Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)H (no hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeInternship
Target Start Date2023-07-01
Job Posting End DateJune 19, 2023
Terms of ReferenceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has an exciting opportunity for an intern to join the Private Sector Partnerships team in the UNHCR office in Paris, France.
Established in December 1950, UNHCR is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect and assist refugees and to find durable solutions to their plight. During more than seven decades, UNHCR has helped more than 101 million people restart their lives. Today, UNHCR staff in more than 135 countries continue to help and protect millions of refugees, returnees, internally displaced and stateless people.
The partnerships with the private sector play a crucial role in helping to diversify the organization's sources of funding.
Since 2013, UNHCR has been mobilizing the private sector in France, creating partnerships with companies and foundations and engaging individual donors.
As part of its fundraising activities, the PSP department is looking for a communication Intern, to support its activities.
Organizational context
The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Services works in different regions: Europe, MENA, Americas, Africa, and Asia, and further decentralizes at local levels. The Fundraising Communication Intern is part of PSP France team, and it is based in the UNHCR Office located in Paris.
Duties and responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the Intern are dependent on the communication and fundraising priorities over the course of the internship and may include:
Creation and development of fundraising communication assets:
-Provide support in the production of digital content and assets (stories, videos, etc.)
-Translation and adaptation of fundraising campaigns and communications for France & Monaco
-Collaborate to develop or to optimize e-mails and websites to increase marketing goals
-Support for the design and writing of materials for private sector fundraising and communication
Monitoring of campaigns and fundraising communication operations:
-Day to day follow-up and check with providers
-Reporting and support in monitoring of results and tracking tools (Google Analytics etc.)
-Collecting data and information, prepare assessments of communications actions
Prospecting and strategic intelligence
-Benchmarking of charity actors’ communication (French and international) and monitoring about news in the field of communications, fundraising, refugees thematic, etc.
Research of information, content and visuals for UNHCR communications
Support for the organization of events
Support for the organization of events dedicated to the private sector, or related to refugees and fundraising communication (World Refugee Day, etc.)
Other
-Administrative support
Essential minimum qualifications and skills required
The ideal candidate will be required to have followings:
-Be a recent graduate (completed your studies within one year of applying to this internship) or current student in graduate/undergraduate school program for a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO in the areas of business administration, marketing or related field (preferably Licence or Master's degree, business or communication school IEP);
-Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest of the work of the Organization;
-Available for a duration of 6 months minimum;
-Have very good writing skills and fluency in French and English (essential);
-Enjoyment in searching opportunities, capable of initiatives and autonomy and really proven rigor and organization;
-Know how to work with emergencies and have sense of priorities; capacity of reporting;
-Have a strong interest in fundraising activities with the private sector and public engagement, and willingness to support UNHCR and to stand with refugees;
-Excellent computer skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and communication tools;
Additional desirable competencies
-Skills in graphic design and video editing will be an important advantage;
-Initial experience (preferably) in international organization or NGO and knowledge of fundraising in France would be useful;
Location
The successful candidate will be based with the PSP team in UNHCR’s office in Paris, France.
Conditions
The internship is associated with an internship agreement for 6-8 months. It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday (40 hours per week). This is a paid internship as per UNHCR policy.
Special note:
Recruitment as a UNHCR staff member and engagement under a UNHCR affiliate scheme or as an intern is subject to proof of vaccination against Covid-19 by a vaccine that is approved by WHO, unless the candidate is based in a location with documented lack of access to COVID-19 vaccines
For more information, please check UNHCR’s website (www.unhcr.org).
For further details on how to apply for a role with UNHCR, what to expect in the recruitment process, and tips from our HR team on your application please visit our website: How to apply | UNHCR.
In case of technical difficulties when applying, external applicants (not current UNHCR workforce members) can write to Global Service Desk at hqussd@unhcr.org.
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. Refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR are encouraged to apply.
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