IR Career Starters - January 2024
We're delighted that Alexander Borum, an Advisor on Political and Security Affairs for the Delegation of the European Union in Somalia, has kindly agreed for us to reproduce his periodical list of internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR on our website.
New year, new opportunities in International Relations! This time, I am happy to share close to 300 relevant positions, fellowships, traineeships and internships across a diverse field. There is a slight dip in opportunities, but given the recently concluded holiday season, recruitment-wise, it is likely just a slow start to the year.
This month's Newsletter is somewhat delayed; it has sadly clashed with my secondment to the EU in Somalia ending, the need to move home and a need to pack my bags for the upcoming challenge: a Policy Leader Fellowship in Florence. Each edition takes a couple of days to compile, so with a busy schedule, it can be quite a challenge to juggle during peak periods.
Being back in Europe also means that I have been able to resume guest lectures on career-building; last month, I met with IPEAN - IPE Alumni Network where I, alongside Valentina Murace, talked a bit about the challenges, opportunities and best practices when pursuing an IR career.
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!
Happy New Year, and all the best for 2024,
Alex
π DCAF β Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Project Officer (Policy and Research Division), Geneva
π MΓ©decins Sans FrontiΓ¨res (MSF) π
ππ§πππ«π§, Recruitment Unit - Support & Marketing, Brussels
π European Council on Foreign Relations π
ππ§πππ«π§, Bastory Foundation, Warsaw
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Policy Fellow, European Power Programme
ππ§ππ«π², Editorial Assistant, Berlin
π Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow for Technology, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Outreach, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Editor, Foreign Affairs, New York
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°, Valuing Black Assets Initiative, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow / Senior Fellow, China Center, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Events and Outreach Assistant, The Hamilton Project, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant to the Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs, 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, Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant - Chinese Language Specialist, - Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant - Quantitative
ππ§ππ«π², Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant - Qualitative
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant (Security Clearance), Washington DC
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°, Research Fellow and Project Manager - Carnegie California, Palo Alto
π Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) π
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Health Policy Center (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Agenda
ππ§πππ«π§, Americas Program (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Trade and Technology (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Rights Initiative (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Transnational Threats Project (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Renewing American Innovation Project (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Prosperity and Development (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Australia Chair (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Defense - Industrial Initiatives Group (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Japan Chair (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Korea Chair (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Africa Program (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Middle East Program (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Scholl Chair in International Business (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Freeman Chair in China Studies (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Social Media - Trustee Chair in Chinese Business & Economics (Spring 2024)
ππ§πππ«π§, Energy Security and Climate Change Program (Spring 2024)
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow (Indian Energy and Climate Policy) - Chair in U.S. India Policy Studies
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Data Science Fellow - iDeas Lab
ππ§ππ«π², Program Coordinator/ Research Assistant - Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
ππ§ππ«π², Program Coordinator & Research Assistant - Middle East Program
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate/Program Manager - Project on Prosperity and Development
π Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) π
ππ§πππ«π§, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Geneva
π Green Climate Fund π
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Resources, Incheon
ππ§ππ«π², Evaluation Assistant, Incheon
π International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) π
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Institutional Philanthropy & Corporate, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Private Sector Engagement, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Associate in the ICRC Library, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Legal Counsel, Manila
π One Earth Future π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, PAX Sapiens, Broomfield
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Pandemic Prevention PAX Sapiens, Broomfield
π HALO Trust π
ππ§πππ«π§, Advocacy, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Associate - Social Media, Washington DC (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Development Associate - Grants (Philanthropy), Washington DC (2)
π Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization π
ππ§πππ«π§, Capacity Building and Training Section (IDC), Vienna
π European Space Agency π
ππ§πππ«π§, Branding and Partnerships Office, Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Policy Officer, Paris
π African Development Bank π
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, FIRM2, Abidjan
ππ§ππ«π², Short-Term Staff β Research and Operations Assistant, Abidjan
ππ§ππ«π², Short-Term Staff β Financial Modeling Assistant, Abidjan
ππ§ππ«π², Short Term Staff - Team Assistant, Monrovia
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Alger
π Inter-American Development Bank π
ππ§πππ«π§, HQ, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Operations Senior Associate/Associate, Belize
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Investment Management Officer
