Communications and Multimedia Intern (Video Production)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.\n\nThis Internship position is located at the Nairobi Convention in the UNEP/Ecosystems Division office in Nairobi, Kenya, with the intended purpose of supporting the Convention’s programmes, projects, and reporting mechanisms of Contracting Parties.\n\nUnder the direct supervision of the Head of the Nairobi Convention, the Intern will support the conceptualization, production, and dissemination of video and multimedia content highlighting marine and coastal issues across the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region.\n\n### Key Responsibilities\n- Support the planning, research, scripting and storyboarding of video and multimedia content for campaigns, events and digital platforms.\n- Film and edit video content, including interviews, event highlights, short documentaries, testimonials and human-interest stories.\n- Produce short-form multimedia content tailored for digital and social media platforms, including Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Facebook.\n- Edit and package multimedia materials by adding subtitles, graphics, transitions, sound design and other visual elements to enhance accessibility and audience engagement.\n- Support the development of visual storytelling products that showcase programme results, project impacts, regional initiatives and partner engagement.\n- Assist in producing communication and multimedia materials for key events, including the Twelfth Conference of Parties (COP12) and the Nairobi Convention’s 40th anniversary activities.\n- Collaborate with technical and programme teams to translate scientific, environmental and policy content into clear, compelling and audience-friendly visual narratives.\n- Support the organization, cataloging, and maintenance of video, photo and multimedia archives.\n- Assist in uploading and updating website and other digital content with approved multimedia materials.\n- Provide support to other communication, outreach, and visibility activities of the Secretariat, as required.\n\n### Requirements & Qualifications\n- Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or\n- Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent); or\n- Have graduated with a university degree in film production, multimedia, communications, journalism, digital media, media production, visual arts or a related field.\n- Demonstrate pleasant interpersonal skills.\n- Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.\n- Has a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and has a personal commitment to the ideals of the UN Charter.\n- Experience in video production, filming, editing and multimedia storytelling through academic work, internships, freelance assignments, volunteer work or personal projects is desirable.\n- Submission of a portfolio or showreel demonstrating relevant video production and editing skills is highly desirable.