The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations organization that specialized in public health. Their goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over Nigeria. Working through offices in all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people. Together they strive to combat diseases – infectious diseases like tuberculosis, polio, influenza and HIV and non-communicable ones like cancer and heart disease.

WHO’s Speechwriter intern is responsible for developing high-impact communications for the WHO Country Representative (WR). This internship requires strategic thinking with the ability to deliver consistently high quality, well-written, thought-provoking materials under pressure and tight deadlines.

 Benefits

• Working with different people and gaining knowledge & experience.
• There’s a huge opportunity to work for an international organization.

 Eligibilities

• WHO Internships are not paid. Living abroad is expensive. All intern candidates should be aware of these factors before they consider applying for a WHO Internship.
• Qualified/suitable intern from the field of journalism, communications, sustainable development, social science, international relations or related field with the following academic qualifications: (a) enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); graduated with a university degree as defined in (a) and (b) above and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year after the graduation.
• Excellent general understanding of public health, gender, equity and other related issues;
• Experience working collaboratively in a team structure in a multicultural environment;
• Experience working with the Microsoft Office suite, and particularly in development of Powerpoint presentation materials;
• Familiarity with the UN system in general and/or WHO in particular is an asset.
• Proficiency in English;
• Knowledge of one of the other five official languages of the UN (French, Portuguese and Spanish) would be an asset.

Eligible Regions: Open for all

APPLICATION PROCESS

Apply online through the given link.

For further query please visit their official website.

Application Deadline: November 11, 2017