IR Career Starters - February 2024
We're delighted that Alexander Borum, a Policy Leader Fellow for the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, has kindly agreed for us to reproduce his periodical list of internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR on our website.
It is February, and once again, it is time for a new edition of IR Career Starters. This month, I am excited to share 298 new internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry/early-career positions to help you get off to the very best start to a career in international affairs.
The job market is still a bit sluggish after the holiday period, but usually, things start picking up during the spring, especially for summer internships. With fewer opportunities, it might be a good time to polish off your resume, cover letter templates and LinkedIn profiles, or perhaps try your hand at relevant professional coursework or certifications to help you stand out further.
Having slowly settled in Tuscany, I am now looking at writing more articles to support those seeking a career in international relations. I have covered CVs, cover letters, interviews and written general guides, but I am keen to hear about the challenges that you face or suggestions that you have that I could write about, if feasible.
As always, I greatly appreciate comments, shares and likes to the Newsletter, and I would warmly welcome Podcast recommendations that I can compile and share with the group; it sadly has to be crowdsourced, else it is just out of scope to keep including them, so please don't hold back!
All the best
Alex
π International Crisis Group π
ππ§πππ«π§, Climate, Environment and Conflict, Africa, Dakar, Nairobi or Remote
ππ§πππ«π§, EU Advocacy and Research, Brussels
π Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance π
ππ§πππ«π§, SDG 16 Project, Geneva
π Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank π
ππ§πππ«π§, Banking Region 1
ππ§πππ«π§, Banking Region 2
ππ§πππ«π§, Infrastructure Region 1
ππ§πππ«π§, Infrastructure Region 2
ππ§πππ«π§, Environment and Social Development
ππ§πππ«π§, Compliance and Operational Risk
ππ§πππ«π§, Portfolio Risk Management
ππ§πππ«π§, Capital Risk & Quantitative Analytics
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance
ππ§πππ«π§, Budget Management
ππ§πππ«π§, Internal Audit
ππ§πππ«π§, Board Operations
ππ§πππ«π§, Protocol & Governance
ππ§πππ«π§, Economics
NOTE:
Region 1: South East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and South Asia (except Pakistan and Afghanistan)
Region 2: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
π Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe π
ππ§πππ«π§, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Pristina
ππ§πππ«π§, OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, Tashkent
π MΓ©decins Sans FrontiΓ¨res π
ππ§πππ«π§, Supply Chain Data and Knowledge Management, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Support & Marketing, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Campaign and Project Officer, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Flying Sahel Communications Officer, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Campaign and Project Officer, Brussels
π Human Rights Watch π
ππ§ππ«π², Researcher, South Sudan, Nairobi
π European Council on Foreign Relations π
ππ§πππ«π§, London Office, London
π Council on Foreign Relations π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow or Senior Fellow for Technology, New York or Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Outreach, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Trade Policy, Washington DC
π European Army Interoperability Centre π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Events, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Editor, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Marketing, Brussels
π Brookings Institution π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Global Economy and Development program, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Brookings Metro program, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, China Center, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Events and Outreach Assistant, The Hamilton Project, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Washington DC
π RAND Corporation π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Department Administrative Assistant, Global Research Talent, Director of Operations
ππ§ππ«π², Research Department Administrative Assistant, Behavioral and Policy Sciences
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Santa Monica
π Carnegie Endowment for International Peace π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications Intern - Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut
ππ§πππ«π§, Research Intern - Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut
ππ§ππ«π², Carnegie India Young Ambassadors Program, New Delhi
ππ§ππ«π², Development and Fundraising Assistant, Carnegie Europe, Brussels
π Center for Strategic and International Studies π
ππ§πππ«π§, iDeas Lab, External Relations (Spring 2024), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies (Spring 2024), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Health Policy Center (Spring 2024), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Agenda, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Rights Initiative (Spring 2024), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Japan Chair (Spring 2024), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Korea Chair (Fall 2023), Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow (Indian Energy and Climate Policy) - Chair in U.S. India Policy Studies, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Coordinator & Research Assistant - Middle East Program, Washington DC
π Asia-Europe Foundation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication, Singapore
π Halo Trust π
ππ§ππ«π², Government Affairs Associate - HALO USA, Washington DC (2)
π International Atomic Energy Agency π
ππ§πππ«π§, Media, Multimedia and Public Outreach, Vienna
π International Republican Institute π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, South Asia (Nepal and Pakistan), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate β Central Asia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Future Global Engagement Opportunities - Entry to Expert Level Positions, Washington DC
π SEED Madagascar π
ππ§πππ«π§, UK Programmes & Office Assistant, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer, Fort Dauphin
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin
π IREX π
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Human Resources, Remote
