IR career starters - March 2025
We're delighted that Alexander Borum, a special advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark diplomatic corps, 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 March, and once again, it is time for a new edition of the IR Career Starters Newsletter. The job market remains in turmoil after the US's disengagement from global humanitarian and development assistance. Opportunities remain, but repercussions will be felt for the foreseeable future.
In other, more personal news, I have just started a new position with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. A career in diplomacy can be incredibly challenging to achieve, and with a handful of attempts behind me, I am naturally excited to have secured my dream job; a permanent position in the diplomatic core but I cannot promise that these new responsibilities wont impact my commitments; I will try my best to strike a balance and naturally, I promise that the newsletter will continue as it has.
Lastly, I want to give a big thanks to the people who have decided to support the newsletter financially. As it stands now, the voluntary paid subscribers can almost cover the entire costs of hosting and domain for the year, and because of that, I would shift the focus onto charity rather than lining my own pocket.
In the past, I have garnered much support for causes in Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and in global demining. Still, in light of recent events, I would strongly suggest that you support the defence of Ukraine, as they continue to face unfettered Russian aggression.
As always, the newsletter and all my content are free to access, so there has never been any distinction between paid and free subscribers. The main thing is that the content reaches the people who need it, so comments, likes, and shares are the universal currency I pursue.
However, if anyone wants to pay, I recommend that they support Ukraine instead of me; thanks to current supporters, this is almost a cost-free operation at this stage.
All the best, Alex
ππ§ππ«π², Executive Assistant, Beijing [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Investment Associate, Beijing [ECO]
π International Crisis Group π
ππ§πππ«π§, Gender and Conflict, New York or Brussels [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications and Event Management for the Africa -EU Energy Partnership Secretariat, Bonn [PUD]
π OECD π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Policy Analyst - Green Finance and Investment - Temporary, Paris [ECO] [ACA]
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Paris [ECO] [ACA]
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Clean Energy Technology Modeller and Analyst, Paris [ENV] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Recruitment Support & Marketing, Belgium [PUD]
ππ§πππ«π§, Development & Outreach Department, Tokyo [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Asia Division, Tokyo [HUM] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Development & Outreach Department and Advocacy Department, Stockholm [HUM] [PUD]
π Council on Foreign Relations π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow/ Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy, New York or Washington DC [ENV]
ππ§ππ«π², Executive Assistant, Digital Content, New York [PUD]
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, New York Meetings, New York [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Executive Assistant, Development and Corporate/CEO Programs, New York [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Executive Assistant, Human Resources, New York [PUD] [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Digital and Cyberspace Policy, Washington DC [TEC] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Defence & Security Research, Brussels [SEC] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal Research, Brussels [LAW] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Brussels [PUD]
ππ§πππ«π§, Editor, Brussels [ACA]
π Brookings Institution π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow or Senior Fellow and Director, The Hamilton Project, Washington DC [ECO] [ACA]
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Washington DC [TEC]
ππ§ππ«π², Executive Assistant, Office of Communications, Washington DC [PUD]
ππ§ππ«π², Early/Mid-Level Researcher, Mathematics and Operations Research, - [ACA]
π Carnegie Endowment for International Peace π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Beirut [PUD]
ππ§πππ«π§, Research, Beirut [ACA]
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Carnegie China Summer Young Ambassadors Program 2025, - [PUD] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program (Spring/Summer 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business (Summer 2025), Washington DC [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, Office of Korea Chair (Summer 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [DIP]
ππ§πππ«π§, China Power Project (Spring-Summer 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [DIP]
ππ§πππ«π§, Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy / International Security Program (Summer 2025), Washington DC [SEC] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Nuclear Issues (Spring 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (Spring 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Health Policy Center (Spring 2025), Washington DC [HEA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Renewing American Innovation Project (Spring 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [PUD]
ππ§πππ«π§, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Trade and Technology (Spring 2025), Washington DC [TEC] [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, Research β Hidden Reach/ iDeas Lab (Spring 2025), Washington DC [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Multimedia Production - iDeas Lab (Spring 2025), Washington DC [PUD]
ππ§πππ«π§, The Critical Minerals Security Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC [SEC] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Economic Security and Technology Department (Spring 2025), Washington DC [TEC] [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, Aerospace Security Project (Spring 2025), Washington DC [ACA] [PUD]
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) (Spring 2025), Washington DC [PUD] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Data Visualization - iDeas Lab, Washington DC [PUD]
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow - Critical Minerals Security Program, Washington DC [ACA] [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², CRM Associate - External Relations/ Information Technology, Washington DC [TEC]
π Council of the Baltic Sea States π
