Fundraising Content internship (one year, part-time 4 hrs. per day, remote), Individual Giving, PSFP, Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)

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UNICEF is on the ground in over 190 countries and territories helping children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

The UNICEF Internship Programme offers qualified and eligible students at both Headquarters (HQ) and Country Offices (CO) the unique opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in UNICEF's work and the United Nations system under the direct supervision of experienced UNICEF staff

For every child, hope

How can you make a difference?

The PFP Fundraising and Marketing Services (FMS) team in the Individual Giving unit provides UNICEF National Committees and fundraising country offices with guidance and fundraising content packages for their fundraising campaigns.

The FMS team provides support to all the fundraising markets by developing, curating, repurposing content as well as in building capacities to use this content.

Specific tasks

Under the supervision of the FMS Manager and in close collaboration with various PFP units, the intern will:

• Regularly upload and curate content on Weshare in an effective manner.

• Assist in the gathering and organizing of information around new and existing content for key counterparts inhouse.

• Address queries and request for Weshare searches from National Committees and Country Offices.

• Support the development of global content packages by looking for the right kind of raw footage and images.

• Regularly search different UNICEF websites, social media platforms and blogs for great stories that can be share with the content community.

• Update the content calendar on a regular basis.

• Provide timely support to the team in an emergency (uploads of emergency content to Weshare, creation of documents and any other support required by the team).

• Provide any other technical and operational assistance as appropriate and required by the team.

Modality: Part-time (4 hours per day ), paid.

Reporting To: Fundraising Manager, Fundraising and Marketing Services, Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships

Location: home-based Workplace: teleworking within Europe time zone required.

Internship Duration: One year, starting in April 2023.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. degree programme for the whole duration of the internship (one year)
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Possess strong communications skills and strong analytical / problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a set time frame.
• Good level of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Mailchimp. Analytics software a plus.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and
• Have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are... (1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

[add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for supervisory role]

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.