Work Location

Geneva, Switzerland

Expected duration

Six months. Full time, in person. Start on 4 January 2027.

Duties and Responsibilities

This unpaid internship is located in the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva. The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva is the voice of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Through the media and its own news and information products, UNIS keeps the world informed about Geneva’s unique role in multilateralism, diplomacy, and international relations. It also fosters a dialogue with key audiences, especially youth, through a range of outreach activities. UNIS conveys the official position of the United Nations on matters in the news through press conferences and briefings, official statements, interviews, podcasts, social media, and outreach events. It provides both breaking news and in-depth material to international print and audiovisual media and serves the needs of close to 200 correspondents from the world’s major news agencies and foreign media outlets permanently accredited to the United Nations in Geneva. N.B: This internship is unpaid. Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Press Officer in charge of social media, the Social Media Intern's duties will include the following:

Use UNIS Trello Boards to plan, create, and curate social media content on a daily basis, maintain and update weekly editorial calendars, collect and collate multimedia information from different departments and organizations;
Draft posts for X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn;
Monitor various sources for new content and information about what is happening in and around the UN any given week;
Edit and subtitle news videos for UN Geneva social media channels, using Adobe Premiere Pro; create visuals, quote cards and other materials as requested using online tools (such as Canva or Adobe Photoshop);
Attend press conferences and events at UN Geneva to gather quotes, take photos and videos which can be used in social media posts;
Take photographs and make short videos at various events at UN Geneva and beyond;
Research trends and posts from partners and suggest reposts; monitor our social media accounts for followers' comments and questions, and flag them to the Press Officer;
Conduct weekly and monthly analyses of @UNGeneva social media performance;
Attend biweekly press briefings, and prepare summaries of such briefings in English;
Attend meetings of human rights treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council, and other events;
Contribute to the daily media monitoring of Swiss newspapers (in French, German, Italian, and English);
Carry out any other tasks as requested by the United Nations Information Service.

Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent). Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work. experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Please list any training, education, advance course work or practical skills that would help you in the role of the Social Media Intern. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

Languages

Most of the work will be conducted in English. Written and spoken fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French, any other official UN language, Italian, or German is an advantage.

Additional Information

While no prior work experience is required to apply for this internship, please list any training, education, advance course work or practical skills that would help you in the role of the Social Media Intern. Please make sure to list all communication and social media campaign related projects that you have worked on, and any photo or video editing software you may be familiar wirth.

Intern Specific text

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.