Background

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...

Responsibilities

Assist in the definition and implementation of the communication and design strategy of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section (PFES), with a strong focus on visual communication, including:

• Graphic Design & Visual Storytelling: Lead and support the design of compelling graphics for social media campaigns, infographics, visual reports, event materials, and other outreach products that effectively communicate PFES’ work.
• Infographics & Data Visualization: Transform complex data and research findings into clear, engaging, and visually appealing infographics, charts, and other creative visual formats.
• Digital Content Creation: Produce and edit promotional visuals, videos, presentations, and catalogues tailored for diverse audiences and communication channels.
• Publications & Layout Design: Design and format official publications, reports, handbooks, and brochures, ensuring brand consistency and readability across print and digital formats.
• Social Media Design: Create artwork and templates for web stories, social media posts, and campaigns to be disseminated on official platforms, ensuring strong visual impact and alignment with corporate branding.
• Photo & Video Content: Support the editing, curation, and archiving of photos and video material for use across publications, events, and digital platforms.
• Brand Consistency & Innovation: Liaise with UN-Habitat’s Advocacy, Outreach and Communication Unit to ensure PFES visuals and designs are aligned with UN-Habitat’s corporate identity, while exploring creative approaches to enhance engagement.
• Event & Campaign Design: Contribute to the development of branding and visual identity for PFES events, campaigns, and activities, producing banners, flyers, backdrops, and other promotional designs.
• Monitoring & Adaptation: Review performance metrics of communication products and adapt design strategies to increase reach and impact.
• Content Integration: Support the integration of visual assets into reports, newsletters, concept notes, and other communication outputs as needed.
• Knowledge Management: Contribute to the development and organization of a design and media library library containing graphics, photos, videos, and templates for easy access and reuse.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
• Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Preferred areas of study: Communication, Graphic Design, Public Relations, Journalism, or Media studies , International development, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

• Graphic Design & Visual Storytelling: Lead and support the design of compelling graphics for social media campaigns, infographics, visual reports, event materials, and other outreach products that effectively communicate PFES’ work.
• Infographics & Data Visualization: Transform complex data and research findings into clear, engaging, and visually appealing infographics, charts, and other creative visual formats.
• Digital Content Creation: Produce and edit promotional visuals, videos, presentations, and catalogues tailored for diverse audiences and communication channels.
• Publications & Layout Design: Design and format official publications, reports, handbooks, and brochures, ensuring brand consistency and readability across print and digital formats.
• Social Media Design: Create artwork and templates for web stories, social media posts, and campaigns to be disseminated on official platforms, ensuring strong visual impact and alignment with corporate branding.
• Photo & Video Content: Support the editing, curation, and archiving of photos and video material for use across publications, events, and digital platforms.
• Brand Consistency & Innovation: Liaise with UN-Habitat’s Advocacy, Outreach and Communication Unit to ensure PFES visuals and designs are aligned with UN-Habitat’s corporate identity, while exploring creative approaches to enhance engagement.
• Event & Campaign Design: Contribute to the development of branding and visual identity for PFES events, campaigns, and activities, producing banners, flyers, backdrops, and other promotional designs.
• Monitoring & Adaptation: Review performance metrics of communication products and adapt design strategies to increase reach and impact.
• Content Integration: Support the integration of visual assets into reports, newsletters, concept notes, and other communication outputs as needed.
• Knowledge Management: Contribute to the development and organization of a design and media library library containing graphics, photos, videos, and templates for easy access and reuse.

• Computer literacy in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Graphic Design
• Visual Storytelling
• Infographics & Data Visualization
• Digital Content Creation
• Publications & Layout Design
• Social Media Design
• Photo & Video Editing
• Brand Consistency
• Event & Campaign Design
• Monitoring & Adaptation
• Content Integration
• Knowledge Management

• Enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) OR
• Enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent) OR
• Graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, with a willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Preferred areas of study: Communication, Graphic Design, Public Relations, Journalism, or Media studies, International development, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development.