Career Opportunities: Communications Intern

Duty station: Head Office, Monrovia, Liberia

Vacancy Announcement n°: 832414

Job Title: Communications Intern

Job Grade: L-2

Type of Contract: Internship

Post holder reports to : Communications Officer

➡️ Unit / Division: Partnership & Communications Unit

Duty Station: Monrovia, Liberia

➡️ Duration: 6 Months

⏰ Closing date: 19 April 2024, midnight (Liberia Time)

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

Background and Purpose of the Assignment

The Partnerships & Communications Unit is seeking a communications intern. The intern will support WFP Liberia Communications’ strategy to increase national and international support for WFP’s strategic objectives in Liberia. The intern will support the production of WFP Liberia’s communications materials and contribute to improving the visibility of WFP its donors’ intervention in Liberia

What will you do in this position?

• Contribute to the implementation of WFP Liberia’s communication strategy.

• Provide regular content (photos, videos, and articles) for social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to maintain strong relationships with key partners, funders, media professionals, the public, supporting groups and organizations.

• Design, research, write, and edit communications materials (articles, press releases, human stories, fact sheets, and others) for both traditional and social media for advocacy and resource mobilization purposes.

• Ensure the layout and graphics of quality information and communication materials (situation reports, fact sheets, articles, and statistics) for briefings and official visits with donors, high-level personalities, the press, etc.

• Coordinate and make proposals/recommendations on the organization of events and ensure that adequate plans, services, equipment, and materials are in place.

• Collaborate with WFP sub-offices, cooperating partners, and WFP IT to ensure that relevant information, including multimedia content (photos, videos, and articles), is collected, and saved in appropriate files and databases and that accurate records are available and accessible to others.

Why work with us?

➡️ Meaningful and impactful careers:

Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve

➡️ Continuous learning and training:

We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers

➡️ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:

We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger.

Join us to make a difference in Liberia!!

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for…

Education:

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school from a recognized university OR recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate programme (within six months prior to the application to the internship programme) from a recognized university in International Development, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, or another relevant field

Experience & Knowledge:

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including substantive analysis and report writing skills.
• Has motivated team spirit and contributed to a gender-balanced, inclusive, and sound working environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Desirable Experience:

• Has experience or demonstrated interest in international humanitarian development.
• Has experience working in the Communications field.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.

Before you apply…

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Liberia. Qualified female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

Only Liberian Nationals or Naturalized citizens are eligible to apply.