Internship – Social Media Community Management & Content Writer, Colombo Sri Lanka, 24 weeks (in office/remote)- Sri Lankan nationals only

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, day by day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means quit. 

For each baby, Outcomes 

UNICEF works to guard the rights of each baby in Sri Lanka. Our purpose is to make sure that all of our youngsters survive, thrive and fulfill their huge potential.

In a world that’s quickly altering, youngsters are confronted with advanced challenges and unprecedented alternatives. UNICEF’s applications are designed to achieve and profit all youngsters in order that they’ll stand up to these challenges, leverage these alternatives and be the drivers of their very own future.

UNICEF is dedicated to creating a rustic by which each baby is free to be taught, play and develop. Our applications work in direction of offering all youngsters in Sri Lanka with shelter, diet, safety and schooling, wherever they might be. We try to create communities by which youngsters can stay with dignity and hope, free from discrimination, violence and concern.

We make each effort to create and keep environments that may allow and empower youngsters to be the perfect that they are often.

On this means, all youngsters is not going to solely profit from financial and social development however will change into the driving drive behind sustainable nationwide growth.

For over 50 years, with the assistance of our huge community of companions, UNICEF has made important strides in elevating well being, schooling and safety requirements for kids in Sri Lanka. From attaining Common Little one Immunization (1989) to establishing The Nationwide Little one Safety Authority (1998) to offering a long time of essential aid within the wake of devastating battle and pure catastrophe, UNICEF has performed a pivotal position in creating an surroundings by which youngsters have the perfect probability to outlive and thrive.

But, many challenges nonetheless exist, particularly for probably the most susceptible. Some nationwide and regional our bodies require assets and reinvigoration. People and establishments have to be strengthened, coordinated and aligned with world requirements in order that youngsters take pleasure in help of their faculties, communities and houses to assist them overcome challenges and unleash their full potential into the world.

As a consequence of our long-standing fame as an skilled, impartial and collaborative accomplice, UNICEF is ideally suited to drive these efforts. Our historical past of success in Sri Lanka is constructed on our means to faucet into a large community of nationwide and worldwide companions which, in flip, is bolstered by our personal far-reaching presence within the discipline. In working intently with these authorities, non-government and personal entities, UNICEF takes a management position, drawing on our technical experience to precisely assess present challenges and develop, execute and coordinate options which are related and scalable on the bottom.  For extra details about UNICEF Sri Lanka and its work go to: http://www.unicef.org/srilanka

How will you make a distinction? 

Objective/Background Context and Rationale: 

Prior to now few years, UNICEF Sri Lanka has achieved an unprecedented attain and engagement price by way of its social media platforms with greater than 450,000 followers. A lot of our audiences not solely search info however are keen to have necessary conversations on essential points regarding youngsters’s wellbeing and rights. Our total social media content material goals to construct Consciousness/Curiosity, Empower Kids and Folks to “Drive Change” to take an motion. This place will help UNICEF’s strategic focus to make sure better understanding, participation, and significant engagement with our on-line audiences by way of the event of high-quality content material, analysis, group moderation and information administration.

 

Key duties and duties

Inside the delegated authority and beneath the supervision of Digital Communication Officer or his/her designated mandated consultant(s), the Intern – Social Media Group Administration and Content material author will:

 

Content material Writing/Manufacturing:

• Conceptualize, ideate, and create compelling participating content material for social media (copy, visuals, picture essays).
• Pitch new approaches and angles for artistic content material/types.
• Develop high-quality artistic writing work with factual proof, present high quality management over ideas and tasks, contribute artistic options and improvements that strengthen the UNICEF model.
• Help the communication part with extra duties as required.
• Work with programme sections, discipline officers and companions to collect and produce related content material in an effort to guarantee focused communications have a better influence for kids.

 

Group Engagement:

Assist the communication part to:

• Coordinate, monitor, and handle direct communications on UNICEF Sri Lanka’s Fb, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn channels.
• Develop FAQ (ceaselessly requested questions) and reply to queries accordingly on a well timed method.
• Assist make use of group administration greatest practices to encourage on-line audiences to take part in social media discussions, improve their understanding of our work for kids and information their journey to different UNICEF-owned channels.
• Assist the expansion of UNICEF Sri Lanka Fb, Twitter and Instagram channels by way of supporter constructing and monitoring efficiency.
• Monitor present occasions, public opinion, and press, establish points and tendencies, and advise on applicable digital media response.

 

Analysis, Reporting and Information Administration:

• Monitor the interior and exterior social media panorama and tendencies to achieve new insights.
• Monitor and share greatest performing content material and platforms and conduct comparator evaluation to attract significant insights to know the Sri Lankan context of digital media.
• Assist the communications part to observe the digital info/knowledge metrics panorama in different key programmatic (i.e., CRM, Mail Lists and so forth) areas.
• Handle the interior info SharePoint, WeShare useful resource websites. 
• Assist the communications sections to replace info and key messages.
• Analysis youth social media tendencies (with a concentrate on Instagram and TikTok) and develop and handle new channels with suggestions on associated UNICEF content material and model presence. 

