Communications and Partnerships

Background

UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP is on the ground in about 170 countries  and territories, working with national counterparts on solutions to global and national development challenges.

In the programme countries, UNDP supports stabilization, state-building, governance and development priorities in  partnership with the host governments, the United Nations system, the development partners and other partners to  help the country to achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development and building resilience to crises and shock.

UNDP has worked in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development, from systems and institutional  strengthening to inclusive growth and sustainable livelihoods, as well as sustainable energy, environment and resilience. UNDP’s programmes continue to fully integrate a global vision for catalytic change with India’s national  priorities. With over 30 projects on the ground in almost every state, today UNDP India works to achieve the Sustainable  Development Goals by transforming traditional models to do development differently. In a rapidly changing global environment, the work of UNDP and the broader UN family aligns with the Government of India’s new national development vision, India 2030, and builds upon the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP India’s country programme 

for 2018-2022 has three major focus areas:

• Inclusive growth
• Environment and energy
• Strengthening systems and institutions

These are supported by a framework of renewed partnerships and blended finance solutions, a pool of financial and  technical resources for greater impact and scale, and South-South expertise. You are invited to join a team of dedicated development professionals whose primary role is to support India to achieve the 2030 Agenda. As part of the UNDP  team your focus will be to work with multiple stakeholders to find the country specific solutions that lead to sustainable development and to ensure no one is left behind – and we reach those furthest behind first.

UNDP is looking for individuals who have the communication, analytical, planning and implementation capacities that  can address links, choices and connections across many issues and sectors. We seek individuals who can apply global best practice to national contexts. We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to making a positive contribution to development in India.

Duties and Responsibilities

As part of the Communications Unit and under the supervision of the Head of Communications, the Communications Intern will be responsible for undertaking the following activities:

Mapping and Scoping for Partnerships

• Carry out mapping of potential partnerships in accordance with UNDP’s partnership strategy (including private sector, foundations, bilateral, and multilateral donors).
• Support in preparing presentations, decks, pitches, toolkits and process documents.
• Support with current and potential partnerships of the UNDP by conducting due diligence, providing background for private sector events and assisting in outreach to private sector partners.

Support in implementation of UNDP India’s Communications Strategy

• Support the team with curation and coordination of events, campaigns, workshops highlighting the work of UNDP and building relationships within the ecosystem.
• Build communication materials for events and help spread awareness through the relevant channels.
• Support content development for stories, op-eds, talking points, press releases and/or social media posts.
• Support the team with curation and coordination of events, campaigns, workshops highlighting the work of UNDP and building relationships within the ecosystem.
• Other: Support other/ad hoc activities as seen relevant and needed.
• Required Skills and Experience
• Education:

Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• 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);
• 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;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
• Candidates with background in Journalism, English Literature and Public Relations will be preferred.

Skills: 

• Has sound knowledge of Microsoft office (Office 365, SharePoint Online)
• Ability to produce high quality documents with quick turnaround time.
• Good team player and ability to adapt to change in work environment
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and adjust accordingly as new priorities arise.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and understanding of Hindi is desirable.

Source: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=115795