Communication and Advocacy Intern, Amman, UNICEF Jordan Country Office, 3 months (Full-time, On-site) (Jordanian Nationals only)

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, all over the place, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means hand over. 

For each youngster, advocacy

Since 1952, UNICEF has been working carefully with the federal government of Jordan and different companions – selling, defending, assembly and reporting on the rights of kids within the nation. UNICEF’s programme in 3ordan works to strengthen methods with a purpose of reaching all weak kids. To realize this, UNICEF works with the private and non-private sector, in addition to youth-led teams, civil society, and educational establishments to construct nationwide capability and resilience. UNICEF Jordan is on the lookout for an intern with glorious communication expertise to help our advocacy and exterior communications for kids’s rights.

How will you make a distinction? 

Beneath the supervision of the Communications (Media and Advocacy) Officer, the intern will help the media and advocacy group in strengthening UNICEF’s exterior communication and visibility. This contains drafting and enhancing press releases, media articles, and op-eds that assist place UNICEF within the media. The intern can even help in planning and executing advocacy and visibility occasions in shut coordination with programme colleagues—this contains getting ready speaking factors, briefs, idea notes, and post-event reviews. As well as, the intern will contribute to gathering and writing content material that highlights the affect of UNICEF’s work to help donor engagement and exterior communication.

The aims of this internship are:

• Strengthen UNICEF Jordan’s exterior communication and public advocacy efforts. By supporting the event of compelling content material, media engagement, and visibility actions, the intern will contribute to amplifying UNICEF’s voice and affect on points affecting kids and younger folks in Jordan.
• Improve organizational capability to interact media and the general public on youngster rights. The intern will help methods and instruments that enhance how UNICEF Jordan communicates with journalists, donors, companions, and the general public — together with media lists, story improvement, and advocacy moments.
• Present significant studying alternatives for younger professionals in improvement communication. The internship goals to nurture future communication and advocacy professionals by providing hands-on expertise in a dynamic UN setting, with publicity to strategic planning, content material creation, and media relations.

Some specifics duties and actions during your internship are included however not restricted to under:

• Write tales and articles that showcase the affect of UNICEF’s programmes on kids, younger folks, and their households, notably in reference to key moments on the advocacy and media calendar.
• Assist the analysis and improvement of communications merchandise that exhibit programme affect.
• Help in planning and organizing occasions in collaboration with the Communication group, programme colleagues, and exterior companions.
• Assist the implementation of the media engagement plan, together with monitoring progress, coordinating outreach, and supporting media relations.
• Coordinate carefully with the advocacy lead, programme sections, and senior administration to make sure alignment and coherence throughout the workplace’s public advocacy technique and motion plans.
• Guarantee all communication outputs observe UNICEF’s communication tips, branding requirements, and core values.
• Improve Inside Communication Assist

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you should have… 

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, or graduate programme – or have graduated throughout the previous two years – in communications, worldwide relations, advertising and marketing, digital media, journalism, or different discipline associated to the place.
• Have sturdy writing, enhancing and analysis expertise.
• Have an excellent understanding of communications, venture administration and branding rules and methodologies.
• Growing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset. 
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Data of one other official UN language (Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset. 

For each Little one, you exhibit… 

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness(3)Drive to attain outcomes for affect(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

Through the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should mirror the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.

We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and can be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background check.

Remarks:  

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of range and inclusion is essential to ship one of the best outcomes for kids. For this place, all eligible and appropriate individuals with disabilities are inspired to apply.

UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing payment at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account data at any level of the application stage.

This internship is full-time, and on-site on the UNICEF Jordan Nation Workplace, Shmeisani for Jordanian Nationals solely.

Interns at UNICEF obtain a stipend and cost no payment for any application.

UNICEF reserves the fitting to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if medical clearance will not be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.

Solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.