Communications Intern

Internships offer a small group of outstanding undergraduate and graduate-level students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNDP’s work. Internships are not alternative forms of employment. They are a way to offer young professionals the opportunity to complement their studies with hands on experience. This is excellent outreach for UNDP Philippines as well as a chance to have resources for a short period of time for focused contributions. It is the relationship of the work experience to their studies and/or their future academic or career ambitions which gives the internship assignment value.

They cannot be used to replace support staff or conduct strictly support functions. While some routine functions may be components of internship assignments, they are intended to be learning and developmental experiences that compliment advanced studies. Providing an opportunity to make substantive contributions to an office’s work is an essential requirement of offices taking on interns.

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government is in the crucial process of establishing a foundation for good governance in its area of jurisdiction. To provide guidance on regional development, the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP 2020-2022) has been prepared. The overall goal of the BARMM government “is to uplift the lives of the Bangsamoro and the establishment of the foundations of self-governance through moral governance”. The BARMM government, through its MILG, partnered with the UNDP for the Localizing e-Governance for Accelerated Provision of Services (LeAPS) Program to support the Office of the Chief Minister, all BARMM ministries, and local government units (LGUs) in using ICT solutions to simplify business processes, improve local public services and make them more accessible to Bangsamoro people. The program targets 118 municipalities and two (2) component cities of the BARMM. The overall objective of the LeAPS Program is to create “A highly trusted governance aimed at co-creating and bringing meaningful citizen-centric services towards the digital transformation for an empowered Bangsamoro”.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the respective Project Managers, the Interns will assist and support on the Communications and Advocacy efforts of said projects. Other tasks, such as but not limited to programmatic and operational tasks, may also be performed by the Interns. The Interns will work in close collaboration with various stakeholders of the projects, including programme and communications staff, government counterparts, private sector stakeholders, CSOs, and communications units of both the Country Office in the Philippines and the regional team at the Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Communications – 60%

• Support in co-designing the Communications Plan with partners and co-creating communications materials
• Support the execution of the Communications Plan and other relevant project initiatives;
• Support the creation of an Editorial Calendar
• Contribute to the development of (a.) visual communication products such as presentations, infographics, and social media cards; (b.) multimedia products such as animations, videos, and interactive content;
• Monitor engagement and insights of communication materials;
• Support content creation (teasers, event highlights, press releases, newsletters, etc.) for UNDP Philippines social media channels; and,
• Assist in the preparation of activity design, terms of reference, and other relevant documents for the production of communications materials

Event Management – 15%

• Provide administrative and logistical support to the organization of dialogues, presentations, meetings, and other events;
• Support in the documentation of events

Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation – 15%

• Assist in mapping exercises;
• Monitor and update the stakeholders directory;
• Support in conducting monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) activities such as, but not limited to, data collection, data visualization, work planning, progress reports, and impact management

Other – 10%

• Support the management of Online Volunteers in UNDP Philippines; and
• Support other/ad hoc activities as requested by the supervisor

Required Skills and Experience

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• Currently in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree; or
• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree; or
• Have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from Masters degree or equivalent studies
• Field of study: Development Communications, Communications Research, International/Development Studies, Public Management/Administration, or any related fields is an advantage

Digital skills: 

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office productivity tools, preferably knowledgeable in Excel functions and SharePoint
• Proficient user of Adobe or other design tools for development of multimedia products;
• Knowledge of Kanban boards and/or other collaborative tools, or willing to learn their use; and
• Experienced in digital campaigns through platforms such as, but not limited to, MailChimp and Microsoft Sway

Language skills: 

• Fluency in Filipino and English required;
• Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage

Source: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=116212