Intern – Graphic Design

Duties and 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;
Knowledge of graphic software such as Canva, Mailchimp, and/or Adobe Illustrator preferred;
Strong IT skills, including the use of MS PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and SharePoint;
Familiarity with Drupal and digital content management is an advantage;

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:

Please refer to the above academic requirements.
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.

Apply via :

jobs.undp.org