Social Media Internship, Media and Communications Branch

Duty station: New York or remote 

Full/Part-time: Full-time (approximately 40 hours per week)

Duration: 6 months  

Closing date: 27 December 2024, 12:00 AM EDT

The Position:

Under the direct supervision of one of the Social Media Officers, the Intern will support the Digital Communications team in the areas of social media content creation and social media operations.

A work plan with achievements for the duration of the internship and learning opportunities will be agreed upon. Periodic progress meetings will lead to a beneficial environment for the Intern enhancing their skills and capacity in areas related to UNFPA’s mandate and Digital Communications.

Applicants must either be based in New York or be able to work remotely with a time zone overlap with New York during the internship period.

About UNFPA and How You Can Make a Difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA expands choices and possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2022-2025), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high-impact and sustained results. We need interns who are exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Your Responsibilities:

Developing social media messages and other digital content including photo and video-based human interest and knowledge-based stories.

During your internship, you will also: 

• Participate in creative brainstorming for social media messages and campaigns;  
• Provide channel-specific ideas for the use of social media messages, videos or photo content;  
• Work with the Social Media Management platform to tag content and analyze its performance; 
• Support the Social Media Team in their day-to-day management of UNFPA’s global accounts and ongoing projects; 
• Perform other duties as required.

Your Education: 

Applicants to UNFPA’s internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
• Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (A) and (B) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship programme and undertake the internship as part of this programme.

Your Experience:

• Some experience in social media management or digital marketing. 
• Sound knowledge of social media best practices on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Arabic is an asset. 
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members from different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Experience with the creation of TikTok videos as well as Instagram Stories and Reels in a professional or personal context is an advantage.

Learning Elements:

Upon completion of the assignment, and depending on its duration, the Intern will gain the following knowledge assets:

• Increased understanding of how large international organizations use communications, and social media in particular, to build their brand
• Understand the UNFPA mandate and policies, including regional set-up 
• Understand and familiarize with communication principles and messaging   
• Learn to communicate message using inclusive language
• Write and formulate channel-specific Social Media content
• Understand basic project management principles 
• Understand how to participate in a creative and collaborative content production process.  

Compensation and Benefits:

Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party (such as an academic institution, university or government) are eligible to receive a stipend as a contribution towards living expenses. The stipend is based on the Intern’s agreed place of work, which may be different from the duty station of the hiring office in cases of remote arrangements. The stipend is normally paid in local currency at the end of each month.

How to Apply

Please email your application to social@unfpa.org using the subject: Social Media Intern 2025. 

Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.