Work Location

Geneva, Switzerland

Expected duration

4-6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

This unpaid internship is located in the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva. The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva is the voice of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Through the media and its own news and information products, UNIS keeps the world informed about Geneva’s unique role in multilateralism, diplomacy, and international relations. It also fosters a dialogue with key audiences, especially youth, through a range of outreach activities. UNIS conveys the official position of the United Nations on a wide range of subjects through press conferences and briefings, official statements, interviews, podcasts, social media, and outreach events. It provides both breaking news and in-depth material to international print and audiovisual media and serves the needs of close to 200 correspondents from the world’s major news agencies and foreign media outlets permanently accredited to the United Nations in Geneva. NB: This internship is unpaid. Duties and Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Press and External Relations Section, and with the support of other UNIS staff, the Outreach Intern's duties will include the following: ● Help with planning, organizing, conducting, and evaluating the International Geneva exhibition, a major outreach event to be held in April 2024, which will include liaising with multiple partners and various stakeholders, and contribute to promotional activities through various channels; ● Contribute to the organization and promotion of other outreach events, including: the Inside Out exhibition in March; the Rwanda Genocide Commemoration in April; the World Press Freedom Day, the Eduki 2023-2024 Concours, and the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in May 2024; and regular Ciné-ONU movie screenings and discussions; ● Use UNIS Trello Boards to plan, create and curate social media content for @UNGeneva platforms, maintain and update weekly editorial calendars, collect and collate multimedia information from different departments and organizations; ● Contribute to daily media monitoring of Swiss newspapers (in French, German, Italian, and English), along with other UNIS interns; ● Attend biweekly press briefings; draft press briefing summaries (in English); ● Attend meetings of human rights treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council, and other major events, and draft press releases (in English and/or in French); ● Draft stories, in English and in French, on events and developments at UN Geneva, to be reviewed, edited, and possibly published on iSeek (the UN Intranet), UN Geneva website, or various other publications; ● Carry out other tasks as requested by the United Nations Information Service.

Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent). While no prior work experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme, please list any experience you may have with organizing events and liaising with various counterparts.

Languages

Fluency in both English and French, oral and written, is required for this position. Knowledge of any other UN languages, German, or Italian, is an advantage.

Additional Information

Not available.

Intern Specific text

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.