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Communications Intern (Portfolio Support)

Copenhagen

  • Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
  • Location: Copenhagen
  • Grade: Internship - Internship
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Communication and Public Information
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: 2025-03-04

Job categories Administration, Communications, Project Management
Vacancy code VA/2025/B0059/29755
Department/office MP, IPMG, Infra and PM Group
Duty station Copenhagen, Denmark
Contract type Intern
Contract level Intern
Duration 6 months with possibility of extension maximum up to 12 consecutive months; subject to satisfactory performance and availability of budget
Application period 18-Feb-2025 to 04-Mar-2025
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

Overall support to a variety of tasks and work packages in the area of support services, more specifically communications, in alignment with the IPMG and PG annual work plan:

1. Communications support and content management
  • Support IPMG compliance with the corporate communication strategy and branding by editing and designing specific documents to align them with UNOPS branding;
  • Support the implementation of IPMG content and publication rollout strategies, specifically the communication and dissemination of products developed by IPMG;
  • Provide support for content translation into French and Spanish, and other larger translation exercises, including the review and the management processes, as requested;
  • Support knowledge sharing and the maintenance of IPMG-owned intranet pages (using our content management system);
  • Support the identification of areas for the improvement and development of the IPMG workspace with new case studies and UNOPS best practices;
  • Support the collection of information and drafting of articles, presentations, emails and other communications on infrastructure, project management and procurement practices and tools to share with the organization through available internal channels;
  • Support the editing and publishing of IPMG content, including news articles, factsheets and other materials for primarily electronic publication;
  • Support the setup of web conferencing and other online collaborative workspaces as requested.
  • Support monthly reporting and analysis of communications insights.

2. Support communications-related work packages and initiatives
  • Support the organization of the Project of the Year Award, including but not limited to the nomination and evaluation process, template design and communication material development, including video development and editing;
  • Support the revision of the IPMG internal communication strategy;
  • Support the revision of the IPMG onboarding package (from a communication/knowledge-sharing angle);
  • Research and support the assessment of how Artificial Intelligence (in particular Gemini) can be leveraged to enhance our communications activities;
  • Provide support to UNOPS Town Halls and other corporate initiatives involving IPMG products and initiatives.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:
  • Completion of secondary school or equivalent is required.
  • To be eligible for this particular internship with UNOPS, the candidate must be studying towards a university degree in a relevant discipline, or have graduated with a relevant university degree in the past three years.


Experience:
While no prior work experience is required, some experience in support services, communications, desktop publication, web content management or journalism, ideally within the development sector, is highly desirable.


Additional requirements:
  • Excellent communications skills, especially English writing skills and copy editing, is an asset ;
  • Strong technical skills and experience working with Google suite and desktop publishing software (e.g. Adobe Creative suite) is an asset;
  • Experience with digital communications and social media is an asset;
  • Experience working with content management systems and Google Analytics is an asset.


Language Requirement:
  • Fluency and proficiency in English is required. 
  • Proficiency in French or Spanish is strongly desirable.
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Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.