Media Relations Intern at UN WOMEN

Location :	New york, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Application Deadline :	01-Feb-19 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	11d 8h 20m
Type of Contract :	Internship
Post Level :	Intern
Languages Required :	English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	18-Feb-2019
Duration of Initial Contract :	4-6 months
Expected Duration of Assignment :	4-6 months
click for Whatsapp update Background UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Duties and Responsibilities This internship focuses on MEDIA RELATIONS i.e. dealing with the traditional media/ press. It does not include working on social media, editorial work, photography, or video-production. In this team, our work focuses on developing and managing relationships with reporters and editors, giving them easy access to UN Women story ideas and sources, and working with them to increase coverage of UN Women’s work and gender equality in the traditional press. As an intern you would: Assist the team in the abovementioned work Provide support during the Commission on the Status of Women 63 which will take place in March as well as the International Women’s Day commemoration activities. You will also support on the launch of a major report produced by UN Women. Actively expand and maintain the media contact database; research and add media contacts to UN Women’s database, as well as updating existing contacts, as needed Support media outreach; Research and support for media interviews and materials Keep abreast of relevant news and UN Women activities or programmes in the field, suggesting topics for news or feature story coverage Fact-checking, analyzing, and drafting material for external communications; this includes providing support in the production of communications materials such as factsheets and press releases. Assist in preparing weekly news coverage reports and monitoring daily news; working with our media monitoring vendor on editing reports and providing feedback Collaborate with colleagues from various other teams within the Communications Division (e.g. social media, editorial, audio-visual, multimedia). Other tasks as requested by the Communications Team Competencies Experience in communications, advocacy, public relations, journalism, media and press relations; Experience in not-for-profit communications and advocacy work; Keen interest in gender equality/ women’s issues; Proficiency in communications, teamwork, planning and organizing, creativity and technological awareness. Required Skills and Experience The candidate MUST have studied communications, journalism, public relations, media or any other similar subject at the master’s level; The candidate must show relevant experience in the work of communications and preferably, public/ media relations. 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); OR have recently graduatedwith a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation. AVAILABILITY You must be available for a minimum of 4-6 months, from mid-February 2019 onwards. Please indicate in the application form (full instructions on how to apply below), which dates you are available for. Candidates who are available on a full-time basis (40 hours a week) will be given a preference. LANGUAGE Fluent in spoken and written English (Spanish, Arabic or French is a plus) Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required; Interns are not financially remunerated by UN Women. INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY: IMPORTANT Please DO NOT click on the APPLY NOW button on this page. Instead, you are required to compile the following as ONE single document (print out the separate documents (if needed), and scan as one single PDF) in the following order: Internship Programme Application Form [please do not hand-write the answers, we recommend downloading this form onto your computer] – Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1thhovia57735q/Internship%20Programme%20Application%20-%20downloaded.docx?dl=0 Resume Cover letter Email this single PDF document to zina.alam[at]unwomen.org by Feb 1, 2019. NOTE: Your application will NOT be considered if you do not follow the above instructions. UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest. Once the candidate has been selected, the following additional documents need to be submitted: Letter of enrollment from school/ college or diploma certifying completion of undergraduate degree (or that you are still enrolled) 2 writing samples Scanned US visa document and scanned passport document (if no visa is required) Scanned medical insurance document/ proof of health insurance 2 letters of recommendation (with contact details of referee) NOTE: Candidates are responsible for obtaining their own work permit for the United States of America. UN Women Internship Policy: Applicants to the United Nations internship programme 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 programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or; Have graduated with a university degree (as above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within one year. UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship; All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution; UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship; The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed; The intern must provide proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, and application. click for Whatsapp update APPLY HERE