ππ§ππ«π², Evaluation Senior Associates - The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Operations Associate (Office of the Executive Vice President), Washington DC
π Transparency International π
ππ§ππ«π², Project Associate (m/f/d) - Asia Pacific Region, Berlin
π International Republican Institute π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Africa, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Administrative Associate, Bangladesh, Dhaka
ππ§ππ«π², Local Program Associate, Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate - Kazakhstan
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate - Ghana, Accra
ππ§ππ«π², Future Global Engagement Opportunities - Entry to Expert Level Positions,
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Program Associate - Kenya (Field Position), Nairobi
π SEED Madagascar π
ππ§πππ«π§, Operational Support, Fort Dauphin
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin
π IREX π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communities and Governance, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kiev
ππ§ππ«π², Data Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kiev
ππ§ππ«π², Subgrants Assistant, Ukraine National Identity through Youth (UNITY) Program, Kiev
ππ§ππ«π², Ecosystems Engagement Associate, Education Practice, Pristina
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Leadership Practice, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, America House Project, Kiev
π Egmont Institute π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Joint Research Fellow, Brussels
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/Lesvos
π TNO π
ππ§πππ«π§, EERA Joint Programme Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes, Petten
ππ§πππ«π§, Master Thesis Intern at Cyber Security Technologies, Groningen
ππ§πππ«π§, Graduation internship at TNO β Risk & Reliability team, Delft
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistent, Soesterberg
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistent, Groningen
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistent, The Hague
ππ§ππ«π², Junior scientist cybersecurity, Soesterberg
ππ§ππ«π², Junior scientist cybersecurity, Groningen
ππ§ππ«π², Junior scientist cybersecurity, The Hague
π Carbon Market Watch π
ππ§ππ«π², Policy officer (international transport decarbonisation), Brussels
π Environmental Justice Foundation π
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Monrovia
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, Thailand: Senior Grants Associate, Bangkok/Remote
π Manushya Foundation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Feminist Community Engagement Assistant (Feminist Campaigning & Advocacy)
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Right Research & Advocacy Assistant (Democracy & Digital Rights)
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Rights Research & Advocacy Volunteer (Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice)
π Justice in Motion π
ππ§πππ«π§, Government & Policy, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Associate, Remote
π Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) π
ππ§ππ«π², Yemen Researcher, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Central America Researcher, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of Congo & Republic of Congo Researcher, Remote
π International Rescue Committee π
ππ§πππ«π§, USRAP Capacity Building, New York
ππ§πππ«π§, Immigration Intern Spring/Summer 2024 Unpaid, Wichita
π Adam Smith International π
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant People & Talent Support
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§, Communications and Advocacy Support, Beijing
ππ§πππ«π§, Health and Care Department, Geneva
π MyAgro π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, ThiΓ¨s or Bamako (30)
ππ§ππ«π², Sales Associate, Abidjan
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Special Projects, Thies
π Fortify Rights π
ππ§ππ«π², Ukraine Human Rights Associate, Brussels
π United Nations University π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate β Transformation frameworks, Bonn
ππ§ππ«π², Travel and Administrative Assistant, Bonn
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa, Kanazawa
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant, Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa, Kanazawa
π Stockholm Environment Institute π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research Associate: MEAL and impact monitoring, Tallinn
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate: MEAL and impact monitoring, Stockholm
π International Service for Human Rights π
ππ§πππ«π§, Geneva Programme, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, New York Programme, New York
π Baan Dek Foundation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Copywriter, Bangkok
π Think Triangle π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research, Beirut
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Development, Beirut
π IAS π
ππ§πππ«π§, Graduate Assistants, Volunteer Programme AIDS 2024, Geneva
π Climate Action Network π
ππ§ππ«π², Campaign Assistant for the Big Shift Coalition
π People in Need π
ππ§πππ«π§, FINANCE ASSISTANT FOR THE MIDDLE EAST - PIN VOLUNTEER, Erbil
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, FINANCE TRAINEE PRO AFRICKΓ REGION, Prague
ππ§ππ«π², FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT, Prague
ππ§ππ«π², EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTORATE OF RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (HQ), Prague
π US Institute of Peace π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Strategic Stability, -
ππ§ππ«π², Libya Project Assistant, Tunisia, Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Project Assistant, Tunisia, Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative and Finance Assistant, Thailand, Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Project Assistant, Tunisia, Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Indigenous Peacebuilding, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Climate, Environment, and Conflict, Washington DC
π Freedom House π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Freedom in the World Junior Fellowship 2024β25, New York or Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Administrative Assistant
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Program Associate, Bogota
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Program Associate, Europe & Eurasia, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Program Associate, Latin American and the Caribbean, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Project Assistant, Kiev
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Senior Program Associate, Latin American and the Caribbean, Washington DC
