International Communications Internship

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) China is the China country office of United Nations Development Programme – the global development network of the United Nations. UNDP China has an extensive history in working in the area of poverty reduction and human development and it also increasingly engages in South-South cooperation projects.

The Communications, Innovation and Partnerships team of UNDP China promotes greater understanding and visibility of UNDP’s work by utilizing various communications tools. Fully engaging with the media, social media and leveraging on a strong network of Public-Private Partnerships, the team leads the design, management, and implementation of UNDP’s overall communications strategy, including design and roll out high-impact, multimedia campaigns; programme-oriented communications products; media relations and key events; localization of global content for Chinese audiences; and publications on critical development issues. On the innovation front, the team is facilitating and prototyping innovative solutions and experiment with new ways of working to tackle complex development challenges outside the traditional development cycle.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The intern, under the guidance and supervision of Communications Analyst of Communications, Innovation and Partnerships team of UNDP China, will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
• Provide support in implementing the Country Office’s internal and external communications strategy;
• Provide support in drafting outreach communications materials targeting domestic and international audiences. Those communications materials include but not limited to Op-eds, press releases, speeches, and website write-ups, social media posts, reports, and other internal and external publications;
• Assists in the preparation of communications and partnerships outreach materials such as PowerPoint slides and brochures;
• Assists in conducting research, compiling background materials, statistical data, and briefing notes for advocacy and outreach activities;
• Assists in on-site event support such as photo-taking and video shooting;
• Other Ad Hoc Task Forces Requested by the Supervisor.

Required Skills and Experience:

Education and Experience:

• Major in international relations, social sciences, communications, journalism or other relevant fields. Having experience in fields of work such as sustainable development, climate change or gender will be an asset.

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• Enrolled in a Master’s or in a PhD programme
• In the final year of a Bachelor’s programme;
• Or within one year after graduation from a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD programme,
• Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program

Language and Skills:

• Strong oral and written communication ability in both English and Chinese.
• Having extra skills that can be applied to online/offline communications (i.e. video editing, photo editing, etc.) will be an asset.

Source:  https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=116596