🇩🇿 Internship in Algeria 🎨 Infographics, Design, Photography and Video at the UN Information Centre 📷

Do you tell stories through visuals? The United Nations Information Centre in Algiers (UNIC Algiers) is offering an Infographics, Design, Photography and Video Internship, supporting communication activities through visual content production, graphic design assistance and event coverage.

About UNIC Algiers

This position is located in the United Nations Information Centre in Algiers (UNIC Algiers), within the Information Centres Service (ICS), Outreach Division (OD), Department of Global Communications (DGC). The UNIC Algiers is the principal source of information about the United Nations system in Algeria. The UNIC is responsible for promoting public understanding and support for the aims and activities of the United Nations by disseminating UN information materials to a local audience in English, Arabic and French, engaging local and regional partners, and, overall, bringing the United Nations closer to the people it serves. The intern will support communication activities through visual content production, graphic design assistance and event coverage, contributing to the visibility of UN messages, campaigns and initiatives, under the direct supervision of the Officer-in-Charge a.i. of UNIC Algiers.

What You'll Do

📷 Assist in the coverage of UN events, campaigns and activities (photography and basic video).

✂️ Assist in selecting, editing and organizing visual content in accordance with UN communication standards.

🎨 Assist in creating infographics, social media visuals and basic graphic materials.

🖼️ Assist in the layout and design of communication products (presentations, flyers, briefs, simple reports).

🗂️ Support the organization and updating of photo and visual archives.

📱 Assist with adapting visual content for digital platforms and social media, and perform any other communication-related tasks as required.

Who Can Apply

🎓 Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).

📘 Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).

Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications, have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and a personal commitment to the ideals of the UN Charter, and a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including a willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Teams. The ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts is desirable, as is the ability to design surveys and polls. Basic knowledge of graphic design and visual content creation tools (Canva, Adobe or equivalent) is desirable, along with an interest in photography, visual storytelling and digital communication. A field of study closely related to the internship is required, with proof (an official certificate will be required at a later stage).

Languages

Fluency in spoken and written Arabic is required. Knowledge of English or French is desirable. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is desirable.

The Details

📍 Location: UNIC Algiers, in person, full time. Interns work five days a week (35 hours).

🗓️ Expected duration: an initial period of three months, with an opportunity for extension up to a maximum of six months depending on the needs of the Department and the availability of the intern.

💼 The internship is unpaid. Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work or employment authorization.