Intern - Graphic Design

Duties And Responsibilities
Description of Responsibilities

• Support to the Regional Office in graphic design for various collateral as needed for internal and external communications purposes;
• Support communications team on various communications related tasks including research, web management, campaigns and event management;
• Support with the creation and uploading of content for the related online platforms;
• Support in prepararing presentations,decks,pitches,toolkits,posters,publications, and other visuals;
• Assist the communications team in the curation and coordination of key events and communication opportunities such as campaigns and webinars;
• Support the communications team with media monitoring.

Learning goals include:

• Enhnced knowledge on gender equality and women empowerement;
• Enhanced knowledge on communications;
• Enhance knowledge on event management and campaign coordination.

Competencies
Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrable knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud application suite incl. Indesign, After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop;
• Demonstrable Knowledge of web design and CMS platforms.

Required Skills and Experience
Interns are selected on a competitive basis. Applicants to UNWOMEN internships must at the time of application meet one of the following academic requirements:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree in (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Education:

• Preferred fields of study: Graphic design, Communications or related fields;

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in producing various communications materials (social media graphics and videos, blogs, human-interest stories, presentations, brochures, etc.) (required);
• Experience managing social media channels (desirable);
• Knowledge of the international relevant media ecosystem (desirable);
• Creativity in writing and designing content, including storytelling skills is an advantage;
• Experience coordinating events and gatherings with multiple actors including government, civil society, public and private sector (desirable);
• Experience working for international organizations is an advantage.

Languages:

• Excellent English language skills;
• Knowledge of additional official languages of the UN is desirable.

APPLICATION DEADLINE :

14-Feb-24