UN Women Nepal announces internship opportunity for following position:

Job Position: Communications Intern
> Location : Kathmandu, NEPAL
> Application Deadline :16-Aug-18 (Midnight New York, USA)
> Type of Contract :Internship
> Post Level :Intern
> Languages Required :English  
> Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)    17-Sep-2018
> Duration of Initial Contract :6 months, full-time/ 40 hours per week


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.

The goal of UN Women’s Communication and advocacy efforts is to support the positioning of women’s empowerment and gender equality as key issues on the international and national agendas and establish UN Women as a reliable partner of choice and as a thought leader on the issue. This entails showcasing its leadership as an advocate and knowledge provider on gender equality, a provider of results-oriented, impactful interventions on the ground, and a skilled facilitator of normative and UN coordination processes.
 

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Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision and guidance of Communication for Development (C4D) Officer and in close consultation with Programme Officers for a day-to-day operation, the selected intern is expected to work on/contribute to the below assignments:
> Assist in maintaining, updating and monitoring UN Women Nepal Country Office (NCO) official website and social media platforms (Facebook page and Twitter);
> Support in developing communication materials such as PowerPoint Presentations, infographics, fact sheets etc.
> Support in organizing press conferences and other events;
> Assistance in monitoring and maintaining press clippings of print and online media when UN Women is mentioned;
> Undertake general administrative assignments, including scheduling presentations for meetings / workshops, filing and scanning and photocopying.


Job Description:
Education:
> The intern must have studies in communication, journalism, international development studies, related social sciences or discipline at the university level.
> Enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme or a recent graduate (commencement of internship within one-year period after graduation).
> Knowledge of designing software such as InDesign and Illustrator will be an asset.


Language:
> Excellent command of written and oral English and Nepali.

Deadline: 16 August 2018

Click [HERE] to view original vacancy link for more details and application procedure.
 

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