 

Key Deliverables: 

• As an lively UNICEF crew member, environment friendly, well timed, responsive, and high-quality help rendered to UNICEF Sri Lanka is predicted within the accomplishment of her/his features, together with:

• Excessive-quality, participating social media content material copy is commonly developed and submitted to the supervisor/part.
• An internet group actively engaged in favor of youngsters’s rights is created by way of day by day group administration and on-line interactions.
• Analysis, suggestions, and recommendations to extend engagement with goal audiences are commonly developed and used to strengthen engagement in all social media channels.
• Greatest practices are documented and supplied to help efficient & impactful communications.

• Age, Gender and Variety (AGD) perspective is systematically utilized, built-in, and documented in all actions all through the task

 

Working Association: 

• The Intern for UNICEF Sri Lanka will likely be engaged on Hybrid modality (In Workplace/Distant) and are anticipated to work together with the supervisor and different related colleagues regularly to fulfil duties.

 

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you’ll have…

{Qualifications}: 

• Candidates have to be at the very least 18 years of age.
• At the moment following a Bachelors’ or Masters’ program or 2 years inside completion of the diploma or enrolled in a grasp’s program in Enterprise Administration/Communication/Advertising and marketing/Journalism or another associated disciplines.
• Have wonderful tutorial efficiency as demonstrated by latest college or establishment data.
• Further consideration will likely be given for any work expertise associated to running a blog/content material writing/internet articles.

 

Required Abilities: 

• Potential to write down clearly, succinctly and for various audiences.
• Any expertise in digital communication and social media communications will likely be an added benefit.
• Managing/moderating social media channels or on-line communities.
• Creating a variety of various content material for social media.
• A watch for clear, easy, and compelling visible design.
• Utilizing social media metrics to evaluate digital efficiency (i.e. Analytics).
• Accuracy and professionalism within the manufacturing and modifying of paperwork, posts, and reviews.
• Expertise in monitoring and responding to queries on social media is an asset. 
• Robust analysis and analytical abilities.
• Information of and curiosity on social media tendencies and the general digital landscapes is an asset.
• Inventive, enthusiastic, options oriented.
• Glorious oral and written English language abilities.  
• Potential to work and adapt professionally and successfully in a difficult and multicultural surroundings.
• Potential to answer brief deadlines and show a fast turn-around and execution of artistic work.
• Self-motivated, means to work with minimal supervision; means to work with tight deadlines.

 

Language:

Glorious written and spoken English.

Written and spoken Sinhala and Tamil will likely be an added benefit.

 

Different abilities:

• Glorious inter-personal communication abilities.
• Confirmed means to ship beneath tight deadlines with versatile perspective.
• Organizational and coordination abilities.
• Potential to work independently.

 

How you can apply:

• Please submit your on-line application on or earlier than the deadline
• Your on-line application ought to comprise the next:
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • References
  • Hyperlinks to Work Samples produced throughout the final 3 years.

 

Value/Bills:

Interns obtain a stipend from UNICEF and should make their very own preparations for dwelling bills.

Residing lodging and different bills are their very own duties.

The task consists of fulltime work, 5 days per week

Stipend (month-to-month): LKR 109,368/- monthly  

Journey: N/A

 

Insurance coverage:

• UNICEF accepts no duty for prices or fatality arising from sickness or accidents incurred through the internship; due to this fact, the intern will need to have ample medical insurance coverage.

• Candidates for internship should present proof of legitimate medical and life/accident insurance coverage for the responsibility station for which they may work.

  

Period: 26 weeks  

Begin date: March 2025

 

Intern Standing inside UNICEF:

• Interns are thought of free of charge personnel and as such they don’t seem to be workers members.

• Though not thought of a workers member of UNICEF, the intern shall be topic to the authority of the Govt Director and the authority delegated by her to Director and Heads of Places of work. Interns aren’t entitled to the privileges and immunities accorded by member states to UNICEF’s officers and workers members.

• Interns will not be sought or accepted as substitutes for workers to be recruited towards approved posts.

• Interns could not symbolize UNICEF in any official capability.

 

Different Related Info

• The candidate chosen will likely be ruled by and topic to UNICEF’s Basic Phrases and Circumstances for interns.

• As an intern, you’ll respect the confidentiality of knowledge that you just accumulate or are uncovered to at UNICEF. No reviews or papers could also be printed based mostly on info obtained from UNICEF with out the specific written authorization by the Head of Workplace or Division Director.

• The UNICEF internship program isn’t linked with employment and there’s no expectancy of such. Interns can not apply for posts marketed internally to UNICEF workers through the internship interval.

 

For each Little one, you show… 

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

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

[add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for supervisory role]

Throughout 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 youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another 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 strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets 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 youngsters. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will likely 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 offer extra info to conduct a background check.

 

Remarks:  

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of range and inclusion is vital to ship the perfect outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate candidates are inspired to apply.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which will likely be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff which are thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the appropriate to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance isn’t obtained, or needed inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

In case you assume this place may be for you, please take the time to evaluation our Nation Workplace Mutual Agreements earlier than you apply.

In case you consider you’ll be able to crew member that may uphold these on a regular basis, then we look ahead to receiving and reviewing your application.