National Intern for Website development and management, Tripoli, Libya, Duration: 6 Months (Open for Libya Nationals only)

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, empowerment!

How can you make a difference? 

UNICEF Libya country office, specifically the Communications and Advocacy section, is working to prepare and launch UNICEF Libya website in both Arabic and English to better serve our stakeholders and increase our outreach.

The national intern will assist in the development and maintenance of the UNICEF Libya website, ensuring it is up-to-date and accessible in both Arabic and English. The objective is to enhance our digital presence and provide reliable information about our activities and programs. In addition to these tasks, ad hoc tasks might be requested to support the general work of the Communication and Advocacy Section. This may include other communication related duties.

Main tasks:

• Assist in content management and updates for the bilingual website.
• Perform data entry tasks in both Arabic and English.
• Support the creation of digital content under the guidance of the Communications and Advocacy Officer.
• Help ensure website content is optimized for search engines and user engagement.
• Provide regular reports on website performance and improvement suggestions.
• Any other communication tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

 

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

• Current enrolment in or recent graduation from a degree in Communications, Information Technology, or other related field.
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS and content management systems.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under supervision and in a team setting.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is required.

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 strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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. 

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or 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.