IR Career Starters - December 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 December, and while many are gearing up for the Christmas holidays, plenty are out there searching for opportunities in International Affairs, so the (newsletter) show must go on!
All the best
Alex
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Energy Modeller/Analyst, Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Statistician / Analyst, Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Advisers on Global Relations and Development, Paris (2)
ππ§πππ«π§, Business Development Unit Green Climate Fund, Eschborn
ππ§πππ«π§, Technical Support Unit Mitigation Action Facility, Berlin or Eschborn
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Management + Communikation / Digital & Green Innovation, Bonn or Berlin
ππ§πππ«π§, Health System Strengthening and Epidemic Prevention, Freetown
ππ§πππ«π§, Secretariat of the Team Europe Initiative 'Sustainability in Global Value Chains', Eschborn
ππ§ππ«π², 2025 Legal Associate Program, Beijing (10)
ππ§πππ«π§, Europe & Central Asia Division, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Amsterdam
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, London
π Council on Foreign Relations π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow/ Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy, New York or Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Asia Studies, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Advertising Operations Associate, Foreign Affairs, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Africa Policy Studies, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Corporate Affairs, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Assistant, Global Communications and Media Relations, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, History and Foreign Policy, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Latin America and Geoeconomics, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Facility Operations Assistant, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, National Security, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant to the Vice President, National Program and Outreach, New York
ππ§πππ«π§, Defence & Security Research, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal Research, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Trainee Manager, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Editor, Brussels
π Brookings Institution π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Assistant, Economic Studies, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Research Assistant, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Staff Assistant, Office of the General Counsel, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant (Security Clearance), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant (Service Desk/Floater), -
ππ§ππ«π², Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant - Qualitative (Term), - (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant - Chinese Language Specialist (Term)
ππ§ππ«π², PRGS Administrative Assistant, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Pittsburgh
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Boston
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Santa Monica
π Carnegie Endowment for International Peace π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications - Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut
ππ§πππ«π§, Research - Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowshipβ―, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Research Scholar, Technology and International Affairs, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Renewing American Innovation Project (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Japan Chair (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Energy Security and Climate Change Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Trade and Technology (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Americas Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Hidden Reach/ iDeas Lab (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Agenda (Spring2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Multimedia Production - iDeas Lab (Spring2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, The Critical Minerals Security Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Africa Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Australia Chair (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Economic Security and Technology Department (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Aerospace Security Project (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Missile Defense Project (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Southeast Asia Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Data Visualization - iDeas Lab, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Freeman Chair in China Studies (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy / Defense & Security Department (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Korea Chair (Spring 2025), Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Associate Fellow/Fellow - Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Critical Minerals Security Program, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Coordinator and Research Assistant - Global Food and Water Security Program, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Coordinator and Research Assistant - Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², CRM Associate - External Relations/ Information Technology, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Manager/Research Associate - Freeman Chair in China Studies, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Associate in the Protection of Civilians Unit - Open Soruce Information (OSI), Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Supporting Outreach and Coordination on Public Emergency Communication, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Capacity Building and Training Officer, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Finance Officer, Vienna
ππ§πππ«π§, Banking Countries of Operations, Bucharest
ππ§πππ«π§, Banking Countries of Operations, Tashkent
ππ§ππ«π², Associate - Private Equity, Cairo
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant, Banking, Istanbul
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant CSD, London
ππ§ππ«π², Energy Transition Associate 1, London
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Gender and Economic Inclusion, London
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Climate Risk Specialist, London
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Analyst, OSM, London
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Counsel, London
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Procurement Officer, Paris
π International Republican Institute π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Kazakhstan
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Program Associate, Governance, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Local Program Associate, Fiji, Suva
ππ§πππ«π§, Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin
ππ§πππ«π§, Senior Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin
ππ§πππ«π§, Programme Officer WASH, Schools and Solar, Fort Dauphin
ππ§πππ«π§, Programme Officer Community Health, Fort Dauphin
ππ§πππ«π§, Volunteer Website Editor, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Community Engagement Exchange and Community Solutions Programs, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Assistant, Communities & Governance, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Access Scholarship Assistant, Education Practice, Ramallah
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Ukraine National Identity through Youth, Kyiv
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Visiting Fellowships, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and accounting assistant, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Research assistants, Brussels (x)
ππ§πππ«π§, HR Support, -
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Aid, -
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment Mobilization, -
ππ§πππ«π§, Integration Support, -d
ππ§πππ«π§, Digital Engagement, London
