Communications and Knowledge Management Intern (Home-based)

Nashville Public Radio; Home (KS); On-site; USD 11,160 - 17,856; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend provided

Job summary

UNDP internship focused on communications, knowledge management and coordination support. The intern will assist in preparing knowledge products, briefing notes, and publications, while helping manage internal information systems and visual assets.

Under supervision, you will draft website content, newsletters and donor updates, and help organize meetings and events with partners and UN stakeholders. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and editing skills adaptable for different audiences.
• Experience drafting meeting notes, summaries, web content or newsletters.
• Interest or experience in communications, knowledge management or international development.

Responsibilities

• Support knowledge management and learning by documenting lessons, practices and results.
• Draft concise communications products and update website content.
• Support coordination of meetings, webinars and stakeholder consultations.

Skills

Writing & editing

Communications

Public information

Microsoft Office

SharePoint/Teams

Education

Postgraduate degree enrollment

Tools

SharePoint

Mailchimp

Canva

PowerPoint

Adobe tools

Job description

Job Description

Background and Organizational Context

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

The Internal Displacement Solutions Fund (IDSF) is a United Nations financing mechanism established to catalise nationally led, development-oriented solutions to internal displacement. The Fund supports governments, Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams to move beyond short‑term responses and advance durable solutions that improve access to housing, livelihoods, services, documentation and social protection for internally displaced persons and displacement-affected communities.

IDSF provides targeted catalytic financing to help countries strengthen national leadership, develop and implement solutions strategies, improve data and evidence, and connect initial investments to larger‑scale public, bilateral and multilateral financing. The Fund also supports learning across its country portfolio and generates evidence on approaches that can be replicated or scaled.

IDSF is seeking an intern to support the day‑to‑day work of the Secretariat, with a particular focus on communications, knowledge management, content development and coordination support.

Duties And Responsibilities

The intern will work under the direct supervision of the IDSF Secretariat and in close coordination with Secretariat colleagues and country‑level partners.

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Knowledge Management and Learning
• Support the documentation of lessons learned, good practices, country examples and results from the IDSF portfolio for wider dissemination.
• Help maintain and organise the IDSF SharePoint, contact lists, knowledge repositories, meeting folders and other internal information‑management systems.
• Support the preparation and formatting of knowledge products, briefing notes, meeting readouts, case studies and publications in line with IDSF templates and standards.
• Assist with tracking knowledge‑management outputs, country updates and follow‑up actions from IDSF meetings and consultations.
• Communications and Visibility
• Draft and edit concise communications products, including website text, newsletter items, social media copy, donor updates, event summaries and internal announcements.
• Support the collection, organisation and captioning of visual assets, including country‑level and agency‑provided photographs, for use in IDSF communications products.
• Assist with website updates and content organisation, ensuring that public‑facing information is clear, accurate, current and aligned with agreed IDSF messaging.
• Support the development of PowerPoint presentations, talking points and other visual materials for meetings with partners, donors and UN stakeholders.
• Coordination, Events and Secretariat Support
• Assist in organising IDSF meetings, donor consultations, webinars and other events, including invitations, agendas, participant lists, note‑taking and follow‑up tracking.
• Draft high‑quality meeting notes and action points for internal meetings and external stakeholder consultations.
• Provide ad hoc administrative and coordination support to the IDSF Secretariat, including routine correspondence and the preparation of background folders.

Competencies

Functional Competencies

• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex material into clear, concise products for different audiences.
• Strong analytical and research skills, including the ability to organise information, identify key messages and translate findings into usable outputs.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain organised files, trackers and knowledge products.
• Demonstrated interest in international development, internal displacement, durable solutions, communications or knowledge management.
• Good command of information and communication technology, including Microsoft Office and collaborative platforms such as SharePoint or Teams.

Core Competencies

• Professionalism: Demonstrates sound judgement, initiative, reliability and the ability to work under pressure.
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly, concisely and effectively; listens to others and responds appropriately.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues from different functions, organisations and cultural backgrounds.
• Planning and Organising: Identifies priorities, manages multiple assignments and delivers outputs within agreed timelines.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of responsibilities and delivers work to agreed standards of quality and timeliness.

Education

Required Skills and Experience

• Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as a bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
• Have recently graduated with a university degree, as defined above, and, if selected, start the internship within one year of graduation; or
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship programme and undertake the internship as part of this programme.

Experience

• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone and level of detail for different audiences.
• Experience or strong interest in communications, knowledge management, public information, international development, forced displacement or humanitarian affairs.
• Experience drafting meeting notes, summaries, web content, newsletters, presentations or other communications products is desirable.
• Familiarity with website content management, SharePoint, Mailchimp, Canva, PowerPoint, Adobe tools or similar communications and design platforms is an asset.
• Some knowledge of internal displacement, durable solutions, UN coordination or development policy would be helpful.

Languages

Fluency in English, both oral and written, is required. Knowledge of another UN official language would be an asset.

Stipend

• Where an intern is not financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government, foundation or scholarship programme, a stipend intended to help cover basic daily expenses related to the internship will be paid by the receiving office.
• The monthly stipend amount will be determined in accordance with applicable UNDP internship policies and duty‑station rates. Part‑time internship arrangements will be prorated accordingly.
• Where an intern is financially supported by an institution, government or third party, UNDP will, subject to the applicable rules, pay the difference, if any, between the external financial support provided and the applicable UNDP stipend.
• No other payments of any kind will be made to an intern by the office in connection with the internship agreement.
• Interns will accrue combined sick and annual leave at the applicable monthly rate, prorated for part‑time arrangements where relevant. Any accrued leave not used by the end of the internship will be forfeited.

Non-discrimination

UNDP has a zero‑tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.