Multimedia Intern (Content Development), Human Resources in Emergencies Team, 6 months, New York HQ/Remote

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Hope

The Emergency Cone/Human Resources Business Partner of the Division of Human Resources provides continuous recruitment & selection support to designated country offices in emergencies, provides sourcing services to clients, business partnering and support to the Emergency Office for Programme Support (EMOPS) Division, the Polio Division and leads the Surge desk for humanitarian missions across UNICEF.

How can you make a difference?

The Emergency Cone embarked on a project that will eventually improve workforce mapping and sourcing in humanitarian contexts.

Under the daily supervision of the HR Specialist and the overall guidance of the HR Sourcing Lead, the intern is expected to:

• Support the development and production of communication materials (e.g., articles, banner ads, graphic illustrations) as part of the Emergencies Cone’s outreach and sourcing strategy.
• Create and edit short-form educational video content and animated graphics to communicate the Emergencies Cone policies, procedures, and processes.
• Support in the ideation and production of podcasts.
• Draft, design and edit newsletters, human interest stories, call-to-action messages for web-based channels.
• Recommend and implement various strategies to promote the reach of communication materials to target audiences.
• Ensure that all portals (Intranet, websites, SharePoint Drives, etc.) are updated with the latest reports and content.
• Contribute to the preparation, development and execution of marketing and branding campaigns and sourcing events.
• Support the coordination and planning of HR Capacity Building events – such as webinars and network meetings for the Global HR in Emergencies Community
• Perform other duties as required.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will…

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. degree programme, or have graduated within the past two years.
• Have a first-level university degree in communications and/or related fields.
• Excellent English drafting skills are required.
• Experience with social media content and strategies is considered a strong asset.
• Knowledge of relevant computer systems and applications; solid knowledge of video editing including the use of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, Audition) or other graphic design tools is an asset. Excellent knowledge of MS Office is required.
• Ability to work independently and complete projects on or ahead of time
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF 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.

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 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.

Remarks:

• This internship is full-time.
• This internship can be performed on site or remotely.
• This internship is paid. The stipend amount is determined based on the intern's work location.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.