographics, social media assets, and video scripts.
- Provide support in managing UNDP China’s social media platforms (e.g., WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, Kuaishou, etc) by helping draft posts, scheduling content, and monitoring engagement.
- Provide support in managing UNDP China’s website.
- Assist in collecting communications data and conducting basic analysis to help track campaign reach, evaluate communications performance and produce summary reports.
- Support the monitoring and tracking of innovation project progress by helping maintain communication with stakeholders, assisting with risk tracking, and preparing basic project updates and meeting notes.
- Assist with administrative and logistical tasks to ensure smooth project implementation, including helping to organize events with partners, supporting procurement processes, and arranging travel as needed.
- Support financial and operational tasks such as helping check fund availability, assisting with budget monitoring, and ensuring expenditures follow UNDP rules and procedures.
- Assist in coordinating with external consultants, service providers, and vendors to help ensure timely delivery of project activities under the guidance of the supervisor.
- Contribute to the development of new project ideas and concept notes by providing background research and helping ensure alignment with UNDP’s strategic priorities.
- Support knowledge-sharing efforts by helping document lessons learned, good practices, and insights that can inform future work.
- Support other/ad hoc activities as seen relevant and needed.
Required Experience
- Experience of drafting audience-targeted contents;
- Prior experience with project implementation and operational support is an advantage;
- Experience working with international organizations, public sector institutions, or non-profits is preferred;
- Knowledge or experience in organizing events, workshops, or conferences is desirable.
Qualifications
Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: (a) Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher); (b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent); (c) Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation; (d) Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program. Major in international relations, social sciences, journalism, communications, marketing, or any related field is desirable.
