Communications Intern

• Provide general operational assistance to the Communications and Advocacy teams working on various projects and activities.

• Support the liaison of external vendors, including support to the planning and oversight of requests and deliverables, and ensuring applicability of SUN standards: translators, copy editors, graphic designers, web developers.

• Assist with administrative support, including scheduling of meetings, taking meeting minutes and preparing briefing notes 

• Support efforts related to event management – including preparing and dispatching invitation letters, assisting with organization, implementation of and follow up to events, briefings, video/audio conference calls and webinars 

• Support with data management systems including regular updates of key documents, audiovisual assets and contact databases.

• As advised by the Communications Analyst, support communications and outreach activities, updating the website and social media channels, drafting monthly newsletters. 

• Other communication and administrative related tasks  required  assigned  by  the  unit.

Training components and learning elements

The incumbent will have access to project and portfolio documentation to learn about project management and development cooperation in the areas the portfolio covers. She/he has the opportunity to join official meetings and learn about UNOPS, and the UN, and multilateral cooperation. She/he will get exposure to key stakeholders, multi-partner donors, international non-governmental organizations and other representatives.

The incumbent will also have full access to UNOPS intranet, Google Currents/Communities of Practice (COPs) in Project Management, Gender Mainstreaming, Innovation and Research, Sustainable Infrastructure, etc.