UN Women is looking for Communications Intern 2021 in Cox’s Bazar.
Description of Responsibilities:
- The intern will assist the Cox’s Bazar sub-office team with its responsibilities relating to the communications support of humanitarian assistance.
Specifically, The Intern Will
- Support the communications section in implementation of communications activities (e.g. preparation of training, workshops or advocacy actions; drafting a press release and other documents);
- Draft and share meeting minutes from staff meetings, Gender in Humanitarian Action Working group and other humanitarian coordination mechanisms meetings and any other meetings participated, as required
- Support Communication section in drafting web articles on project activities, concept notes and any other related documents.
- Provide support to advocacy efforts and campaigns by organizing roundtable discussions, press conferences, and other public events and providing inputs to briefing materials and press releases;
- Support organizing visits of the journalists to the camps and host community in UN Women’s project locations
- Support organizing discussions on women’s portrayal in media, with media representatives, women’s human rights organizations, relevant Government, and UN
- Assist UN Women staff in various research and fundraising tasks relating to humanitarian assistance, women’s empowerment, and the women, peace and security agenda;
- Field visit, story collection, still photography of programme activity and support for social media post.
- Support UN Women Office in communication with partners and media-related work;
- Maintain library/ database of reference materials, photos, and digital assets;
- Support gender-responsive journalism-related activities;
- Support the team’s knowledge management efforts;
- Support UN Women communications section in various admin tasks as required by the Head of Sub-Office.
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Location:
Cox's BazarBenefits
Learning Objectives
- Support maintaining files, databases, and systems relevant to the digital presence.
- Increase understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system;
- Increase knowledge and understanding of issues related to gender;
- Build and develop professional relationships with UN Women colleagues and colleagues from other UN agencies;
- Develop project management, communication, donor engagement, administration and organisation skills.
Remuneration
Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.
Eligibilities
Competencies
Core Values
- Respect for Diversity;
- Integrity;
- Professionalism.
Core Competencies
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
- Accountability;
- Creative Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication;
- Inclusive Collaboration;
- Stakeholder Engagement;
- Leading by Example.
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637
Functional Competencies
- Strong academic background in international development, humanitarian assistance or peace and security;
- Ability to think and work logically and work precisely with attention to detail;
- Ability to write clearly and concisely;
- The initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural backgrounds;
- Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Knowledge and understanding of post-conflict contexts, especially as related to women and gender issues.
Education
Required Skills and Experience
- University studies in one of the following disciplines: Business Administration, Economics, Social Science or other relevant subjects is required.
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation, or Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.
Language
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
- Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.
Application Process
- All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application; UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment;
- Due to the high volume of applications received, the UN Women can ONLY contact successful candidates;
- The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID and a copy of a valid visa (as applicable).
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