Communications and Partnerships Intern

Functional Responsibilities

The Communications and Partnership Intern will work in the Partnership Unit under the supervision of the Partnership Specialist and Communications Officer.S/he will support the Partnerships Unit in implementing the Pakistan Communications Strategy in order to increase the visibility of UNOPS in the sub-region by communicating our results and activities. S/he will also work closely with the Partnership team to support business development activities including research, business intelligence, and proposal development as required. The Intern will liaise with internal colleagues at HQ, the regional office, and the Hub to provide the required support. S/he will play an important role in developing content for communications and partnerships materials, planning communications and outreach activities, knowledge management, and dissemination of key messages to partner donors, and government development information.

The intern will have an opportunity to have on-the-job training and will be working on the below-listed tasks:

Support the implementation of the Pakistan Communication Strategy.

Support the preparation of external communication materials customized for target key audiences such as donors, UN agencies, governments, foundations, NGOs, civil society, and the private sector for effective outreach among existing and potential partners.

Support in managing the Pakistan social media channels, including producing regular content.

Develop content, presentations, briefings, speaking points, and other external communication material as required.

Develop & design written content, including blogs, project factsheets, photo quotes, web stories, articles, and press releases, etc.

Follow-up with Pakistan projects to ensure that the achievements of these projects are properly captured in the right communication formats for external outreach purposes.

Assist in the development of articles and stories from Pakistan for the internal communication channel

Support in collating and organizing project information, images, and other relevant documents required in Partnership Development.

Brainstorm and pitch ideas for communications activities and content that promote the country's strategy.

Support the Partnership Development activities

Assist in the research, collation, and analysis of partnership possibilities in Pakistan;

Assist in the elaboration and maintenance of partnership documents;

Support in collating and organizing project information, images, and other relevant documents required in Partnership Development;

Support the implementation of the stakeholder management and communications strategy for Partnership Development;

Support the Partnership Development Unit planning and management.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

1. Academic qualifications

A first-level university degree (e.g. Master’s/ Bachelor's) preferably in Mass Communications, Journalism, Business Administration, or other related fields is required. ***Please upload your academic diplomas or academic transcripts to your application.***

2. Work Experience

• Applicants are not required to have professional work experience.
• Applicants should have graduated from the above-stated fields within three (3) years prior to the application date of the internship.

3. Language Skills

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Fluency is Urdu is preferred

IT Skills

• Good IT Skills are required. Sound knowledge of Google Suit Applications is highly desirable
• Knowledge and experience in using graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator/ InDesign or similar software