Video and Communications Intern

Background:

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) China is the China country office of United Nations Development Programme – the global development network of the United Nations. UNDP China has an extensive history in working in the area of poverty reduction and human development and it also increasingly engages in South-South cooperation projects. 

The Communications, Innovation and Partnerships team of UNDP China promotes greater understanding and visibility of UNDP’s work by utilizing various communications tools. Fully engaging with the media, social media and leveraging on a strong network of Public-Private Partnerships, the team leads the design, management, and implementation of UNDP’s overall communications strategy, including design and roll out high-impact, multimedia campaigns; programme-oriented communications products; media relations and key events; localization of global content for Chinese audiences; and publications on critical development issues. On the innovation front, the team is facilitating and prototyping innovative solutions and experiment with new ways of working to tackle complex development challenges outside the traditional development cycle.

Description of Responsibilities:

The intern, under the guidance and supervision of Innovation and Communications Officer of Communications, Innovation and Partnerships team of UNDP China, will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

• Video Editing:
  • Produces various types of video/design products including short videos for social media, project videos such as wrap-up video for a project or a campaign, simple motion graphic design, etc. The video products are usually in both English and Chinese.
  • Supports video shooting/photographing for offline events.
  • Organizes UNDP China’s video/photo library.
• Communications (both in English and Chinese)
  • Supports all kinds of communications work by offering creative solutions with video/design products.
  • Manages live-streaming for events and collects data
  • Drafts content and makes layout for social media (Weibo, WeChat and/or other platforms) articles and posts.
  • Drafts media summary, communications reports and related documents.
• Other Ad Hoc Task Forces Requested by the Supervisor.

Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to UN’s mission, vision and values.
• Relevant and independent work experience in video editing, video shooting, design, media event or social media campaign.
• Good sense of modern video/design style and able to create simple motion graphics and effects for video products.
• Good oral and written communication ability in both English and Chinese, able to understand and meet video requirements in English.
• Full proficiency in video/design tools such as Premiere, Final Cut, Microsoft Office software and other online collaborative tools. Able to learn and manage new tools such as lumen5, canvas, and AI-based video/design tools.
• Proactive, organized and self-motivated.
• Be honest, confident, responsible, detail-oriented, patient and skillful in communicating with others.
• Be curious, willing to learn new things as well as share new views with the team.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

Major in video editing, film, communications, journalism, or other relevant fields. Having overseas study experience will be an asset.

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• Enrolled in a Master's or in a PhD programme
• In the final year of a Bachelor’s programme;
• Or within one year after graduation from a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD programme,
• Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program

Language and Skills

• Good oral and written communication ability in both English and Chinese
• Having extra skills that can be applied to online/offline communications (i.e. graphic design, photo editing, WeChat layout, etc.) will be an asset.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Please submit your application with below documents in one PDF. For people who apply from UNDP Jobs, please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading.

a)     CV and letter of motivation

b)     Copy of school transcript

c)     Indicate if you will be financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government, foundation or scholarship programme, and the financial amount.

d)     Attach at least 3 of your previous video work which are completed by you independently, please upload the works in a cloud service such as Baidu Disk and attach the link in the PDF. (Please DO NOT attach the video files directly in case of large size)

*Candidate who didn’t submit required documentation will not be further considered.

INTERNSHIP CONDITIONS

• Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan and medical certificate of good health prior to starting the internship. Any cost arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship assignment will be the responsibility of the intern.
• The stipend will be paid monthly. Interns will have 1.5 days of leave per month.
• Interns are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed; Cost and arrangement for travel, visas, passports, accommodations and living expenses are the responsibility of the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or the intern.
• Interns must not apply for or be appointed to a position that should be encumbered by a staff number during the period of their internship. Interns are expected to fulfil the terms of their internships. Therefore, the internship must not be foreshortened for the purposes of allowing an intern to apply for a position.
• Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.

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