Communications Intern Ankara Turkey

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN Women has been operating in Turkey since 2012. UN Women Works on the following priority areas: (i) Increasing women’s leadership and political participation, (ii) Ending violence against women and girls, (iii) Making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting, (iv) Engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes and humanitarian action.

UN Women Turkey’s communications and advocacy is aligned with UN Women’s global and regional goal to drive Gender Equality (GE) and Women’s Empowerment (WE) as key issues on the Sustainable Development Agenda in Turkey and enhance UN Women’s role as the leading actor in gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE). Communications and Advocacy is a key component of UN Women Turkey’s work and constitutes a vehicle for ensuring visibility for successful UN Women initiatives, results and programmes as well as for raising awareness about key issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Under the direct supervision of Programme Manager and guidance of the Communications and Advocacy Team, the intern will assist the team in expanding communications activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Turkey Programme Manager, the Intern will work in close collaboration with the Communications and Advocacy Team, ensuring timely support in carrying out communication and advocacy tasks related to UN Women Turkey programmes as well as cross-cutting areas of knowledge management, research, and analysis.

The intern is expected to undertake the following specific tasks:

• Contribute in the development and production of communication tools such as newsletters, infographics, fact-sheets, brochures and multi-media assets etc,

• Support writing and editing news, articles, stories under different programs of UN Women Turkey.
• Support the daily management of the social media accounts, including content management such as writing stories, producing new content etc.;
  • Support the communication team in preparing social media weekly plans and monthly themes in line with the global campaigns & International UN Days
  • Support internal coordination of development of communication/promotion materials.
  • Assist the communication team in gathering and creating content for social media
  • Keep up to date on new social media tools and best practices to identify new campaigning opportunities
  • Follow donors and other UN agencies’ social media accounts and share/repost the content related to UN Women’s mandate
  • Analyze social media analytics together with the communications team to support the expansion of UN Women’s reach over social media in Turkey

• Support research on specific themes relating to UN Women mandate,
• Support the organization and preparation of events and communication activities such as 16 Days of Activism, UN Day, Beijing +25, and contribute and ensure the visibility of events, campaigns and key activities,
• Taking minutes in the meetings and perform other communications/advocacy support tasks as required,
• Provide support in coordination of vendors such as graphic designer, photojournalist, organization and printing companies.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent research, writing, and organizational skills;
• Ability to multi-task and address competing priorities;
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables in a timely manner;
• Ability to take initiatives, ask questions, and contribute substantively;
• Good knowledge of online platforms, and social media outlets including online tools;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
• Good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, In-Design and other graphic design production tools
• Knowledge and understanding of gender and development issues;
• Knowledge on online campaigns and/or marketing strategies;

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• The intern must have studies in communications, marketing, communications design, public relations, journalism, or other similar subject at the university level.
• Be enrolled in a post graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); or have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

Language

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in Turkish and English are required;

Experience

• Experience in managing social media and digital platforms
• Experience in Adobe Photoshop and In-Design is required
• Experience in Illustrator and Adobe Premiere Pro is an asset
• Experience in UN is a distinct advantage

VI: Application Information – Conditions and Policy

• UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest;
• Selected applicants must provide the signed internship application, two letters of recommendation, proof of health insurance and school enrollment, passport, and visa (if applicable).

UN Women Internship Policy:

1) Applicants to the United Nations internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

(a)    Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);

(b)    Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or         equivalent);

(c)    Have graduated with a university degree (as (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within one year.

2) UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;

3) All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;

4) UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;

5) The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;

6) Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN WOMEN during the period of the internship or for six months immediately following the expiration date of internship;

7) The intern must provide proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, and application.