Communication and Visibility Internship

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It supports UN Member States to strengthen global standards for gender equality and women’s empowerment, undertakes operational activities at the country and regional levels and promotes coordination across the UN system to enhance accountability and results. 

UN Women Nordic Office is located in UN City in Copenhagen. The office is responsible for strategic partnerships including resource mobilisation, advocacy and communication in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Key partners include governments, parliamentarians, the media, civil society, the private sector, and other UN agencies.

As a communication and visibility intern at the UN Women Nordic Liaison Office, you will gain deeper understanding on UN communication strategies and methods, as well as insight in global challenges and current gender equality efforts of the international community. The internship will provide excellent learning opportunities through participating in UN Women’s engagement with diverse stakeholders throughout the Nordic and Baltic regions, both internal and external to the UN, to advance gender equality worldwide. As part of a dynamic office, interns at UN Women are also part of the wider UN City community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Director of the UN Women Nordic Liaison Office, the main duties are:

• Support the implementation of  UN Women’s communication strategy through enhance communication and visibility of UN Women’s work and results, including in particular visibility for core resources, through social media such as Twitter and Linkedin to increase UN Women’s visibility in the Nordic countries, engage in a more dynamic conversation with UN Women’s Nordic partners, potential partners, civil society, as well as increase public awareness on issues related to gender equality and the rights of women and girls;
• Support the drafting of OpEds and other communication for the consumption of national audiences in the Nordic region, with the main aim to enhance visibility for results of the Nordic governments’ investment in gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Support communication efforts and organize outreach activities with private sector and foundations, and set up meetings and events to promote and improve UN Women´s private sector cooperation;
• Assist in the preparation and planning of events taking place during the course of the internship;
• Monitor national media in Nordic countries on issues related to the work and mandate of UN Women and report on relevant media coverage;
• Support in the preparation and coordination of high-level visits of UN Women officials to the region, including drafting of briefing notes and talking points for UN Women officials;
• Participate in, and provide input to, joint advocacy and communication activities with UN sister organizations;
• Host visits and present UN Women to students and other visitors;
• Handle inquiries from students and the public;
• Any other communication related tasks required.

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: Media and Communication, Journalism, or equivalent.

Meet one of the following:

• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
• Be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme of which the internship may form a part;
• Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within two-years of graduation.

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in a Nordic language are required;
• Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Source: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=115888