Apply for UNITAR Communications Traineeship 2025 | Paid UN Internship in Geneva

You can now apply for the UNITAR Traineeship 2025 in Switzerland! This is a paid internship in Geneva open to international students and recent grads. It's a great chance to gain some real-world experience and learn more about the United Nations. The traineeship lasts between 4 to 6 months and takes place at the UNITAR headquarters. Trainees will receive a monthly stipend of 964 Euros (900 CHF) to help with transportation and other costs. Alongside a UNITAR officer, you'll work on creating things like social media content, flyers, designs, websites, and emails. There's no application fee, and anyone from anywhere can apply.

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Scholarship Details

Responsibilities

Here are some typical tasks for the trainee:

• Help with the communication strategy for the Unit.
• Assist coworkers in creating communication materials like brochures, ads, emails, web design, and videos.
• Update website pages and landing pages.
• Handle the review and sharing of news articles or summaries about past and upcoming activities and programs.
• Create and keep track of plans to promote the Unit’s training programs, events, and initiatives.
• Research specific topics and promotional opportunities.
• Find ways to connect with certain audiences, like student fairs, and manage details like budgets, timelines, and materials needed.
• Keep an eye on MDPU’s LinkedIn Alumni Group and draft content for the Communication Team to review and approve, along with other info platforms.
• Edit and add subtitles to videos for UNITAR’s social media, website, or courses using tools like Adobe Premiere Pro or Canva.
• Take photos and shoot short videos at events and training.
• Manage mass email campaigns using Mailjet.

Eligibility Criteria

• Education: You should be enrolled in or have recently finished a bachelor's, master's, or other advanced program in communication, public relations, graphic design, video production/editing, marketing, international relations, or something similar.
• Skills:
  • Strong interest in communication and outreach initiatives.
  • Ability to write clearly and concisely.
  • Analytic and research skills
  • Basic computer skills include online tools, word processing, and Excel, PowerPoint, and internet searches.
  • Ability to work both jointly and independently.
• Extra skills: Knowing graphic design and tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing, Canva, Trello or Hootsuite, and Notion can really help.
• Languages: You need to be good at speaking and writing in English. Knowing other UN languages, especially French, is a plus.

Application Deadline

The last date of application submission is 1^st June, 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity Apply Now. For latest updates visit News and Scholarships.