Communications Internship

The position: The Communications and External Relations pillar in New York covers all communications and external relations functions. The intern, reporting to the New York Office Senior Communications Officer, will assist the pillar in identifying and executing external engagement activities to raise awareness about issues of forced displacement at UN headquarters and in NY. The individual will therefore help to identify partners and stakeholders at NY based institutions, including with academia and civil society, and conduct outreach. They will also help execute events, roundtable discussions and other innovative collaborations at UN headquarters and other venues in NYC to increase visibility of and understanding on issues of forced displacement. This may require leading on the creation of event check lists, engagement with relevant UN offices, and helping to accompany guests and visitors at venues, as well as work on procurement of vendors, as needed.  The unit regularly represents UNHCR in briefings, interviews, presentations and lectures and the intern will assist the Senior Communications Officer in preparing talking points, perform related research and create decks/PowerPoint presentations, as well as create comms products that can be used in public outreach. In particular, the intern will help coordinate activities on the occasion of World Refugee Day, the UN High Level Political Form, and other key moments throughout their internship and as required.
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