Internship: Communications and Advocacy Intern- Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children- New York REQ

Internship Communications & PR

Overview

Support communications efforts to end violence against children through strategic outreach and content creation.

You have:

• Completion of or enrollment in an advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in communications, public relations, journalism or related fields.
• Strong writing and communications skills.
• Proven record and working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in English is required; Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
• Technical competencies: Proficient at PowerPoint, Canva, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Photoshop; Desirable: Drupal 8.
• Positive, self-starting, can-do attitude and a track record of getting stuff done at volume.

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The Opportunity

As part of ongoing efforts to expand our communications outreach, The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children is seeking an Intern to support our communications team. The successful candidate will help us scale-up our current communications work, support social media and visual communications, and create compelling multimedia content. They will also help coordinate our Leaders’ Event and support ongoing efforts to advance the Together to #ENDviolence global campaign.

The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (End Violence Partnership), and its associated Fund, is a unique public-private coalition launched by the UN Secretary-General in July 2016 to accelerate progress towards SDG 16.2: ending all forms of violence against children by 2030.

The End Violence Partnership convenes partners that collaborate globally to raise awareness, catalyse leadership commitments, mobilise new resources, promote evidence-based solutions and innovation, and support those working to end all forms of violence, abuse, and neglect of children.

The Partnership connects and facilitates collective evidence-based advocacy, especially to keep children safe at home, online, in and through schools, and in communities, while the End Violence Fund is a flexible funding vehicle that identifies new and emerging challenges to SDG 16.2, funds innovative initiatives that have the potential to replicate and scale, and generates data, evidence, and learning to inform policy and increase the impact of programmes. The End Violence Partnership has four priority initiatives:

1. Works with countries through the process of Pathfinding and ending corporal punishment, whereby governments commit to ending violence against children by implementing evidence-based solutions such as the INSPIRE strategies.
2. Builds on existing efforts to ensure children are safe in and through schools via the Safe to Learn initiative, backed by a growing coalition of partners and countries who endorse its Call to Action.
3. Strengthens the network of organisations working to keep children Safe Online by leveraging its network of grantees and partners to influence global policy debates and investing in models and solutions to tackle child online sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA).

4. Since 2001, the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (GI) worked to end corporal punishment, advocating for full and comprehensive law reform to prohibit violent discipline, raise awareness about the issue, and monitor law throughout the globe. In September 2020, the Global Initiative became part of the End Violence Partnership, allowing the organisation's essential work to continue under the new name End Corporal Punishment.

   Key tasks and Responsibilities

This role will work on two fronts, assisting with general communications responsibilities, and the communication around the Together to #ENDviolence Leaders’ Event.

Communications

• Support with content creation for End Violence’s social media channels and help maintain a content calendar
• Draft web articles and social media content in collaboration with communication team
• Engage with online audiences, participate in online outreach and promotion
• Help create social media kits around campaigns and major events
• Support with design and creation of various communication products, including presentations for high-level meetings, reports and infographics, and more.
• Reaching out to partners to identify and develop content to amplify their work
• Supporting delivery of the high-profile Leaders’ Event in June and the ongoing Together to #ENDviolence campaign
• Support with monitoring and reporting

• Support the communications team with other duties as needed

  Management and Coordination of Contract

  The Communications intern will be hosted by the Secretariat of the End Violence Partnership for six months. They will be an essential part of End Violence’s communications team, a small, passionate group of professionals from across the world. The intern will report to the Communications Director.

COVID-19 has prompted remote and more flexible working, and we do not expect to return to full-time office-based working. Therefore, the location of the Communications & Events intern is flexible. Sufficient overlap with EDT time zone is preferred to match with the work schedules of the team, but not mandatory for the right candidate.

Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate will be highly collaborative, creative and results-oriented with a proactive, flexible approach and a commitment to working with and through others to achieve results. They will have:

• Passion for End Violence’s mission to end all forms of violence against children
• Completion of or enrollment in an advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in communications, public relations, journalism or related fields.
• A relevant background in communications, journalism or public relations.
• Strong writing and communications skills.
• Proven record and working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational and process-management skills
• A positive, self-starting, can-do attitude and a track record of getting stuff done at volume
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
• Technical competencies: at Proficient at PowerPoint, Canva, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Photoshop; Desirable: Drupal 8

Competencies and proficiency level required (based on UNICEF Competency Profile)

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust

• Accountability

  Core Competencies

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)

• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)

• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

  Functional Competencies

• Analysing (1)

• Deciding and initiating action (1)
• Persuading and Influencing (1)
• Applying Technical Expertise (1)
• Learning and researching (1)

• Planning and organizing (1)

  How to Apply:

• Applications should be submitted via UNICEF jobs website by February 28, 2022

• Two to three recent writing samples and/or the inclusion of a portfolio
• Letter of verification from the college or university that the intern is currently enrolled in Graduate Degree Program (i.e., Master’s, PhD). It should also state the expected graduation date. Recent graduates less than two years out of college may apply.
• Copy of most recent official academic transcript

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

E****thics and Safeguarding

In order to ensure the protection of, and respect for, human and child rights throughout the process, applicants will be required to follow relevant international norms and standards of ethics in research and evidence generation - including UNICEF’s Procedure for Ethical Standards in Research, Evaluation and Data Collection and Analysis.

It is also expected that the Intern will perform effectively and conform to a high standard of moral and ethical conduct and comply with relevant provisions of the Safeguarding Policy of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, and internationally agreed core labour standards.

End Violence is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. End Violence 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.

End Violence also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

If selected for this post, the resulting appointment will be limited to EVAC, a UNICEF hosted fund.

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