Communication and Advocacy Intern

Communication and Advocacy Intern , 12 months Algiers , Algeria

The internship will support UNICEF Algeria's communication and advocacy work through child and youth engagement, creative content development and youth-adapted communication.

Key areas will include UNICEF@80; priority celebrations and observance days; Child and Youth Advocates, including a potential Youth Board; photography and child and youth media; and communication innovations informed, where relevant, by Brand Barometer insights. The intern will also support communication and visibility for approved partnerships, public events and resource-mobilization opportunities, including with the private sector.

The intern will work in coordination with relevant youth and adolescent engagement capacities under the Education and Adolescent Development Programme and with the Digital Transformation Associate. This is a supervised learning assignment. The intern will not independently represent UNICEF, manage partnerships, make commitments or clear content for publication.

The internship will be coordinated by the Advocacy, Communication and Partnerships Section. The intern will also work closely with relevant programme teams, including the Tindouf Field Office, under the guidance of the Communication Officer.

Key responsibilities

• 1. Planning and youth engagement

• Conduct research and support the mapping of youth networks, platforms, partners and engagement opportunities.

• Maintain an integrated calendar for UNICEF@80, key observance days, campaigns, events and youth engagement activities.

• Support the development of Child and Youth Advocates, including a potential Youth Board, through outreach, onboarding, engagement planning and feedback mechanisms.

• Promote safe and inclusive participation, including girls, young people with disabilities and young people from diverse geographic and social backgrounds.

• 2. Creative communication and content

• Draft youth-adapted social media content, short web articles, captions, profiles, interview questions and campaign materials for review.

• Support the ethical co-creation of photography, video, audio, written stories and other child and youth media.

• Use available audience and Brand Barometer insights to propose relevant formats and channels for young audiences.

• Organize approved content and apply UNICEF standards on branding, accessibility, safeguarding, consent and ethical storytelling.

• 3. Workshops, events and partnerships

• Support the preparation and facilitation of creative workshops, consultations and activities with children and young people.

• Prepare agendas, youth-friendly materials, feedback tools, activity summaries and follow-up notes.

• Support communication and visibility for approved partnerships, resource-mobilization opportunities and public events, including cultural and book fairs.

• Build constructive relationships with young participants, UNICEF colleagues and approved partners under the supervisor’s guidance.

• 4. Monitoring and knowledge management

• Maintain a simple tracker of activities, participants, outputs, feedback and follow-up actions.

• Organize a repository of approved content, resources and consent documentation.

• Contribute to short internal updates and document lessons learned.

• Prepare a final internship report and handover note.

• Expected deliverables

• Inception note and learning plan.

• Mapping of youth networks, platforms and engagement opportunities.

• Integrated calendar of UNICEF@80 activities, campaigns, observance days and youth engagement opportunities.

• Child and Youth Advocates and potential Youth Board support materials.

• Portfolio of draft youth-adapted and co-created communication products.

• Workshop, event and partnership communication materials.

• Activity tracker, organized repository, final report and handover note.

• Learning objectives

• Develop clear, creative and audience-appropriate communication content.

• Support ethical content co-creation and inclusive engagement with children and young people.

• Facilitate participatory workshops and apply safeguarding, consent, accessibility and data-protection standards.

• Understand how communication supports advocacy, partnerships, visibility and resource mobilization.

• Use audience insights and work effectively across teams.

• Eligibility and qualifications

• Be at least 18 years old and have graduated within the previous two years.

• Be studying or have recently completed studies in communication, journalism, digital media, public relations, advocacy, social sciences, youth engagement or a related field.

• Demonstrate strong academic performance, meet applicable UNICEF child safeguarding personnel standards, and have no immediate relative working in any UNICEF office or in the direct reporting line.

• Required skills

• Strong writing, editing and synthesis skills, with creativity and interest in content development.

• Ability to communicate respectfully and build relationships with children, adolescents and young people.

• Interest in photography, video, audio, social media, digital storytelling or other creative formats.

• Ability or demonstrated potential to facilitate workshops and participatory activities.

• Good research, organization and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail and confidentiality.

• Commitment to gender equality, disability inclusion and non-discrimination.

• Previous experience involving young people, creative communication, events, partnerships or workshop facilitation is an asset. Examples of creative, digital or youth-focused content would also be an asset.

• Languages

• Professional proficiency in Arabic and in either French or English is required; good working knowledge of the other language is desirable.

• Fluency in Algerian Arabic (Darja) is a strong asset. Knowledge of Tamazight or Algerian Sign Language is an additional asset.

• Safeguarding, supervision and administrative conditions

• The intern will apply UNICEF standards on child safeguarding, informed consent and assent, confidentiality, data protection, ethical photography and interviewing, accessibility and meaningful participation. The intern will receive a structured induction, an agreed work and learning plan, regular supervision and a final evaluation. The internship will be administered in accordance with applicable UNICEF policies and procedures. Interns are not UNICEF staff members, and there is no expectation of employment at the end of the internship.

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

• The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• (1) Builds and maintains partnerships

• (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

• (3) Drive to achieve results for impact

• (4) Innovates and embraces change

• (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

• (6) Thinks and acts strategically

• (7) Works collaboratively with others

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