Communications Intern (CHEG22.570)

Who are we?

The United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other organisations in Geneva represents the interests and policies of the UK across a range of multilateral issues.

The internship offers a unique opportunity to join the Communications Team and to develop your communications skills in an international context. The focus will be on social media and digital communications but you will also gain experience across the full range of communication disciplines – media handling, stakeholder engagement and more.

This is an exciting internship where creativity, a passion for social media and political awareness can be combined to deliver engaging content in support of important policy goals. The Mission works with the full spectrum of organisations/agencies in Geneva on issues including human rights, global health, trade & economic issues, humanitarian and more.

Your work will be varied: one week you could be supporting the the UK’s priorities at the Human Rights Council and the next week you could be working on a WTO Ministerial Conference. Whilst we strive to be as proactive as possible with our communications, the nature of our work means that we are looking for someone who can also thrive in a reactive, fast paced environment.

The UK Mission is already recognised as a leader when it comes to the effectiveness of our social media outreach and engagement. The successful candidate will build on our strong reputation and help us to ensure that we are continuing to innovate. The team is small which means that we give our intern a lot of responsibility and stretching work. There will be some administrative work but this is minimal.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Social and digital media:
  • content creation, publishing, management of channels, evaluation – 60%
• Media monitoring and reporting – 30%
• Opportunity to get involved in other areas of the Mission’s work (depending on your interests) – 10%

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Fluent written and spoken English (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
• Social media:
  • a strong interest in, and prior experience of managing, social media channels such as Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn (personal use counts)
• Education:
  • candidates will ideally have a higher education qualification;
  • our previous interns have had academic backgrounds in media, communications, journalism, public relations, international relations and political science apply;
  • candidates without a qualification but with equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
• Motivation:
  • a strong interest in communications, media, multilateral institutions (UN, WTO etc) and/or relevant policy areas (human rights, global health, international trade etc)
• Written communication skills:
  • we need someone who is competent and confident in writing for different audiences, with a high degree of accuracy
• Flexibility:
  • our work is fast moving and priorities can shift suddenly. We are looking for someone who can be agile. If you enjoy variety, then this role will suit you perfectly.
• Willingness to undergo a mandatory security check.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

• Graphic design and production skills e.g. Photoshop, Canva or similar
• Video production and editing skills e.g. Adobe Premiere Elements or similar
• Photography and videography
• Fluent written and spoken French (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);