Internship Opportunity
Terms of Reference
Communications and Media Relations Intern
Location:
Deadline:
New York
26 November 2015 (only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
A decision is expected by 20 December)
Start Date:
Duration:
January or February – July or August 2016
6 months (4 or 5 months is possible but preference will be given to interns
available for 6 months)
The Communications Section at UN Women Headquarters in New York seeks to enlist a
full-time intern to support the media team. The intern will assist with monitoring the
news, assisting with research and drafting communications material, as well as supporting
media outreach.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Media Officer, the intern will be responsible for the
following:
 Support media monitoring of relevant UN Women coverage and assist in the
production of news media reports on an on-going basis
 Keeping abreast of relevant news and collecting news articles on UN Women
activities and programmes at HQ and in the field, often in collaboration with UN
Women Communications officers
 Research and support for media interviews and materials
 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
 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
 Other tasks as requested by the Communications Team
Requirements/Qualifications:
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Must have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in either Journalism or Communications. Students
in the final year of a Bachelor’s programme as well as recent graduates (maximum one year
after graduation) may also be considered. Preference will be given to candidates recently
granted, or in the process of pursuing, a Master’s or advanced university degree programme
in any field.
Experience working in either journalism or institutional communications and experience with
media outreach, advocacy or public relations
Fluency in English. Preference will be given to candidates also fluent in French and/or Spanish.
Knowledge of Arabic, Chinese or Russian is also an asset.
Familiarity with gender equality/ women’s issues.
This position requires, and will build on, the following competencies: communications,
teamwork and creativity.
Permission to work in the United States of America.
Please note: all UN internships are unpaid. Interested candidates are invited to submit their
applications with the following documents to zina.alam@unwomen.org:
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UN Women Internship Application-Agreement Form, available here
Cover letter
Resume
2 writing samples (ideally of their own coverage of women’s issues)
2 letters of recommendation (if short-listed, these must be provided before the interview)
Once the candidate has been selected, the following additional documents need to be submitted:
- Letter of enrolment from school
- Scanned visa document/scanned passport document if no visa is required
- Scanned medical insurance document
Conditions:
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UN Women will not pay for the internship; all the expenses connected with it will be borne by
the Intern
UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death
incurred during the internship; the Intern must provide proof of enrolment in a health
insurance plan
The Intern will not be eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN Women during
the period of my internship or for the six months immediately following the expiration date
thereof
The Intern will be personally responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to
and from the duty station where the internship will be performed.
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