INTERN - PUBLIC INFORMATION - United Nations - New York, NY

INTERN - PUBLIC INFORMATION - United Nations - New York, NY -

The Internship is within the Outreach Division of the Division of Public Info. It’s for a interval of two months with a chance for extension as much as six months, relying on the wants of the division and availability of the candidate.

The internship is unpaid and full-time.

Interns work 5 days every week (35 hours) underneath the supervision of a employees member within the workplace to which they’re assigned.

Obligations

The intern will help one of many United Nations outreach programmes. The chosen intern might carry out a few of the following features:

• Aiding with planning and group of conferences and different outreach actions


• Offering logistic help for the group of public occasions, guided excursions and briefings


• Conducting web analysis on thematic points


• Coordinating with particular visitors and VIPs


• Overseeing RSVP lists and volunteers


• Offering basic workplace help (processing, drafting and finalizing correspondence and different communications; establishing and sustaining information/data, organizing conferences, and so on.)


• Creating net content material and website upkeep


• Drafting, formatting, modifying and posting unique website online content material/information tales, together with graphics, pictures and video


• Sustaining databases


• Aiding with improvement and implementation of surveys

Competencies

Communication:

• Speaks and writes clearly and successfully


• Listens to others, appropriately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately


• Asks inquiries to make clear, and reveals curiosity in having two-approach communication


• Tailors language, tone, type and format to match the viewers


• Demonstrates openness in sharing info and holding individuals knowledgeable

Teamwork:

• Works collaboratively with colleagues to realize organizational objectives


• Solicits enter by genuinely valuing others’ concepts and experience; is prepared to study from others


• Locations group agenda earlier than private agenda


• Helps and acts in accordance with last group determination, even when such selections might not completely mirror personal place


• Shares credit score for staff accomplishments and accepts joint duty for group shortcomings

Shopper Orientation:

• Considers all these to whom providers are offered to be “shoppers ” and seeks to see issues from shoppers’ perspective


• Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with shoppers by gaining their belief and respect


• Identifies shoppers’ wants and matches them to applicable options


• Screens ongoing developments inside and out of doors the shoppers’ surroundings to maintain knowledgeable and anticipate issues


• Retains shoppers knowledgeable of progress or setbacks in tasks


• Meets timeline for supply of services or products to shopper

Schooling

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the next circumstances have to be met:

• Candidates should meet one of many following necessities:

(a) be enrolled in a graduate faculty programme (second college diploma or equal, or larger);

(b) be enrolled within the last educational yr of a primary college diploma programme in journalism, communication, media research, filmmaking, worldwide relations or associated area (minimal Bachelor’s degree or equal); or

(c) have graduated with a college diploma (as outlined above) and, if chosen, should begin the internship inside a one yr interval of commencement;

• Be pc literate in normal software program purposes;


• Have a demonstrated eager curiosity within the work of the United Nations and have a private dedication to the beliefs of the Constitution; and Nations and have a private dedication to the beliefs of the Constitution; and


• Have a demonstrated potential to efficiently work together with people of various cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which embrace willingness to attempt to perceive and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Work Expertise

No skilled work expertise required.

Languages

English and French are working languages of the UN Secretariat. Fluency in English (each oral and written) is required. Information of the opposite is fascinating. Information of one other UN official language is a bonus.

Evaluation

Potential candidates shall be contacted by the hiring supervisor instantly for additional consideration.

United Nations Issues

The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of women and men to take part in any capability and beneath circumstances of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Constitution of the United Nations – Chapter three, article eight). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking surroundings.

Candidates shall be required to satisfy the necessities of Article 101, paragraph three, of the Constitution in addition to the necessities of the place. The United Nations is dedicated to the very best requirements of effectivity, competence and integrity for all its human assets, together with however not restricted to respect for worldwide human rights and humanitarian regulation. Candidates could also be topic to screening towards these requirements, together with however not restricted to whether or not they have dedicated, or are alleged to have dedicated felony offences and/or violations of worldwide human rights regulation and worldwide humanitarian regulation.

No Payment

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.

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