Communication Associate - Summer Intern Position

Division of External Relations

Events, Campaigns and Goodwill Ambassadors Section

UNHCR works worldwide to protect, assist and find solutions for refugees, internally displaced people and stateless populations. It has some 9,700 staff across 126 countries, many of them working in humanitarian emergencies and in close proximity to regions of conflict. In June 2015 it reported that worldwide forced displacement had reached a new post-World War II high of 59.5 million people.

Through strategic planning for events, campaigns and third party support the Events and Campaigns and Goodwill Ambassadors Section aims to reinforce and amplify all of the other communications initiatives of the Division of External Relations. The Section manages UNHCR’s flagship events and events including; the Nansen Refugee Award, the #WithRefugees campaign and World Refugee Day. The overall aim is to encourage further financial support, greater awareness and empathy for forcibly displaced people. Interns are thoroughly embedded in the team and tasked to deliver concrete elements of one of our key projects.

Internship time-scale

In order to allow for handover and availability during the critical project phases, the internships should last 24 working weeks (holidays excluded) over the period:

• 1 June to 31 August ( possibility to extend)

The candidates should have one of the following profiles:

Production and content

• Education and experience in Digital Communications (social media, web, etc).

• Content Production skills or interest (video or graphic design software etc)

• Events management and organization

• Advanced knowledge of corporate software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat

• Working knowledge of French, Arabic or Spanish would be an asset but is not essential

• Basic Photoshop skills would be an asset.

• Passion for working in an organization that aims to protect people forced to flee.

Communications and marketing

• Education and experience in marketing, communications, international relations, or related area.

• Reporting and communication skills

• Research and reporting experience

• Advanced knowledge of corporate software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat

• Working knowledge of French, Arabic or Spanish would be an asset but is not essential

• Basic Photoshop skills would be an asset.

• Passion for working in an organization that aims protects people forced to flee.

The terms of reference include:

Production and content

a. Facilitate the translation of certain materials

b. Liaise with graphic designer to facilitate print production

c. Help produce promotional content for events and campaigns, postcards, roll up, short videos, slide shows

d. Help set up a download page and the upload of key content

e. Help to update web pages for Campaigns, Events and GWAs

f. Follow up with distribution and archiving of key content

g. Assist in the production of Award ceremony invitations, envelopes and labels, including

h. Assist in the production of Nansen Refugee Award promotional materials including, but not limited to, the Nansen Refugee Award handbook, Nansen Refugee Award brochure, event programme and insert.

i. Assist in the event management of the award ceremony.

j. Assist in the post-campaign impact analysis and report.

k. Assists in related tasks

Public Relations/Marketing

a. Assist team by helping respond to day to day requests from the field

b. Undertake desk research into successful social media advocacy campaigns and

connect with local level campaigns

c. Help compile impact reporting and create post WRD field survey and compile feedback

a. Assist with the in-depth research and eligibility determination of Nansen nominations.

b. Assist with the promotion of the call for nominations to UNHCR staff and externally.

c. Monitor and ensure proper filing and

d. Pull together and edit an in-depth WRD global country office activity report (post WRD)

e. Support marketing work with agency contracted to place content and social media assets

f. Help in community building – by identifying key interlocutors and champions

g. Support the planning and execution of Geneva based events and draft agendas and talking points

Conditions

Please note that UNHCR does not compensate its interns. However, we ensure our interns acquire a rich experience that will help them in their future search for work and provide the necessary evaluation and recommendation letters.

The interns will report directly to the External Relations Officer in charge of the corresponding project, under the overall authority of the Chief of Section, DER/Events, Campaigns and Goodwill Ambassadors Section.