π Search for Common Ground π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, European Affairs and Partnerships, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Management - Women Peace and Security Rapid Response Fund, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, CEA Grants Management, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, General, Common Ground USA, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Global Policy Fellow, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, Washington DC
π Global Center on Adaptation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research - Climate Risk Assessment, Groningen
ππ§πππ«π§, Research - Economics, Groningen
π Basel Institute on Governance π
ππ§ππ«π², The Wolfsberg Group β Events and Communications Associate, Basel
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Corruption Risk Assessment, Basel
π Save the Children International π
ππ§πππ«π§, Advocacy and Campaigns, Dakar
ππ§ππ«π², Pool of Trainer Associates, Jakarta
ππ§ππ«π², Pool of Research Assistants, Jakarta
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associates - Principal Invetigator, 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 The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies π
ππ§πππ«π§, Artificial Intelligence, The Hague
ππ§πππ«π§, HCSS General, The Hague
ππ§πππ«π§, HCSS Datalab, The Hague
π Stockholm International Peace Research Institute π
ππ§πππ«π§, Food, Peace and Security Programme, Solna
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Food, Peace and Security, Solna
π Asia Foundation π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Women Researchers Fellowship, Cross-Border Conflict: Evidence, Policy, and Trends (XCEPT) Program
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Assistant, Pacific RISE-CTIP, Pacific Islands, Palau
ππ§ππ«π², Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Assistant, Pacific RISE-CTIP, Pacific Islands, Palau
π Samuel Hall π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant - Afghanistan, Kabul
π Conciliation Resources π
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Support Assistant, Melbourne
π Pacific Community π
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Administration Assistant, Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Operations and Finance Assistant, Suva
π Impact Initiatives π
ππ§πππ«π§, Data, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Logistics and Procurement, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Learning and Development, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Projects and Funding, Geneva
π HIAS π
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Assistant (outreach), Oranjestad
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Assistant, Oranjestad
π ACTED π
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria : Country Finance Volunteer β Amman
ππ§πππ«π§, Tajikistan: Country Finance Volunteer β Dushanbe
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria : Country Logistics Volunteer β Amman
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§ππ«π², Sudan: Area Finance Officer β Ad Damazin
ππ§ππ«π², Haiti: Country Finance Officer β Port-au-Prince
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of the Congo: MEAL Officer β Bukavu or Kalemie
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of the Congo : Country Transparency and Compliance Officer β Bukavu
ππ§ππ«π², Moldova : Country Transparency & Compliance Officer β Chisinau
ππ§ππ«π², Chad : Country Transparency and Compliance Officer β NβDjamena
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Logistics Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Project Development Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Finance Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Security Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Whole of Syria: Country Project Development Officer β Amman, Jordan
ππ§ππ«π², Somalia: Country Project Development Officer β Mogadishu
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of the Congo: Consortium MEAL Officer β Goma
ππ§ππ«π², South Sudan : Project Development Officer β Juba
ππ§ππ«π², Burkina Faso : Country Logistics Officer β Ouagadougou
ππ§ππ«π², France: Investigation Officer β Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Mozambique : Country Project Development Officer β Pemba
ππ§ππ«π², Mozambique : Country Finance Officer β Pemba
ππ§ππ«π², Mozambique : Country MEAL Officer β Pemba
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Project Developement Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Chad: Country Security Officer β NβDjamena
π National Endowment for Democracy π
ππ§πππ«π§, Government Relations (GR) / Spring 2024, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) / Summer 2024, Washington DC
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§, Government Relations (GR) / Summer 2024, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Africa / Summer 2024, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications and Public Engagement / Spring 2024, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Eurasia, 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, Grant Operations, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Grantmaking Resource Center (Grc), Washington DC
π European Policy Centre π
ππ§ππ«π², Operations Assistant, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Open Call for Policy Analysts, Brussels
π EUFORES π
ππ§πππ«π§, Project and Event Management, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Members, Funding and Communication, Brussels
π International Centre for Migration Policy Development π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Project Officer, Ankara (3)
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistant, Ankara (3)
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Ankara
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Istanbul
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Policy Officer, Vienna
π Africa Legal Aid π
ππ§πππ«π§, human rights & international justice, Brussels
π Global Health Advocates π
ππ§ππ«π², EU Advocacy & Policy Assistant, Brussels
π Milieu Consulting π
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Legal, Brussels
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Policy (Marine/Water), Brussels
π PES π
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Trainee EU policy β Task force elections 2024, Brussels
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Trainee Employment and Social Affairs, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Campaign and Communications assistant, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Press and Communications assistant, Brussels
π PICUM π
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Communications and Events, Brussels