ππ§ππ«π², Project Assistant within the TF-THB at the CBSS Secretariat, Stockholm [DIP] [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, General, London [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, General, London [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, AI/ML, London [TEC] [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, SME F&D, London [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, General, London [ECO] [ACA]
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Banker, Casablanca [ECO]
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Banker, Bishkek [ECO]
π Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum π
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Assistant, Brussels [ECO]
π European Energy Research Alliance π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications and Policy, Brussels [PUD]
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Hydropower Technologies, Trondheim [ACA] [TEC]
ππ§ππ«π², European Policy Officer, Lorraine [ACA] [ENV]
ππ§πππ«π§, Voluntary Fieldworker, Lesvos [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, HR Support, - [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Aid, - [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment Mobilization, - [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Integration Support, - [HUM]
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Operations and Administration Officer, Fort Dauphin [DEV]
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin [DEV] [ACA]
π Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research and Administrative, Boston [ACA] [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Social Media and Communications, Boston [PUD] [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Graphic Design, Boston [PUD] [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Law Student, Remote (USA) [LAW]
ππ§πππ«π§, Immigration, Boise [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Asylum Seeker Programming, - [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Immigration Legal, Elizabeth [HUM] [LAW]
ππ§ππ«π², Immigration Legal Assistant, Atlanta [HUM] [LAW]
π International Center for Transition Justice π
ππ§πππ«π§, Programs, New York [HUM] [LAW]
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, New York [PUD] [LAW]
ππ§πππ«π§, Design, Monitoring and Evaluation, New York [PUD] [LAW]
ππ§πππ«π§, Welcome Service, Bangui [HUM]
ππ§ππ«π², Advertising Operations Associate, Arlington [PUD]
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, - (32) [DEV]
π United Nations University π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Kuala Lumpur [PUD]
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Government, Guimaraes (8) [TEC] [ACA]
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Policy Research Fellow, Kuala Lumpur [ACA] [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Academic Officer - Decision Support Systems, Bonn [ENV] [ACA]
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Academic Officer - Econometrics and Financial Protection Needs, Bonn [ENV] [ECO]
ππ§ππ«π², Operations & Finance Assistant, Maastricht [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, Student Assistant Finance Administration ToGETHER, Bonn [ECO] [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Student Assistant - Gender & Project Cycle Management, Bonn [DEV]
ππ§πππ«π§, Student Assistant Brand & Content, Bonn [PUD]
ππ§πππ«π§, Student Assistant Innovation, Bonn [PUD] [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Student Assistant Measuring Success, Bonn [PUD] [ACA]
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Expert - Renewable Technologies, Dushanbe [ENV] [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, Video Editor & Translator, Bangkok [PUD] [DEV]
ππ§πππ«π§, Accountant and Finance, Bangkok [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, Women Empowerment Program, Bangkok [DEV]
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment, Bangkok [PUD] [EDU]
ππ§πππ«π§, Research, Remote or Beirut [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, General, Dublin or UK [DEV] [HUM]
ππ§πππ«π§, Volunteer, Dublin [DEV] [HUM]
π Search for Common Ground π
ππ§πππ«π§, Business Development and Partnership, Brussels [ACA] [ECO]
ππ§πππ«π§, Program Development Asia Regional Team, Bishkek [ACA] [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, Food, Peace and Security programme [ACA] [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, MILAP Programme [ACA] [SEC]
ππ§πππ«π§, Dusheti Youth Center, Dusheti [DEV]
ππ§ππ«π², MEAL assistant, Chisinau [DEV]
ππ§πππ«π§, Partnerships, Nairobi [ECO] [DEV]
π Conciliation Resources π
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Compliance Assistant, London [ECO] [SEC]
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Suva (2) [ECO] [DEV]
ππ§ππ«π², Chad: Country Finance Officer β NβDjamena [ECO] [HUM]
π German Marshall Fund of the United States π
ππ§πππ«π§, Spring 2025 Trainee, Indo-Pacific Program, Washington DC [ACA] [DIP]
π Danish Refugee Council π
ππ§πππ«π§, Supply Chain - Ethiopia, Addis Ababa [ECO] [DEV]
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Assistant - PSS, Dolo Ado [DEV]
π Centre for Policy Research π
ππ§πππ«π§, Law and Social Science Research, New Delhi [ACA] [LAW]
ππ§πππ«π§, External Relations, IISS-Americas, Washington DC [SEC]
π International Rescue Committee π
ππ§πππ«π§, Several, - (US) (63) [DEV]
ππ§πππ«π§, 2025 Research Specialists, - [ACA]
ππ§πππ«π§, 2025 Young Professionals Program, -
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, 2025 Publication Fellows, -
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, 2025 International Affairs Fellows, -
ππ§πππ«π§, Monitoring and Evaluation, Shoreline [HUM] [DEV]
π European Civic Forum π
ππ§πππ«π§, Civic Space Assistant, Brussels [HUM]
ππ§ππ«π², Communications and Projects Assistant, Brussels [PUD] [HUM]
ππ§ππ«π², Civic Space Assistant, Brussels [HUM] [PUD]
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistant, Dhaka [SEC] [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Project Officer, Valetta [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Executive Officer, Brussels [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistant, Brussels (2) [DIP] [TEC]
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Resources Management Officer, Valletta [ECO]
ππ§ππ«π², Junior βProject βOfficer, Baghdad [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Project βManagement βAssistant, Baghdad [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Junior βProject βOfficer, Vienna [DIP]
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistant, Vienna [DIP]
π Trans-European Policy Studies Association π
ππ§ππ«π², Project assistant, Brussels [ACA] [PUD]
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