Intern - Public Information
Organizational Context
The United Nations Secretariat's Department of Global Communications, specifically the Outreach Division's Advocacy and Social Impact Section, seeks interns for its Creative Community Outreach Initiative (CCOI) and Messenger of Peace (MOP) Programme. These roles support partnerships with the global entertainment industry and coordinate advocacy efforts.
Job Purpose
This internship offers exposure to strategic communications, partnership engagement, digital outreach, and event planning within the UN. Interns will contribute to a project assessing and documenting outreach initiatives involving Messengers of Peace and other stakeholders. The role provides practical experience in research, analysis, content development, and reporting, supporting the UN's advocacy and outreach platforms and enhancing engagement with external partners.
Responsibilities
Interns will support research and compilation of background information on advocacy partnerships within sports and entertainment. They will assist in developing analytical reports and presentations on engagement trends across digital and in-person outreach. Responsibilities include documenting communications campaigns, special events, and partnership activities to identify best practices. Interns will also contribute to content development for UN advocacy platforms, review and organize materials for publication, and assist in collecting and analyzing engagement metrics. Additionally, they will support reviews of partnership engagement activities and help compile recommendations for future stakeholder engagement.
Work Experience
Professional work experience is not required for this internship. However, applicants must meet the specified educational criteria. Previous experience in graphic design, photography, video editing, or social media content creation and monitoring is considered desirable.
Skills
Research and analysis, Report and presentation development, Content development, Partnership engagement, Digital outreach, Event planning, Communication (written and verbal), Standard software proficiency (MS Word, PowerPoint, Teams), Social media monitoring (desirable).