ππ§πππ«π§, Mandela Washington Fellowship Program, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Communities and Governance, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Ukraine Rapid Response Fund, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Data Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Temporary Program Associate, Information Integrity and Resilience, Global Programs, Strategy and Development, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Information and Media Practice, Guatemala
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, America House Project, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Information & Media Practice, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Subgrants Assistant, Ukraine National Identity through Youth (UNITY) Program, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Ecosystems Engagement Associate, Education Practice, Pristina
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Leadership Practice, Washington DC
π DrΓ₯pen i Havet π
ππ§πππ«π§, HR Support, Nea Kavala
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Aid, Nea Kavala
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment Mobilization, Nea Kavala
ππ§πππ«π§, Integration Support, Nea Kavala
ππ§πππ«π§, Voluntary Fieldworker Greece, Nea Kavala
π Civil Rights Defenders π
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Officer Eurasia to Civil Rights Defenders, Stockholm
π Civil Society Forum π
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Assistant, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Procurement Assistant, Brussels
π Environmental Justice Foundation π
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Monrovia
ππ§ππ«π², Communications and Media Officer, Monrovia
π Voice π
ππ§ππ«π², Advocacy Assistant
π Plan International π
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Policy and Advocacy Assistant, Brussels
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Communications and Campaigns Assistant, Brussels
π European Policy Centre π
ππ§πππ«π§, Media Assistant, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Media Officer, Brussels
π European Civic Forum π
ππ§πππ«π§, Civic Space Assistant, Brussels
π European Network of National Human Rights Institutions π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Brussels
π Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research and Administrative, Boston
ππ§πππ«π§, Social Media and Communications, Boston
ππ§πππ«π§, Graphic Design, Boston
π Internews π
ππ§πππ«π§, Volunteer for Internews
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Talent Development Associate, Arcata or Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, MENA, Arcata or Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Associate β Strategy, Impact & Learning, Arcata or Washington DC
π Manushya Foundation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Rights Research & Advocacy Volunteer (Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice), Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Feminist Community Engagement Assistant (Feminist Campaigning & Advocacy), Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Human Rights Research & Advocacy Assistant (Democracy & Digital Rights), Bangkok
π Justice in Motion π
ππ§πππ«π§, Government & Policy, Remote
ππ§πππ«π§, Law Student β Summer 2024, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Associate, Remote
π International Rescue Committee π
ππ§πππ«π§, Immigration, Wichita
π Adam Smith International π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Audit Expert, Somalia (2)
π adelphi π
ππ§πππ«π§, Student Project Assistant, Berlin
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Proposal Manager, Berlin
π International Center for Transitional Justice π
ππ§πππ«π§, Programs, New York
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Associate, Online Presence and Outreach, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Development Associate, Public Sector Partnerships and Grants Fundraising, New York
π International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies π
ππ§πππ«π§, Graphic Design, Beirut
ππ§πππ«π§, Federation-wide Data Systems, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Bangkok
π POLITICO π
ππ§πππ«π§, Reporting, E&E News - Climatewire
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, 2024 POLITICO Journalism Institute, Sacramento (4)
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, 2024 POLITICO Journalism Institute, New York (4)
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, 2024 POLITICO Journalism Institute, Arlington (4)
ππ§ππ«π², Advertising Operations Associate
ππ§ππ«π², Business Development Associate, Professional Subscription
π MyAgro π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Thies or Bamako (30)
ππ§ππ«π², HR Associate, Thies
π War Child π
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal, Amsterdam
π Fortify Rights π
ππ§ππ«π², Ukraine Human Rights Associate, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Human Rights Associate
π United Nations University π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Global Governance Junior Fellow, New York
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Government Fellows, Guimaraes
ππ§ππ«π², CTC Information and Networking Assistant, Caracas
ππ§ππ«π², PSA Administrative Assistant, Caracas
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Associate, Innovation and Education, Tokyo
π Think Triangle π
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Development, Beirut
ππ§πππ«π§, Research, Beirut
π Freedom House π
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Business Development, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Communications, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Development, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Latin American and Caribbean, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Office of the President, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Policy & Advocacy, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Research, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, LEARN Summer Intern - Talent & Culture, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Bogota
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Europe & Eurasia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Latin American and the Caribbean, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Program Associate, Latin American and the Caribbean, Washington DC
π GOAL π
ππ§πππ«π§, General, Dublin
ππ§πππ«π§, Volunteer, Dublin
π IA Society π
ππ§πππ«π§, Graduate Assistant, Conference Programme AIDS 2024, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Graduate Assistant, HIV Programmes and Advocacy, Geneva
π US Institute of Peace π
ππ§ππ«π², Project Assistant, Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Project Assistant, Tunis & Libya (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Strategic Stability, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Libya Project Assistant, Tunis
π Search for Common Ground π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Brussels (2)
