Internship (PAID): Social Media Intern, UNICEF , Amman Jordan Country Office, (6months)

Digital communication plays a critical role in UNICEF’s communication strategy, contributing to fulfilling UNICEF’s mandate in the country and enhancing UNICEF’s brand and credibility. The Social Media Intern will support social media management and contribute to strengthening its relevance to local audiences by following the latest digital trends and bringing creative ideas to the team.

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, Advocacy

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? 

Under the supervision of the Communication Officer, the intern will support social media management and UNICEF’s overall communications objectives in Jordan.

• Assist in preparing the monthly social media calendar, through writing captions, translating from Arabic to English and vice versa, and editing videos.
• Pitching new tactics and creative posts ideas to increase engagement, reach and effectiveness of content among local audiences.
• Schedule posts on each of the different platforms.
• Execute ideas for social media Reels and Shorts, which might entail planning with the different stakeholders, filming, and editing.  
• Support the Communication Officer in monitoring and reporting on content performance and compiling monthly social media reports.
• Monitor comments and DMs daily, addressing inquiries according to the office’s community management guidelines.
• Abide by UNICEF communications guidelines and values.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Completion of Bachelor degree or have graduated within the past two years - in social media, marketing or in a related field. 
• Experience in managing social media accounts or have a high interest in social media, digital media and the latest digital trends.
• Good knowledge in using social media editing techniques to create multimedia content.
• Strong video editing skills are an advantage.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent writing and research skills.
• Strong verbal communication and writing skills in English and Arabic

For every Child, you demonstrate... 

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(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]

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

Remarks:  

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. 

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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