🇺🇸 Internship in the United States 🌐 Communications for the Pact for the Future at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General 🎬

The Pact for the Future, adopted by Member States at the Summit of the Future in September 2024, is a wide-ranging intergovernmental agreement aimed at strengthening international cooperation and making the multilateral system more effective, inclusive and future-oriented. The Pact includes two annexes: the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations.

To support implementation, the Secretary-General established a system-wide implementation architecture, including a Steering Committee, thematic Working Groups and the Team for Pact Implementation in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. The Team for Pact Implementation supports coordination, strategic advice, tracking, outreach and communications related to the implementation of the Pact and its annexes.

This internship is located in the Team for Pact Implementation, and the intern reports to the Outreach and Communications Officer. The intern will support communications, outreach and digital content production related to the implementation of the Pact for the Future, contributing to public-facing communications products that help explain implementation progress in a clear, accessible and visually engaging way.

🎬 Video and Multimedia Production

✂️ Editing short clips from events and senior officials' remarks

📱 Preparing LinkedIn video cuts

✨ Creating motion graphics or animations

🖼️ Producing quote cards and carousel drafts

📊 Developing visual explainers on themes from and implementation of the Pact

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📱 Social Media and LinkedIn Production

✍️ Drafting LinkedIn posts

📦 Preparing posting packages around key moments, especially ahead of and during High-Level Week

🔁 Helping adapt event outcomes, reports and senior-level messages into accessible digital content

📰 Newsletter Production

📝 Drafting first versions of newsletter sections

📚 Summarizing reports and events

📸 Collecting relevant photos, captions and links

📊 Data Storytelling

📈 Turning cleared and non-sensitive implementation data into clear charts

🗣️ Drafting plain-language explanations of progress

🗂️ Preparing visual summaries by chapter or theme

🖼️ Creating infographics from approved figures

🔍 Research and Monitoring

👀 Monitoring references to the Pact in United Nations reports, senior officials' statements and event pages

🤝 Tracking engagements with Member States and partners

💡 Identifying upcoming communications opportunities

🗓️ Maintaining a calendar of reports, relevant meetings and international days

🖥️ Presentations and Asset Management

📊 Supporting the preparation of PowerPoint presentations and other visual materials for senior officials and public-facing use

🗄️ Supporting the organization and maintenance of communications assets, including photos, captions, links, draft posts, cleared language and other materials

🧩 Performing other related duties as required

✅ Qualifications and Special Skills

🎓 Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school programme, meaning a second university degree or equivalent or higher such as a master's degree or equivalent, PhD or post-graduate degree, or be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree programme, meaning minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent

📚 A field of study in communications, journalism, digital media, international relations, public policy, sustainable development, political science, data visualization or another relevant field is desirable

💻 Knowledge of standard software applications, especially Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams, is desirable

🎨 Knowledge of creating visual communications products such as social media graphics, quote cards, carousels, infographics or presentations is desirable

🎬 Knowledge of video editing, motion graphics, animation or multimedia production is desirable

✍️ Ability to draft clear and concise public-facing communications products, including social media posts, newsletter items, event summaries or web and news articles, is desirable

🖌️ Knowledge of design or multimedia tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva or similar platforms is desirable

📊 Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and ThinkCell to prepare clear and visually engaging presentations is desirable

📈 Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Flourish, Tableau, Infogram, Power BI, D3.js or similar platforms is desirable

🌐 Familiarity with content management systems, including Drupal, or basic HTML and CSS is desirable

🔎 Ability to conduct research and monitor policy developments, reports, statements, meetings or events related to the United Nations, multilateralism, sustainable development or global governance is desirable

🇺🇳 Knowledge of the United Nations system, the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, the Declaration on Future Generations or related multilateral processes is desirable

🗣️ Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.

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📋 The Details

📍 Duty station: New York, United States

🏠 Work location: in-person, remote or hybrid

⏳ Expected duration: 6 months

🏢 Department or office: Executive Office of the Secretary-General

🗂️ Job family: Public Information

📌 Category and level: Affiliate Personnel, Internships, I-1

🆔 Job opening ID: 281356

⚠️ 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

🛂 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