Duties and Responsibilities
Working closely with the WBA communication and programmes teams, one intern will support the management of the programme communications work and the other will support with organizing events, meetings, and preparation of reports (documentation).
More specifically, the communications intern will: –
- Coordinate and develop periodic analytics reports and support the development of strategies for increasing performance.
- Ideate and produce high-impact social media content in multiple formats (e.g., infographics, GIFs, videos, etc.), that effectively informs and engages external audiences and supports advocacy efforts.
- Support the crafting of publicity and communication materials, including PowerPoint presentations, speeches, blogs, and stories, and develop marketing plans for disseminating knowledge products.
- Working closely with the WBA communication team, monitor current events and trending topics and spot strategic opportunities for meaningful engagement and increased visibility for WBA.
- Provide support to any other activities related to the WBA programme.
The programme intern will: –
- Assist the Programme team with day-to-day implementation of the WBA regional programme activities including support to partners, organization of events and meetings and preparation of reports.
- Assist in research and monitoring of LGBTI inclusion and rights issues in WBA’s priority and additional focus countries in Africa.
- Assist with updates of tools, collection and reporting of relevant data and information for measuring success of the programme.
- Assist in identifying key stakeholders for potential engagement with UNDP WBA including, parliamentarians, senior civil servants, key development NGOs in the region focused on the SDGs, religious leaders and other decision-makers and influencer.
- Facilitate knowledge building, usage and dissemination of products generated and published by the HHD regional team, its partners and other relevant institutions in the continent including supporting the translation and review of some knowledge products.
- Provide support to any other activities related to the WBA programme.
Competencies
- Understanding of LGBTI and young key populations issues in developing countries and sensitivity to working with front-line activists.
- Understanding of strategic communication and how it can contribute to the achievement of specific development goals.
- Understanding of the various communication mediums and platforms and how they can be strategically leveraged to achieve desired outcomes related to social change and social justice.
- Ability to engage with a wide range of partners and forge productive working relationships.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
- Responsible, responsive, enthusiastic.
- Strong attention to detail; and
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Interns are selected on a competitive basis. Applicants to UNDP internships must at the time of application meet one of the following academic requirements:
Education
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
- Have recently graduated with a university degree (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.
Experience
Communication: Ability to summarize a large amount of information and translate it into a compelling product for a public audience.
Software skills: Strong IT skills including full competency in MS Office/365 and social media platforms. Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Canva is an asset.
Language skills: Fluency in English is required and additional fluency in French or Portuguese is an asset.
