17 New Interns being Sought After by the UNHCR 2024 (Allowances available)

17 New Interns being Sought After by the UNHCR 2024 (Allowances available)

Dear students and graduate internship seekers, here’s an opportunity to apply for 17 New Internship Positions that have arisen in 2024

Background About UNHCR

Gain practical work experience as an intern with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. UNHCR is looking for talented, motivated and passionate individuals – like you – from around the world who bring knowledge, innovative thinking and different ideas to enhance our capacity to support people forced to flee. UNHCR’s Internship Programme offers eligible students and recent graduates the opportunity to gain experience in the humanitarian sector in line with their academic programme and future career aspirations.

Background About the Internships

Location

Internships are offered at various locations, including UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, the Global Service Centres in Amman, Budapest and Copenhagen, or in field country offices. Subject to approval of their managers, interns may telework within or outside of the country of duty station.

Internships are made available based on the needs of offices and their capacity to receive and supervise interns and provide them with meaningful assignments.

Length of placement

Internships can begin at any time during the year and normally lasts two to six months with the possibility of extension up to eight months.

Food and local transportation allowance and travel costs

Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help support costs related to food, local transportation and living expenses.

Unless provided or paid by their sponsoring entities, UNHCR will also reimburse interns engaged from a location outside the country of the duty station for return travel costs to/from the duty station by the most economical route available irrespective of the duration of the journey. It is the intern’s responsibility to arrange for a visa and to cover related visa costs. UNHCR can provide support with the required documents.

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Medical insurance

Before the start of an internship with UNHCR, candidates are responsible for arranging medical insurance and for providing proof to UNHCR of valid medical insurance covering the period of the contract. UNHCR accepts no responsibility for any costs connected to medical insurance of interns, nor does the organization cover the costs for medical evacuation of interns. Interns working in locations where medical facilities are inadequate are advised to ensure that their medical insurance covers emergency medical evacuation.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

To be considered for an internship, candidates must:

Education

• be a recent graduate* or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCOLink is external; 
• have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant to, or of interest to, the work of the organization; and
• not have immediate relatives (father, mother, brother, or sister) working for UNHCR as a staff member on any contract type or as an affiliate at the time of application.

*Recent graduates are considered to be candidates who completed their studies within two years of applying for an internship with UNHCR.

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• Protection Intern
• Protection Intern
• Protection intern
• Intern – NGO Section (PCS)
• Protection Intern
• Goodwill Ambassador Team – Intern
• Protection intern
• ICT and Administration Intern
• Communications Intern
• MIRPS Internship
• Durable Solutions Internship
• Inter-Agency Coordination & Communications Intern
• CBP Intern
• Durable Solution Unit Intern
• CB Protection Intern
• Communications Intern

APPLY HERE : The UNHCR is looking for 17 New Interns in 2024 (Paid Allowances)