Internship – Public Information Section

Organizational Setting

The Public Information (PI) Section is responsible for communicating about the mandate and work of the organization to diverse stakeholders, including internal audiences. It does this in a variety of ways, including through its corporate website, social media channels, traditional media outreach, publications, exhibitions, events, and cultural diplomacy. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Communication Advisor and Chief, Public Information Section, and/or in coordination with the responsible Officer, to:

1. Research and manage the daily press clippings, and provide summaries for senior management;
2. Draft input for the social media sites Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, monitor comments and conduct media research and analysis;
3. Research and draft articles for the public website www.ctbto.org;
4. Assist with research on public diplomacy strategies to promote the Treaty’s entry into force and the  completion of its verification regime;
5. Assist with building media profiles for public information stakeholders and research media outlets in different countries and regions;
6. Update contact database and the Flickr photograph database;
7. Assist in the production of audiovisual content, including sourcing photos, videos, and music, and organizing audiovisual files;
8. Create social media content such as short videos, animations, photo collages, graphics, and other assets;
9. Support youth engagement and empowerment by supporting efforts to highlight the CTBTO Youth Group;
10. Undertake other duties as assigned.
    

Education and Qualifications

• Candidates for an internship must be at least 18 years of age and no more than 35 years of age;
• At the time of application, the applicant must have completed at least two years of full-time study that will lead to the award of a degree in international relations, political science, history, public information, journalism, marketing, film production or other relevant fields;
• Applications may be accepted up to two years after completion of a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Ability to conduct research and find information from diverse sources required;
• Knowledge of design programs such as Canva, Adobe or other software desirable;
• Knowledge of social media content production and best practices desirable;
• Audiovisual production skills (recording, editing) desirable;
• Ability to work in fast-paced dynamic environment required.

Languages

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are essential;
• Knowledge of other official CTBTO languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is desirable.