Outreach Intern

Contract

This is a I-1 contract. It usually requires 0 years of experience, depending on education. More about I-1 contracts.

Work Location

Geneva, Switzerland

Expected duration

Six months, to start on 1 February 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

This internship is located in the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva.

The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva is the voice of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Through the media and its own news and information products, UNIS keeps the world informed about Geneva’s unique role in multilateralism, diplomacy, and international relations. It also fosters a dialogue with key audiences, especially youth, through a range of outreach activities.

UNIS conveys the official position of the United Nations on a wide range of subjects through press conferences and briefings, official statements, interviews, podcasts, social media, and outreach events. It provides both breaking news and in-depth material to international print and audiovisual media and serves the needs of close to 200 correspondents from the world’s major news agencies and foreign media outlets permanently accredited to the United Nations in Geneva.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the primary supervision of the Press Officer working on social media and outreach, and with the support of other UNIS staff, the Outreach Intern's duties will include the following:

• Help envision, plan, organize, conduct, and evaluate the 62nd edition of the Graduate Study Programme, the longest-running educational initiative of the United Nations, which will be held in July 2024;

• Contribute to the organization of other outreach events, such as the International Day of UN Peacekeepers and regular Ciné-ONU movie screenings and discussions.

• Use the UNIS Trello Boards to plan, create and curate social media content for @UNGeneva platforms, maintain and update weekly editorial calendars, collect and collate multimedia information from different departments and organizations;

• Take the lead in daily media monitoring of Swiss newspapers (in French, German, Italian, and English), with the help of other UNIS interns;

• Prepare monthly and ad-hoc analyses of the writings of Swiss media;

• Attend biweekly press briefings; draft press briefing summaries (in English);

• Attend meetings of human rights treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council, and other major events, and draft press releases (in English and/or in French);

• Draft stories, in English and in French, on events and developments at UN Geneva, to be reviewed, edited, and possibly published on iSeek (the UN Intranet), UN Geneva website, or various other publications;

• Carry out other tasks as requested by the United Nations Information Service.

Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent). While no prior work experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme, please list any relevant trainings, skills and experiences which may be of help in your role as the Outreach Intern.

Languages

Fluency in both English and French, oral and written, is required for this position.

Additional Information

Not available.

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.