National Communication and Advocacy Intern, Human Interest Story & Social Media Content
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. The Liberia Country Office's Communication and Advocacy Section focuses on communicating results for children, amplifying voices, raising awareness of children's rights, and increasing the visibility of UNICEF-supported programmes and partnerships.
Job Purpose
The National Communication and Advocacy Intern will support UNICEF Liberia's Communication and Advocacy Section in identifying and developing compelling human-interest stories and producing engaging social media content from UNICEF-supported programmes across Liberia. This role is crucial for demonstrating how UNICEF's interventions translate into meaningful results for children and communities. The intern will contribute to creating accessible, engaging, and people-centered content, including beneficiary voices, photographs, and short-form digital content. This position offers an opportunity to gain practical experience in communications, storytelling, and digital content creation within a development context, while adhering to UNICEF's ethical reporting, child safeguarding, consent, and branding standards.
Responsibilities
The intern will be responsible for supporting the Communication and Advocacy Section in various content development activities. This includes assisting in the identification and development of human-interest stories that highlight the impact of UNICEF-supported programmes. The role involves producing engaging social media content tailored for different platforms to support programme priorities and advocacy campaigns. A key responsibility will be collecting content from field missions and programme activities, which may involve conducting interviews and capturing beneficiary experiences. The intern will also contribute to content research and programme documentation, ensuring that all collected materials, including interview notes, consent forms, and photographs, are properly organized. Additionally, the intern will provide support for the UNICEF Liberia website and other digital content initiatives, aiming to increase the availability of programme content for social media, donor visibility, advocacy, and reporting purposes. A significant aspect of the role is improving the documentation of the voices and experiences of children, adolescents, families, and communities reached through UNICEF's work.
Work Experience
Previous professional experience is not required. However, demonstrated experience through university activities, volunteering, internships, journalism, blogging, or content creation would be advantageous.
Skills
Human-interest storytelling, Social media content creation, Interviewing skills, Content research, Programme documentation, Digital content development, Photography skills, Short-form video skills, Canva/CapCut proficiency, Proofreading and editing, Communication with vulnerable populations, Teamwork and collaboration