The UNESCO Internship Program is a learning opportunity for students and recent graduates to learn about UNESCO’s mandate, programs, and processes as well as enhance their academic and technical knowledge through practical assignments.
The UNESCO Internship Programme 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.
About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO’s programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity.
Aim and Benefits of UNESCO Internship Program
The Program exposes successful applicants to extensive training which could lead to permanent employment.
Requirements for UNESCO Internship Program Qualification
Applicants 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 program (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.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2024
How to Apply
Before applying for the internship positions;
- Have your motivation letter and résumé ready before filling out the application form. You only have one hour to finish the process.
- Make sure your contact details will be valid in the 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.
