UNON Intern – Communications Jobs in Kenya

UNON Intern – Communications Jobs in Kenya

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and the Director-General of UNON is the representative of the Secretary-General in Kenya. UNON supports programme implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Resident Coordination System (RCS) globally, as well as other UN offices in Kenya, by providing administrative, security, conference and information services (www.unon.org).

This position is located in the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), Division of Administrative Services Gigiri Master Plan, Nairobi, Kenya. The Gigiri Master Plan (GMP) is intended to address the deteriorating conditions and limited capacity of the conference facilities at the United Nations Offices at Nairobi (UNON). This project span’s seven (7) years and is currently at design phase.

This position will be located in the UNON Division of Administrative Services, Programme Management Section of the GMP, and the incumbent will report to the Chief, Programme Management Section. The UNON, Communications internship is for 6 months. The Internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual’s background, the intern’s assigned office as well as the internship period. Under the direct supervision of the team lead, the intern will assist with the following duties and responsibilities: Regularly update the UN internet websites and UNON intranet sites with project articles and stories in support of the overall GMP Communication Strategy.