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Org. Setting and Reporting The Resident Coordinator System encompasses all organizations of the United Nations that have operational activities in the country. As the designated Representative of the UN Secretary-General and leader of the UN Country Team (UNCT), the UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC), in consultation with the UNCT, assumes overall responsibility and coordination of the developmental activities of the UN carried out at country level. The UNCT is composed of representatives of the UN funds and programmes, specialized agencies and non-resident UN agencies. The UNCT in Mongolia has various working structures to ensure a coordinated interagency action in the country and implement joint activities under the leadership of the RC. The UN RCO Intern for digital communications under the overall supervision of the RC, direct supervision of the UN RCO Communications and Advocacy Officer, will provide assistance to the execution of the services in the UN RCO in digital and social media communications.

The internship position is for Mongolian nationals and is located in the UN Resident Coordinator's Office (RCO) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and is offered for a period of 6(six) months.

The internship is UNPAID with in-person working arrangements. The Intern is expected to work five days per week (with minimum 20 hours to maximum 30 hours) or on an agreeable time arrangement, under the supervision and support of a staff member from the office to which they are assigned.

Responsibilities Under the guidance and direct supervision of the UNRCO Communications and Advocacy Officer (CAO), the digital communications intern may be responsible for the following duties:

• Support RCO in maintaining and updating the UN Mongolia website and social media platforms with up-to-date and relevant information and communications assets under supervision of the CAO;
• Support RCO in organizing communications and advocacy events. Liaise with meeting participants and organizers on logistical matters of joint UN events, meetings, seminars and workshops;
• Support the Communications officer in audio-visual digital communications including graphic design, creation of video and audio contents.
• Monitor and analyze statistics related to social media contents and engagement
• Gather social media content at special events (public events, exhibits, workshops and meeting etc.).
• Assist in the creation of original content for social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.

• Assists with special projects as assigned.

  Competencies Communication:

• Be proficient in graphic design programs including Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Premier Pro), and knowledge of video and audio editing software.
• Writing and proofing skills are also required, and competency to articulate complicated themes in simple and everyday language is an asset;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and administrative skills
• Communicating Information and Ideas: facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively

Teamwork: - Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. - Places team agenda before personal agenda. - Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Creativity: - Offers new and different options to solve problems - Thinks “outside the box” - Takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things

Education To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Mongolia, the following conditions must be met:

Applicants must: - (a) be a Mongolian national, enrolled in the final academic year of a digital communications, information science, computer science, information systems, media studies, international relations and development studies, or related field graduate programme or have recently graduated with a university degree (in the fields mentioned above) and - (b) must possess digital communications skills and proficient user in graphic design software and social media digital platforms; and - (c) Familiarity with the concept of sustainable development will be an asset and - (d) Previous experience working/volunteering/interning with the organization of events, missions, seminars, and conferences will be an asset and - (e) have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Work Experience No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in written Mongolian is desirable for development of communications materials in Mongolian.

Assessment Potential candidates will be contacted by the hiring manager directly for interview.

Special Notice The internship is for a duration of 6 months with no further extension.

• KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS TEMPORARY JOB OPENING IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTERNSHIP WITH UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR'S OFFICE in ULAN BATOR.
• The Internship Programme is guided by Administrative Instruction ST/AI/2000/9 of the United Nations issued by the Under-Secretary-General for Management.
• Interns are considered type I gratis personnel. They are not staff members. The United Nations does not financially remunerate interns. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibilities of interns or their sponsoring institutions.
• Interns shall not be eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in the Secretariat for a period of six months following the end of their internship.
• The United Nations accepts no responsibility for the medical insurance of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship. Applicants for internship must show proof of valid medical insurance coverage and provide a medical certificate of good health.
• The United Nations is not responsible for any claims by any parties where the loss of or damage to their property, death or personal injury was caused by the actions or omission of action by the interns during their internship.

• A person who is the child or sibling of a staff member shall not be eligible to apply for an internship at the United Nations. An applicant who bears to a staff member any other family relationship may be engaged as an intern, provided that he or she shall not be assigned to the same work unit of the staff member nor placed under the direct or indirect supervision of the staff member. For purposes of this instruction, "child" means (i) the child of a staff member; (ii) the child of the spouse of a staff member (stepchild); and (iii) the spouse of a child of a staff member or a staff member's spouse (son- or daughter-in-law). "Sibling" includes the child of both or either parent of a staff member and the child.

  United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.