The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...
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The intern will: Assist in designing and implementing the overall marketing strategy for CIF.
Draft, format, and edit social media content for the social media calendar.
Conduct research on thematic issues .
Assist with planning and producing marketing campaigns across CIF social media channels.
Contribute to internal UN-Habitat publications.
Prepare specific content and materials (documents, reports, strategies) designed for the public, working closely with external partners, in English. Graphic Design The Intern will: Conceptualize visuals based on ideas from Communications and Project teams to develop graphs, infographics, and graphics.
Design marketing collateral e.g., newsletters, brochure covers, posters, social cards that fit CIF brand guidelines.
Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages.
Ensure that the Brand is always executed in a consistent manner across all marketing collateral.
Design electronic invitations and event related collateral.
Support social media campaigns.
Coordinate the production of short-form videos for use on social media.
Conduct basic research on target audience to inform design work.
Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following 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 program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Preferred areas of study: Bachelor's or master's degree in arts, Media, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, or any other related fields. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.