Internships (PAID): Social Media Intern & Mass Media Intern, Amman, UNICEF Jordan Country Office

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, innovation. 

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is leader in the region for the rights of its children. Working closely with the Government of Jordan, civil society, the private sector and communities, UNICEF Jordan Country Office aims to sustain results achieved for children to date, and strive to further improve policies, national institutions and programmes, for the well-being of every child in Jordan, in line with Jordan’s Vision 2025 and the National Human Resources Development Strategy (2016-2025) towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our programmes focus on improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the Kingdom, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or background. Our main pillars include: Child Protection; Education; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Adolescent and Youth Engagement; Health and Nutrition; Social Protection; and Operations.

How can you make a difference?

The two interns are expected to support either/or in the below tasks: 

Internship 1: Events and Media

• Plan and coordinate activities to mark key events in cooperation with programme colleagues and communication team.
• Support in drafting communication material, press releases, articles, pitches, key messages, talking points, monitoring reports
• Work with young activists / influencers to amplify their voices covering these events
• Logistics (security, registration, room set-up, securing services and permits for the event and locations, etc)
• Assist with media interview scheduling and coordination.
• Maintain and update a database of media contacts. 
• Monitor media in featuring news articles relevant to developments in the Arabic speaking and international media outlets, as well as media coverage of UNICEF’s activities.
• Support in generating monthly analytic reports

 Internship 2: Social Media and content

• To provide quality and timely communication content including human interest stories and UNICEF/partner success stories, supported by photographs and infographics.
• Facilitate preparation of communication content for social media, presentations and media and donor reporting. 
• Support production of short videos that showcases issues of children and UNICEF work
• Support the development of content for new and emerging platforms to reach new audiences for UNICEF
• Prepare communication content and schedule posts in Arabic and English in consultation with the Communication Officer.
• Supports management and upload of content to UNICEF’s Jordan’s social media.
• Gather and monitor data for monthly analytical reports on Jordan CO social media interactivity.
• Support in designing /developing social media designs when required.

Modality: Paid internship – Fulltime

Tentative start date: August 2021

Duration: 3 months

Location: Amman, UNICEF Jordan Country Office

To qualify as a champion for every child you will…

Education: Be enrolled in an university degree preferably in journalism, marketing, communication, broadcast media or related area. Or have graduated within the last 2 years.

Experience and skills: 

Prior work experiences or relevant background in social media / communication is desired.

Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with humanitarian sector is considered an asset.

Strong research and writing skills. Advanced skills in Excel

Prior experience in broadcast media and knowledge of graphic and layout software applications including Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere and Microsoft is desired.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF offers a wide range of benefits to its personnel, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. The UNICEF Jordan Country Office has an elevator as well as accessible bathrooms. Core hours in Jordan Country Office are from 09:00 to 15:00 (excluding lunch break), from Sunday to Thursday.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks:

This position has been assessed as an not elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is neither: a role with direct contact with children, works directly with child, is a safeguarding response role or has been assessed as an elevated risk role for child safeguarding. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.