Communication Intern, Beijing, China, 6 months (office-based)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, care 

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential.

Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a champion

UNICEF in China promotes policies and laws that better deliver on children’s rights. We have about 100 staff members working with the Government of China and other partners to ensure that the benefits of the country’s development reach the most impoverished children. And we share what we learn with others.

The Communication Section works to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of social, political and economic agendas: to support shifts in public policies, investments and legislation; to fuel social engagement through campaigning, partnerships and support to social movements; and to increase public and private resources for children.

How can you make a difference?

We are seeking 2 interns to support our content development, social media engagement, media monitoring and advocacy campaigns. Specifically, you will:

• Track the coverage of UNICEF and issues related to children in the media and social media
• Support the production of communication materials that are appealing to young audience, including the facilitation of focus group discussions with children and young people before publishing as needed
• Adapt UNICEF’s global communication materials into Chinese versions that suit the local context
• Contribute to the drafting of human-interest stories and blogs
• Support the management of UNICEF’s visual image archives and write photo captions
• Support the planning and content development of UNICEF’s advocacy campaigns
• Contribute insight to UNICEF internal discussions on risk management and brand protection in public communication in China
• Provide professional support on other aspects of communication as required to inform country team, media and partners

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Be a Chinese national.
• Be senior undergraduate or current graduate student, or within one year of graduation, preferably majored in Advertising, Communication, Media Studies, Journalism, Film/Multimedia/Animation Production, or related fields.
• Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records, or, if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor.
• Have strong interest and prior experience in writing, short video editing, be social media savvy and able to produce social media friendly content; Please attach samples of your previous work with your application if you have.
• Have no immediate relatives working in any UNICEF offices.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin is required.
• Be a self-starter who is open-minded and able to take constructive feedback.
• Be able to work in a multicultural environment.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.