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Communication and Advocacy Intern , 12 months Algiers , Algeria
Full job description
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture.., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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For every child, A voice
How can you make a difference?
UNICEF works to protect and promote the rights of every child and to ensure that children and young people can participate meaningfully in decisions that affect their lives. Communication and advocacy create safe, inclusive and creative opportunities for them to express their views, co-create content and contribute to campaigns and public dialogue.
Purpose of the internship
The internship will support UNICEF Algeria's communication and advocacy work through child and youth engagement, creative content development and youth-adapted communication.
Key areas will include UNICEF@80; priority celebrations and observance days; Child and Youth Advocates, including a potential Youth Board; photography and child and youth media; and communication innovations informed, where relevant, by Brand Barometer insights. The intern will also support communication and visibility for approved partnerships, public events and resource-mobilization opportunities, including with the private sector.
The intern will work in coordination with relevant youth and adolescent engagement capacities under the Education and Adolescent Development Programme and with the Digital Transformation Associate. This is a supervised learning assignment. The intern will not independently represent UNICEF, manage partnerships, make commitments or clear content for publication.
The internship will be coordinated by the Advocacy, Communication and Partnerships Section. The intern will also work closely with relevant programme teams, including the Tindouf Field Office, under the guidance of the Communication Officer.
Key responsibilities
1. Planning and youth engagement
Conduct research and support the mapping of youth networks, platforms, partners and engagement opportunities.
Maintain an integrated calendar for UNICEF@80, key observance days, campaigns, events and youth engagement activities.
Support the development of Child and Youth Advocates, including a potential Youth Board, through outreach, onboarding, engagement planning and feedback mechanisms.
Promote safe and inclusive participation, including girls, young people with disabilities and young people from diverse geographic and social backgrounds.
2. Creative communication and content
Draft youth-adapted social media content, short web articles, captions, profiles, interview questions and campaign materials for review.
Support the ethical co-creation of photography, video, audio, written stories and other child and youth media.
Use available audience and Brand Barometer insights to propose relevant formats and channels for young audiences.
Organize approved content and apply UNICEF standards on branding, accessibility, safeguarding, consent and ethical storytelling.
3. Workshops, events and partnerships
Support the preparation and facilitation of creative workshops, consultations and activities with children and young people.
Prepare agendas, youth-friendly materials, feedback tools, activity summaries and follow-up notes.
Support communication and visibility for approved partnerships, resource-mobilization opportunities and public events, including cultural and book fairs.
Build constructive relationships with young participants, UNICEF colleagues and approved partners under the supervisor’s guidance.
4. Monitoring and knowledge management
Maintain a simple tracker of activities, participants, outputs, feedback and follow-up actions.
Organize a repository of approved content, resources and consent documentation.
Contribute to short internal updates and document lessons learned.
Prepare a final internship report and handover note.
Expected deliverables
Inception note and learning plan.
Mapping of youth networks, platforms and engagement opportunities.
Integrated calendar of UNICEF@80 activities, campaigns, observance days and youth engagement opportunities.
Child and Youth Advocates and potential Youth Board support materials.
Portfolio of draft youth-adapted and co-created communication products.
Workshop, event and partnership communication materials.
Activity tracker, organized repository, final report and handover note.
Learning objectives
Develop clear, creative and audience-appropriate communication content.
Support ethical content co-creation and inclusive engagement with children and young people.
Facilitate participatory workshops and apply safeguarding, consent, accessibility and data-protection standards.
Understand how communication supports advocacy, partnerships, visibility and resource mobilization.
Use audience insights and work effectively across teams.
Eligibility and qualifications
Be at least 18 years old and have graduated within the previous two years.
Be studying or have recently completed studies in communication, journalism, digital media, public relations, advocacy, social sciences, youth engagement or a related field.
Demonstrate strong academic performance, meet applicable UNICEF child safeguarding personnel standards, and have no immediate relative working in any UNICEF office or in the direct reporting line.
Required skills
Strong writing, editing and synthesis skills, with creativity and interest in content development.
Ability to communicate respectfully and build relationships with children, adolescents and young people.
Interest in photography, video, audio, social media, digital storytelling or other creative formats.
Ability or demonstrated potential to facilitate workshops and participatory activities.
Good research, organization and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail and confidentiality.
Commitment to gender equality, disability inclusion and non-discrimination.
Previous experience involving young people, creative communication, events, partnerships or workshop facilitation is an asset. Examples of creative, digital or youth-focused content would also be an asset.
Languages
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Professional proficiency in Arabic and in either French or English is required; good working knowledge of the other language is desirable.
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Fluency in Algerian Arabic (Darja) is a strong asset. Knowledge of Tamazight or Algerian Sign Language is an additional asset.
Safeguarding, supervision and administrative conditions
The intern will apply UNICEF standards on child safeguarding, informed consent and assent, confidentiality, data protection, ethical photography and interviewing, accessibility and meaningful participation. The intern will receive a structured induction, an agreed work and learning plan, regular supervision and a final evaluation. The internship will be administered in accordance with applicable UNICEF policies and procedures. Interns are not UNICEF staff members, and there is no expectation of employment at the end of the internship.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The 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
[add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role].
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.
UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct.
UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.
Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks.
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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments are conditional on the selected candidates’ willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel.
Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable male or female are encouraged to apply.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
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