This internship is in the Partnerships Unit, Digital and Promotion Branch, News and Media Division, Department of Global Communications, and the intern reports to the Chief of the Unit.
🏛️ About the Partnerships Unit
The Partnerships Unit is the licensing, audience intelligence and marketing unit in the News and Media Division. The team's work includes rights management, renewals and technical delivery of content produced by the Division, collection and analysis of audience intelligence that guides editorial planning and informs leadership on market trends, and supplying distribution-ready promotional toolkits for the Division's products and services. The team also represents the Division at high-level events, conferences, and local and international media markets.
📈 Assigned Tasks May Include
🔎 Researching, identifying and contacting media and other organizations with the aim of securing clients who license UN media for their use and help to promote UN communication campaigns
🤝 Researching and identifying opportunities for strategic partnerships to increase the reach of UN media and communication campaigns
💡 Identifying, proposing and developing new digital marketing, promotion and distribution tools and methods, and providing suggestions for packaging existing UN media content to amplify the UN's messages
🤖 Integrating the use of artificial intelligence as a tool in the team's daily work in media analysis, content syndication and marketing workflows
📊 Using data analytics to gain insight into client usage of UN media content and producing recommendations for production, marketing and promotion operations
📚 Researching and analyzing information from diverse sources on assigned topics and issues
✍️ Drafting correspondence and promotional materials, and assisting in the organization of special events, including the team's presence in the Media Centre during the General Debate of the General Assembly
🗂️ Other tasks toward meeting the team's priorities, as assigned
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✅ Qualifications and Special Skills
🎓 Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school programme, meaning a second university degree or equivalent or higher, or be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree programme, meaning minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent
💻 Be computer literate in standard software applications, with demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office applications required
🔍 Demonstrated proficiency in using online and offline research tools is required
🤖 Demonstrated proficiency in using generative AI, including advanced prompt engineering, is desirable
📊 Familiarity with data visualization and market analytics tools such as Statista, GWI, Tableau or SimilarWeb is desirable
📋 Experience with primary research methodologies, including survey design and qualitative and quantitative data analysis, is desirable
🎬 Experience in digital content strategy or competitive auditing across major media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok or podcast networks is desirable
🇺🇳 Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and a personal commitment to the ideals of the UN Charter
🌍 Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to try to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views
📚 A field of study closely related to the type of internship you are applying for is required, while professional work experience is not required
🗣️ Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in English is required, and knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.
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📋 The Details
📍 Duty station: New York, United States
🏠 Work location: the internship is designed to be full-time and in person in New York, but can be adjusted based on the needs of the successful candidate
📅 Expected duration: 3 to 6 months, with the desired start date 1 September 2026
🏢 Department or office: Department of Global Communications
🗂️ Job family: Public Information
📌 Category and level: Affiliate Personnel, Internships, I-1
🆔 Job opening ID: 281144
⚠️ Conditions of the UN Internship Programme
💶 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
🚫 Applicants who have previously served six months in total as an intern in one or more UN Common Systems cannot be engaged as an intern
👨👩👧 Applicants who are children, siblings, and sons or daughters-in-law, including stepchildren, half-siblings or stepsiblings, of an active staff member in the UN Secretariat cannot be engaged as an intern
🛂 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
📬 Due to the high volume of applications received, only successful candidates are contacted
📩 How to Apply
A completed online application, meaning a cover note and Personal History Profile, is required, and incomplete applications are not reviewed. The cover note must include the degree programme you are currently studying, your graduation date, why you are the best candidate for this specific internship, and your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme. In your online Personal History Profile, include all past work experiences, IT skills and three references.
⏰ Deadline
02 August 2026.