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, European Affairs and Partnership Policy and Outreach, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Programmes, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Management - Women Peace and Security Rapid Response Fund, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Common Ground USA, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Global Policy, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², State Associate, Texas
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Programs, Amman
π GAIN π
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Policy Associate, Addis Ababa
π Basel Institute on Governance π
ππ§πππ«π§, The Wolfsberg Group β Events, Basel
ππ§ππ«π², The Wolfsberg Group β Events and Communications Associate, Basel
π InterAction π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Asscoiate GDPL, Washington DC
π Save the Children International π
ππ§πππ«π§, Advocacy and Campaigns, Dakar (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Pool of Trainer Associates, Jakarta
ππ§ππ«π², Pool of Research Assistants, Jakarta
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associates - Principal Investigator, Jakarta
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Assistant, Slovyansk
ππ§ππ«π², Education Assistant Officer, Gambella
ππ§ππ«π², Education Project Assistant, Al Geneina
ππ§ππ«π², Education Project Assistant, Zalingi
π Stockholm International Peace Research Institute π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Food, Peace and Security
π The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies π
ππ§πππ«π§, HCSS Datalab, The Hague
π Samuel Hall π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant - Afghanistan, Kabul
π Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue π
ππ§ππ«π², Project Officer β CNEU, Geneva
π Conciliation Resources π
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Support Assistant, Melbourne
π The Pacific Community π
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Administration Assistant, Suva (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Facilities Administration Assistant, Suva
π Impact Initiatives π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Research, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Logistics and Procurement, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Data, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Learning and Development, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Projects and Funding, Geneva
π HIAS π
ππ§πππ«π§, Programs Research, Silver Spring
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal, Silver Spring
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Program Officer, Africa/Eurasia, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Program and Operations Associate, Africa & Eurasia, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Officer (Resettlement), , Oranjestad
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Assistant (Outreach), Oranjestad
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Assistant, Oranjestad
ππ§ππ«π², Program and Interpretation Assistant, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², Program and Interpretation Assistant (Farsi), Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Georgetown
ππ§ππ«π², Resettlement Officer, Guyana
π ACTED π
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria: Transparency & Compliance Volunteer β Amman
ππ§πππ«π§, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Security Volunteer β Kinshasa
ππ§πππ«π§, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Transparency and Compliance Volunteer β Kinshasa
ππ§πππ«π§, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Finance Volunteer β Kinshasa
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria : Country MEAL Volunteer β Amman, Jordan
ππ§ππ«π², Ukraine : Country Project Development Officer - Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Sudan: Area Finance Officer β Ad Damazin
ππ§ππ«π², Haiti: Country Finance Officer β Port-au-Prince
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Logistics Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Finance Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², France: Investigation Officer β Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Mozambique : Country Project Development Officer β Pemba
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Project Developement Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Chad: Country Security Officer β NβDjamena
ππ§ππ«π², Niger : Project Development Officer β Niamey
ππ§ππ«π², Morroco : Finance Officer β Marrakech
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of the Congo : Country Finance Officer β Kinshasa
ππ§ππ«π², Ukraine : Project Development Officer β Dnipro
ππ§ππ«π², Whole of Syria : Project Development Officer β Amman
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories : Country Finance Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Country Security Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Niger : Country Security Officer β Niamey
π National Endowment for Democracy π
ππ§πππ«π§, World Movement for Democracy (WMD) / Summer 2024, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Research & Conferences, (IFDS) / Summer 2024, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Africa / Summer 2024, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Asia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Grants Assistant, Asia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer/Program Officer, Africa, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Grants Assistant, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Officer/Assistant Program Officer, Eurasia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Grantmaking Resource Center (GRC), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, for Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Comms/Government Relations Assistant, (GR), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer, Grant Operations, Washington DC
π TNO π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Scientist - Cyber Security, The Hague
π International Centre for Migration Policy Development π
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Finance Officer, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Social Media Officer, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Project Officer, Ankara
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistant, Ankara
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Ankara
π Concord π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication Assistant, Brussels
π European Climate Foundation π
ππ§ππ«π², Associate/ Senior Associate - UK Programme, London
π Concordis π
ππ§πππ«π§, Programme, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Fundraising and Communication, Brussels