UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, advocacy

Since 1952, UNICEF has been working closely with the government of Jordan and other partners - promoting, protecting, meeting and reporting on the rights of children in the country. UNICEF’s programme in 3ordan works to strengthen systems with a goal of reaching all vulnerable children. To achieve this, UNICEF works with the public and private sector, as well as youth-led groups, civil society, and academic institutions to build national capacity and resilience. UNICEF Jordan is looking for an intern with excellent communication skills to support our advocacy and external communications for children’s rights.

How can you make a difference? 

Under the supervision of the Communications (Media and Advocacy) Officer, the intern will support the media and advocacy team in strengthening UNICEF’s external communication and visibility. This includes drafting and editing press releases, media articles, and op-eds that help position UNICEF in the media. The intern will also assist in planning and executing advocacy and visibility events in close coordination with programme colleagues—this includes preparing talking points, briefs, concept notes, and post-event reports. In addition, the intern will contribute to gathering and writing content that highlights the impact of UNICEF’s work to support donor engagement and external communication.

The objectives of this internship are:

• Strengthen UNICEF Jordan’s external communication and public advocacy efforts. By supporting the development of compelling content, media engagement, and visibility activities, the intern will contribute to amplifying UNICEF’s voice and influence on issues affecting children and young people in Jordan.
• Enhance organizational capacity to engage media and the public on child rights. The intern will support systems and tools that improve how UNICEF Jordan communicates with journalists, donors, partners, and the public — including media lists, story development, and advocacy moments.
• Provide meaningful learning opportunities for young professionals in development communication. The internship aims to nurture future communication and advocacy professionals by offering hands-on experience in a dynamic UN setting, with exposure to strategic planning, content creation, and media relations.

Some specifics tasks and activities for the duration of your internship are included but not limited to below:

• Write stories and articles that showcase the impact of UNICEF’s programmes on children, young people, and their families, particularly in connection with key moments on the advocacy and media calendar.
• Support the research and development of communications products that demonstrate programme impact.
• Assist in planning and organizing events in collaboration with the Communication team, programme colleagues, and external partners.
• Support the implementation of the media engagement plan, including tracking progress, coordinating outreach, and supporting media relations.
• Coordinate closely with the advocacy lead, programme sections, and senior management to ensure alignment and coherence across the office’s public advocacy strategy and action plans.
• Ensure all communication outputs follow UNICEF’s communication guidelines, branding standards, and core values.
• Enhance Internal Communication Support

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, or graduate programme - or have graduated within the past two years - in communications, international relations, marketing, digital media, journalism, or other field related to the position.
• Have strong writing, editing and research skills.
• Have a good understanding of communications, project management and branding principles and methodologies.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset. 
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. 

For every Child, you demonstrate... 

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

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.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:  

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, all eligible and suitable persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information at any point of the application stage.

This internship is full-time, and on-site at the UNICEF Jordan Country Office, Shmeisani for Jordanian Nationals only.

Interns at UNICEF receive a stipend and charge no fee for any application.

UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.