Responsibilities Marketing and Communications

• The intern will: Assist in designing and implementing the overall marketing strategy for CIF.
• Draft, format, and edit social media content for the social media calendar.
• Conduct research on thematic issues .
• Assist with planning and producing marketing campaigns across CIF social media channels.
• Contribute to internal UN-Habitat publications.
• Prepare specific content and materials (documents, reports, strategies) designed for the public, working closely with external partners, in English. Graphic Design The Intern will: Conceptualize visuals based on ideas from Communications and Project teams to develop graphs, infographics, and graphics.
• Design marketing collateral e.g., newsletters, brochure covers, posters, social cards that fit CIF brand guidelines.
• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages.
• Ensure that the Brand is always executed in a consistent manner across all marketing collateral.
• Design electronic invitations and event related collateral.
• Support social media campaigns.
• Coordinate the production of short-form videos for use on social media.
• Conduct basic research on target audience to inform design work.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants 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 program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),
• Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Preferred areas of study: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in arts, Media, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, or any 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.