Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeInternship
Target Start Date2023-07-01
Job Posting End DateJuly 1, 2023
Terms of ReferenceBackground Information and Organizational Context
Established in 1950, UNHCR is mandated to lead and coordinate international
action to protect and assist refugees. In more than five decades, UNHCR has helped more than 50 million people restart their lives. Today, UNHCR staff in 127 countries continue to help and protect millions of refugees, returnees, internally displaced and stateless people.
Based in the UNHCR office in Manila, Philippines, this is a unique opportunity to
gain experience within the UN system as part of UNHCR's Private Sector Partnerships Service.
This will be an excellent opportunity for someone with an interest in refugee issues to gain first-hand experience in fundraising communications.
We are looking for a skilled and proactive individual to complete a three-month internship assisting the PSP Philippines team.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to help build UNHCR’s fundraising, partnership and communication activities with the broader Filipino public as well as the private sector in the Philippines. The intern will be exposed to frequent liaison with UNHCR colleagues and, as appropriate, other colleagues amongst PSP’s global network.
We seek a dynamic and energetic individual with excellent communication skills and a strong interest in refugee issues as well amplifying the support of the private sector as a humanitarian player.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support the PSP unit in implementing communications and fundraising
strategies for
2023 through creative content development.
• Produce creative content to acquire financial and non-financial supporters of
UNHCR
Philippines;
• Produce content for supporter engagement during the course of UNHCR
Philippines’
campaigns;
• Produce creative content for social media and the UNHCR Philippines website;
• Ensure that all content production and development adheres to UNHCR Brand
Guidelines.
• Assist in the production and mailing of printed communications to existing
donors in a
timely manner, including preparation of mailing list and coordination with
suppliers.
• Assist in donor care and in-house telemarketing exercises as necessary.
• Perform other tasks as necessary.
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements
• Be a recent graduate (preferred) or current student who has completed at least two years of undergraduate/graduate studies enrolled in any of these programmes:
Marketing Communications, Communication Arts, Advertising or other related fields;
• Be available for 40 hours per week for a three-month period, reporting to the
UNHCR Philippines Manila office.
• Be a strong communicator with advanced writing skills and fluency in English
and Filipino;
• Have strong organizing and project management skills;
• Have the ability to quickly understand instructions, asks for clarification when
needed, adapt and work independently to produce results on time;
• Be proficient in standard MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint).
• Be proficient in video editing and video content production;
• Have graphic design and document formatting skills. Experience using Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign are essential.
• Experience in photography and videography are desirable.
***Applicants must upload in their online application updates CV with external links to creative portfolio:
a mix of the following:
o Graphics
o Videos
o Social media posts
o Written work
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Skills
Education
Certifications
Work Experience
Other informationThis position doesn't require a functional clearance