Internship – Social Media Community Management & Content Writer, Colombo Sri Lanka, 26 weeks (in office/remote)- Sri Lankan nationals only

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

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each little one, Outcomes 

UNICEF works to guard the rights of each little one in Sri Lanka. Our objective 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 complicated challenges and unprecedented alternatives. UNICEF’s packages are designed to succeed in and profit all youngsters in order that they will face up to these challenges, leverage these alternatives and be the drivers of their very own future.

UNICEF is dedicated to creating a rustic through which each little one is free to be taught, play and develop. Our packages work in direction of offering all youngsters in Sri Lanka with shelter, vitamin, safety and schooling, wherever they might be. We try to create communities through which youngsters can reside with dignity and hope, free from discrimination, violence and worry.

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

On this method, all youngsters won’t solely profit from financial and social development however will turn out to be the driving drive behind sustainable nationwide growth.

For over 50 years, with the assistance of our huge community of companions, UNICEF has made vital strides in elevating well being, schooling and safety requirements for youngsters in Sri Lanka. From attaining Common Youngster Immunization (1989) to establishing The Nationwide Youngster Safety Authority (1998) to offering many years of essential reduction within the wake of devastating battle and pure catastrophe, UNICEF has performed a pivotal function in creating an setting through which youngsters have the most effective likelihood to outlive and thrive.

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

On account of our long-standing repute 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 capacity to faucet into a large community of nationwide and worldwide companions which, in flip, is bolstered by our personal far-reaching presence within the area. In working intently with these authorities, non-government and personal entities, UNICEF takes a management function, drawing on our technical experience to precisely assess present challenges and develop, execute and coordinate options which can be related and scalable on the bottom.  For extra details about UNICEF Sri Lanka and its work go to: http://www.unicef.org/srilanka

How are you going to make a distinction? 

Objective/Background Context and Rationale: 

Prior to now few years, UNICEF Sri Lanka has achieved an unprecedented attain and engagement fee by means 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 essential conversations on essential points regarding youngsters’s wellbeing and rights. Our general social media content material goals to construct Consciousness/Curiosity, Empower Youngsters and Folks to “Drive Change” to take an motion. This place will assist UNICEF’s strategic focus to make sure higher understanding, participation, and significant engagement with our on-line audiences by means of the event of high-quality content material, analysis, neighborhood moderation and data administration.

 

Key duties and obligations

Throughout 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 partaking content material for social media (copy, visuals, photograph essays).
• Pitch new approaches and angles for artistic content material/kinds.
• Develop high-quality artistic writing work with factual proof, present high quality management over ideas and initiatives, contribute artistic options and improvements that strengthen the UNICEF model.
• Help the communication part with extra duties as required.
• Work with programme sections, area officers and companions to collect and produce related content material with a view to guarantee focused communications have a higher affect for youngsters.

 

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 (regularly requested questions) and reply to queries accordingly on a well timed method.
• Assist make use of neighborhood administration finest practices to encourage on-line audiences to take part in social media discussions, improve their understanding of our work for youngsters and information their journey to different UNICEF-owned channels.
• Assist the expansion of UNICEF Sri Lanka Fb, Twitter and Instagram channels by means of supporter constructing and monitoring efficiency.
• Monitor present occasions, public opinion, and press, determine points and developments, and advise on acceptable digital media response.

 

Analysis, Reporting and Data Administration:

• Monitor the interior and exterior social media panorama and developments to achieve new insights.
• Monitor and share finest 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 watch the digital info/knowledge metrics panorama in different key programmatic (i.e., CRM, Mail Lists and so on) areas.
• Handle the interior info SharePoint, WeShare useful resource websites. 
• Assist the communications sections to replace info and key messages.
• Analysis youth social media developments (with a give attention to Instagram and TikTok) and develop and handle new channels with suggestions on associated UNICEF content material and model presence. 

 

Key Deliverables: 

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

• Excessive-quality, partaking social media content material copy is commonly developed and submitted to the supervisor/part.
• A web-based neighborhood actively engaged in favor of kids’s rights is created by means of each day neighborhood 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.
• Finest practices are documented and supplied to assist efficient & impactful communications.

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

 

Working Association: 

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

 

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

{Qualifications}: 

• Candidates should be at the least 18 years of age.
• At present 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/Journalism or every other associated disciplines.
• Have wonderful tutorial efficiency as demonstrated by latest college or establishment data.
• Extra consideration shall be given for any work expertise associated to running a blog/content material writing/internet articles.

 

Required Abilities: 

• Capacity to put in writing clearly, succinctly and for various audiences.
• Any expertise in digital communication and social media communications shall 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 enhancing of paperwork, posts, and reviews.
• Expertise in monitoring and responding to queries on social media is an asset. 
• Robust analysis and analytical abilities.
• Data of and curiosity on social media developments and the general digital landscapes is an asset.
• Inventive, enthusiastic, options oriented.
• Wonderful oral and written English language abilities.  
• Capacity to work and adapt professionally and successfully in a difficult and multicultural setting.
• Capacity to reply to brief deadlines and display a fast turn-around and execution of artistic work.
• Self-motivated, capacity to work with minimal supervision; capacity to work with tight deadlines.

 

Language:

Wonderful written and spoken English.

Written and spoken Sinhala and Tamil shall be an added benefit.

 

Different abilities:

• Wonderful inter-personal communication abilities.
• Confirmed capacity to ship beneath tight deadlines with versatile angle.
• Organizational and coordination abilities.
• Capacity to work independently.

 

Easy methods to apply:

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

 

Price/Bills:

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

Residing lodging and different bills are their very own obligations.

The task consists of fulltime work, 5 days every week

Stipend (month-to-month): LKR 109,368/- per thirty days  

Journey: N/A

 

Insurance coverage:

• UNICEF accepts no accountability for prices or fatality arising from sickness or accidents incurred in the course of the internship; due to this fact, the intern will need to have satisfactory medical insurance coverage.

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

  

Length: 26 weeks  

Begin date: March 2025

 

Intern Standing inside UNICEF:

• Interns are thought-about free of charge personnel and as such they aren’t workers members.

• Though not thought-about 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 Workplaces. Interns are usually not entitled to the privileges and immunities accorded by member states to UNICEF’s officers and workers members.

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

• Interns might not symbolize UNICEF in any official capability.

 

Different Related Info

• The candidate chosen shall be ruled by and topic to UNICEF’s Normal Phrases and Situations for interns.

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

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

 

For each Youngster, you display… 

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 submit are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3)Drive to realize outcomes for affect (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]

In the course of 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 international workforce should mirror the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, 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 strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
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 youngsters. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and shall 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 energetic dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is vital to ship the most effective outcomes for youngsters. 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 obligation station, which shall 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 can be thought-about 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 proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.

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

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

When you consider you may crew member that may uphold these on a regular basis, then we look ahead to receiving and reviewing your application.