Intern : Risk Management and Peacebuilding Section Internship at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The Internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35-40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

Support day-to-day management and operations of the RMPB Section, including:

• Update and maintain all documentation regarding RMPB Section related project communication materials into consolidated electronic filing systems in MS Teams;
• Maintain and monitor the RMPB Section’s content management systems, social media follower database, and Flickr account;
• Support the implementation of RMPB Section’s communication strategy, especially through the use of social media and newsletters;
• Develop a RMPB Section’s weekly newsletter focusing on CPS and Eco-DRR related issues and respond to user inquiries;
• Assist in the daily maintenance of RMPB Section’s knowledge management platforms including the Virtual Global Support Centre;
• Provide content creation support for RMPB Section social media channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter;
• Contribute ideas to help increase RMPB Section audience engagement across digital channels;
• Support further development and maintenance of the RMPB Section website, especially the “About page”, “Experts page”, and “Case studies”.

Support the work on Risk Management and Peacebuilding Section:

• Support to developing programmatic content for the RMPB Section, including conducting background research for concept notes and programme documents;
• Support the development of Climate Security Risk assessments, help manage project deliverables and policy support.
• Support in organizing and executing events, such as webinars and conference side events, including drafting agendas, invitations and preparatory documents, preparing presentations and taking minutes and follow-up on agreed action points;
• Support with the creation of communications products, such as presentations, flyers etc.
• Updating of RMPB Section/CSM websites as requested;
• Support the RMPB Section monitoring, evaluation, data collection and analysis to identify trends or patterns and provides insights through visualization of qualitative, quantitative and geospatial (GIS) analyses to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting;
• Any other research and communication tasks, as required.
• Support the secretariat and management of the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR)

Qualifications/special skills

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a graduate program with background in communications, environmental sciences, environmental policy, disaster management, climate change studies, informational graphics, graphic design, environment-related advocacy, or 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.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent),
• Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.
• Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application.
• Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.
• Strong interest and familiarity with social media and online communication tools.
• Experience in web content management systems and graphics design (using Adobe Suite or Canva) would be an asset.