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Fundraising Officer, London (2)
ππ§ππ«π², P&C Administrative Assistant, London
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Program Associate - MENA, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Subgrants Associate - MENA, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant - Administrative & Financial, Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Programme Associate, AGILE, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², MENA Regional Human Resource Associate, Erbil or Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Associate/Officer (Consultant), Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Legal Assistant, Remote
π International Rescue Committee π
ππ§πππ«π§, Misc, - (162)
ππ§πππ«π§, Programs, New York
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, New York
ππ§ππ«π², South Sudan Program Assistant, Juba
ππ§ππ«π², ICTJ Project Associate β The Gambia Program, Banjul
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Antananarivo
ππ§πππ«π§, Public health in Emergencies, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant, Finance, Ankara
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant, Fleet and Logistics, Kabul
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Arlington
ππ§ππ«π², Grants Associate, -
π Syria Justice and Accountability Centre π
ππ§πππ«π§, Spring Semester, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, - (30)
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Purchasing, Thies
ππ§ππ«π², Data Management Associate, -
π United Nations University π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, GOVERNMENT FELLOWS, Guimaraes (8)
ππ§ππ«π², Education Associate, Bonn
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant, Strategic Programme/Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa, Tokyo
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, PhD: Research associate in transformative finance, Stockholm
ππ§πππ«π§, Video Editor & Translator, Remote
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment Program, Chiang Mai
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Development, Beirut
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Business Intelligence Analyst, Beirut
π Karen Human Rights Group π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Research Fellow (Advocacy Team), Bangkok
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Programme Management Fellow, Bangkok
ππ§πππ«π§, People and Development, Bonn
ππ§ππ«π², Events and Administration Assistant (Parental cover), Bonn
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Bogota
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Program Associate, Washington DC
π Search for Common Ground π
ππ§πππ«π§, Media, Garissa
ππ§πππ«π§, Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Garissa
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance and Admin Grants, Garissa
ππ§πππ«π§, Africa Program Development, Mombassa
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Programmes, 2024, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Project Associate, Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition, Islamabad
π Global Center on Adaptation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Youth Leadership & Education, Rotterdam
ππ§ππ«π², (Junior) Program Officer, Food Security and Rural Well-being, Rotterdam
ππ§πππ«π§, Management Support and Coordination, Remote
π Basel Institute on Governance π
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Corruption Prevention, Ukraine, Kyiv
π The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies π
ππ§πππ«π§, HCSS Datalab, The Hague
ππ§πππ«π§, HCSS General, The Hague
ππ§πππ«π§, Partnerships, Narobi
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant - Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) pillar, Narobi
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant - Research & Policy Pillar, Narobi
ππ§πππ«π§, Projects and Funding, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Data, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Research Officer (Mixed Methods), Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Junior GIS and Remote Sensing Officer- OPT, Amman
ππ§ππ«π², Monitor & Evaluation Assistant - HIAS Aruba, Oranjestad
ππ§ππ«π², MHPSS Assistant (temporary) - Aruba, Oranjestad
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate - MENA, Berlin
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria: Country Transparency and Compliance Volunteer β Amman
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria : Country MEAL Volunteer β Amman
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria : Project Development Volunteer β Amman
ππ§πππ«π§, Moldova : Project Development Volunteer β Chisinau
ππ§πππ«π§, France: AML/CFT Vetting Intern β Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Country Security Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Libya : Country MEAL Officer β Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Burkina Faso : MEAL Officer β Ouagadougou
ππ§ππ«π², Chad : CCCM Project Officer β NβDjamena (with field visits)
ππ§ππ«π², Burkina Faso: Country Transparency & Compliance Officer β Ouagadougou
ππ§ππ«π², Afghanistan: Country Project Development Officer β Kabul & Mazar-i-Sharif
ππ§ππ«π², Central Asia: Project Development Officer β Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), or Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
ππ§ππ«π², Somalia: Country MEAL Officer β Mogadishu
ππ§ππ«π², France : Security Officer β Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Project Development Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Yemen : Country Project Development Officer β Aden
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Country Finance Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², France: Investigation Officer β Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of the Congo : Area Finance Officer β Bukavu
π National Endowment for Democracy π
ππ§πππ«π§, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, World Movement for Democracy (WMD) / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Research & Conferences, (IFDS) / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Eurasia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer, Latin America, and the Caribbean (LAC), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer, Grant Operations, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant (Communications and Outreach), International Forum for Democratic Studies (IFDS), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Project and Communication Assistant, Brussels
π German Marshall Fund of the United States π
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Spring 2025 Research - American Autocracy, Washington DC
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Winter 2025, Indo-Pacific Program, Washington DC
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Admin & Protocol Support, Bucharest
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Geostrategy, Berlin
π Centre for Policy Research π
ππ§πππ«π§, Law and Social Science Research, Brussels
π International Institute for Strategic Studies π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Visiting Research Fellow for South Asia, Strategic Affairs (India)
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Visiting Research Fellow for South Asia, Strategic Affairs (Pakistan)
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Young Leadersβ Visiting Fellowship
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Conflict, Security and Development Programme, London
ππ§πππ«π§, Youth Engagement, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Junior International Programmes Evaluation and Communications Officer, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Data Scientist β Data Science Team , Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Project and Event Management Assistance, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistant, Islamabad
ππ§ππ«π², Events and Administrative Assistant, Vienna
ππ§πππ«π§, French Programme, Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Associate in charge of citizensβ engagement and cultural change, Istanbul
ππ§ππ«π², Senior associate Industry & Innovation, Brussels
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