The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The intern will work directly with the Programme Officer and assist APCICT’s advocacy and promotional activities to raise the Centre’s visibility. Duties include, but are not limited to:

•  Undertake design assignments for a variety of APCICT activities (e.g., conferences, events and campaigns, etc.)
•  Help design various information materials, including publication covers, presentation templates, flyers, infographics and social media visuals;
• Provide assistance in shooting and editing film videos, mix sound and slideshows, if required;
•  Assisting in checking the website for broken pages or pages that are inconsistent with the design of the website;
•  Proposing new projects for the website and social media platforms and identifying opportunities to reach a wider audience;
•  Assist in the organization and execution of special events to mark UN observances, or exhibitions;
•  Initiate and carry out assigned tasks/special projects.

EDUCATION

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or,
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).

WORK EXPERIENCE

• No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

LANGUAGES

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.