JOBS & GRANTS
For International Students || UNESCO Internship Programme 2024
Through hands-on projects, students and recent graduates can improve their academic and technical skills while learning about UNESCO’s mandate, programs, and procedures through the UNESCO Internship Program.
Keep in mind:
- Duration: The minimum duration of an internship is one month, and the maximum duration is six months.
- Visa: You should be responsible for obtaining any necessary visas.
- Travel: You must arrange and finance your travel to the location where you will undertake your internship.
- Medical insurance: You must show proof of a comprehensive health insurance valid in the country where you will undertake your internship and for the entire period of the internship. UNESCO will only provide a limited workplace accident insurance.
- Medical certificate: Before the beginning of your internship, you must provide a medical certificate indicating you are fit to work. Please note that a Medical Certificate should be issued by a qualified medical practitioner and you should NOT submit detailed medical records such as results of blood tests, X-ray, CT scan, etc.
- Supporting Documents: Before the beginning of your internship, you must provide your ID/Certificate of Enrollment/Diploma (if you have just recently graduated).
- Leave: Interns are entitled to 2.5 days of leave per month during their internship.
Requirements
- Age: You must be at least 20 years old to apply.
- Academic qualifications:At the time of your application to the internship programme:You are currently enrolled in a graduate programme (Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent, second university degree or higher).
- You 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.
- 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.
- Languages: You should 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.
- Computer skills: You must have an excellent knowledge of computer systems and office-related software.
- Team player: You should be able to work well in a team and adapt to an international working environment.
- Communication skills: You should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Please Note
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 UNESCO Internship Programme offers you practical work in one of UNESCO’s priority areas.
- 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.
How to Apply
- 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.
