2024 UNESCO Internship Program For Students Worldwide

The UNESCO Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for students and recent graduates to gain hands-on experience and insight into the organization’s mission, initiatives, and operations. Through practical assignments and real-world projects, interns can enhance their academic and technical expertise, while also developing valuable skills for their future careers.

By joining the UNESCO team, interns can gain practical experience in their field of study, develop relevant skills and knowledge, and prepare for a successful and fulfilling career, all while contributing to UNESCO’s global mission and initiatives.

The UNESCO Internship Program offers you pratical work in a multicultural environment. Aside from helping you understand the Organization’s mandate, programmes and main thrusts, it also enhances your academic knowledge with relevant work assignments that can help you prepare for your future career.

Numerous internship positions are available at UNESCO offices in multiple locations. We encourage that you apply as soon as possible before the deadline.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the 2024 UNESCO Graduate Internship Program, you must:

• be at least 20 years old to apply.
• have recently graduated with a Master’s degree or PhD (or second degree as defined above), 12 months prior to the start of the internship.
• currently enrolled in a graduate programme (Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent, second university degree or higher).
• Applicants in secretarial/assistant or technical/professional assignments must be enrolled in a secretarial school or in a specialized technical/professional institution, and must have reached the last year of their studies, or have recently graduated (within the last 12 months) from their school or institution.
• have an excellent command, both written and spoken, of English or French. A working knowledge of the other language (English or French) is an asset, and may be required for internships in secretarial and assistantship assignments at the Headquarters.
• must have an excellent knowledge of computer systems and office-related software.
• be able to work well in a team and adapt to an international working environment.
• possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Please note that candidates who have completed their full-time bachelor’s degree but are not enrolled in a graduate programme are not eligible to apply.

Benefits

The Program expose successful applicants to extensive training which could lead to permanent employment.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should use the apply link/button. However, please take note of the following;

• Have your motivation letter and résumé ready before filling out the application form. You only have one hour to finish the process.
• Make sure you contact details will be valid in next 6 months.
• You can only use either English or French in applying.
• Please provide an unofficial French or English translation of your documents if they are not in these languages.
• UNESCO does not remunerate interns. There is no compensation, financial or otherwise for internship assignments.
• Even if you are eligible, there is no guarantee of placement. We receive more applications from qualified candidates than we can place.
• Your application will be further accessed by UNESCO mangers around the world and will stay in our internship portal for a period of six months.
• We do not respond to each and every candidate. If selected, you will be directly contacted by the manager. If you do not receive any update within six months, it means that your application has not been successful.

Deadline: December 31, 2024

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