IR Career Starters - October 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.
October is upon us, and it is again time for another IR Career Starters Newsletter, packed with hundreds of internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry/early-career positions for those seeking to kick off a rewarding career in international affairs.
While I do not cover international organisations in the newsletter, this is a period of several amazing oppotunities for those with a year or two of relevant experience. The Junior Professional Officer and Young Professional Programmes of several organisations have intakes at this time of the year, and all of these constitute some of the very best ways into the world of international affairs. I highly recommend that you track these closely, as these programme tends to offer a mix of solid compensation, excellent learning outcomes and a high degree of career acceleration. They are highly competitive, but they are worth the extra effort
All the best and good luck out there,
Alex
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Legal Advisor (HR Legal Team), Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Personal Assistant, Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant, Boulogne-Billancourt
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Policy Analyst β Investment Policy and Capacity Building, Paris
ππ§πππ«π§, Capacity for Nutrition β National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN), Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Technical - sustainable Energy Project Development, Bonn
ππ§πππ«π§, Technical - Sustainable Energy Project Development, Berlin
ππ§πππ«π§, Technical Support Unit Mitigation Action Facility, Eschborn
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication - Sustainable Energy Project Development, Berlin
ππ§ππ«π², Communication and Monitoring and Evaluation in the "Forests, Environment and Climate Program", Cameroon, YaoundΓ©
π International Crisis Group π
ππ§πππ«π§, US Advocacy, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Development Associate, Government & Multilateral Relations, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Ombuds Service Analyst, Beijing
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Sydney
ππ§πππ«π§, Americas Division, Sao Paulo
ππ§πππ«π§, Disability Rights Division, New York
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Aryeh Neier Fellowship, -
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Leonard H. Sandler Fellowship, -
π Council on Foreign Relations π
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, Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Digital Content Officer, 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§ππ«π², Program Associate, NY Meetings, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Energy and Climate, Washington DC
π European Army Interoperability Centre π
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
ππ§πππ«π§, Marketing, Brussels
π Brookings Institution π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, The Hamilton Project
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Macrosimulation Modeling, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Assistant, Economic Studies
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Research Assistant, Economic Studies
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant or Senior Research Assistant, The Hamilton Project
ππ§ππ«π², Staff Assistant, Office of the General Counsel
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Economic Studies
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant (Security Clearance), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, -
ππ§ππ«π², Early/Mid-Career Technical Policy Researcher, -
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, Security Studies and Technology - Carnegie India, New Delhi
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Research Fellow, Technology and Society Program - Carnegie India, New Delhi
ππ§πππ«π§, Japan Chair (Fall 2024), Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Critical Minerals Security Program, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, China Power Project, 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, Program Engagement Assistant
ππ§πππ«π§, Project assistant, Copenhagen
ππ§ππ«π², ICLA Technical Assistant Burkina Faso, Dori
ππ§ππ«π², Support Technical Assistant Myanamr Myitkyina, Kachin
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Technical Assistant Burkina Faso, Gorom-Gorom
ππ§ππ«π², Education Technical Assistant Ukraine, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², ICLA Assistant, PanamΓ‘
ππ§ππ«π², Logisitics Assistant, PanamΓ‘
π Asia-Europe Foundation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Culture, Singapore
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Singapore
ππ§πππ«π§, Executive, Singapore
ππ§πππ«π§, Governance, Singapore
ππ§ππ«π², Executive Assistant, Singapore
ππ§πππ«π§, Intern (Digital Projects), London
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Analyst, Internal Comms, London
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Banker, Pristina
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Legal and Regulatory Reforms, London
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Banker - Sustainable Infrastructure and Energy, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Analyst, London
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Banking, (RO), Istanbul
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Banker - Energy Sector, Casablanca
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Banker, Manufacturing & Services, London
π International Republican Insitute π
ππ§πππ«π§, Business Development, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Latin America & the Caribbean, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Europe Regional, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Technical Advancement Practice, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Africa, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Eurasia, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Iran, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Evaluation and Research Associate, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Moldova, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Local Program Associate, Fiji, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Future Global Engagement Opportunities - Entry to Expert Level Positions, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Officer Environment and Conservation, Fort Dauphin
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Officer WASH, Schools and Solar, Fort Dauphin
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Officer Community Health, Fort Dauphin
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kyiv (3)
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Information and Media Practice, Kyiv (3)
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications & Events, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, European Affairs, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, HR Support, Greece
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Aid, Greece
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment Mobilization, Greece
ππ§πππ«π§, Integration Support, Greece
π Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum π
ππ«ππ’π§ππ, Advocacy and EaP Index
ππ§πππ«π§, Digital Learning and Communication, Birmingham
ππ§πππ«π§, Social Media and Community Engagement, Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Palestine Researcher, Remote
π International Rescue Committee π
ππ§πππ«π§, Grants & Partnerships, - (2)
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal & Compliance, - (3)
ππ§πππ«π§, Marketing, Communication & Policy (2)
ππ§πππ«π§, Operations & Administration Support, - (20)
ππ§πππ«π§, Research & Innovation, - (1)
ππ§πππ«π§, Social Work and Community Development, - (41)
ππ§πππ«π§, Technical, - (23)
π International Center for Transitional Justice π
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§, Graphic Design, Beirut
ππ§πππ«π§, Information Management and Cash-Based Interventions, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, AI & Climate Change, Fairfield
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Resources Business Partner, Fairfield
ππ§πππ«π§, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning, Fairfield
ππ§πππ«π§, Behavior Change and Community Health, Fairfield
ππ§πππ«π§, Government Relations, Fairfield
ππ§πππ«π§, Portfolio Growth & Performance, Fairfield
ππ§πππ«π§, Strategic Foundation Partnerships, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Miles-Mulcahy Gender Equality, Remote
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Disability Inclusion, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Program Aide On-Call, Dyersburg
ππ§ππ«π², Associate People and Culture Officer, US Payroll Management, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Thies or Bamako (30)
ππ§ππ«π², Investment Associate, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Youth Engagement Associate, Dakar
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Special Projects, Thies
π United Nations University π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Government Fellows, Guimaraes (8)
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Policy Research, Kuala Lumpur
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Academic Officer β Wellbeing, Indigenous knowledge, Sustainability and Equity Transformation Initiative, Bonn
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant (administrative), Bonn
ππ§ππ«π², Partnerships and Programme Assistant, Pretoria
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate (PSA) - Conflict, Helsinki
π Stockholm Environment Institute π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate in transformative finance, Stockholm
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Development, Beirut
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Business Intelligence Analyst, Beirut
π US Institute of Peace π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Request for Applications: Peace Scholar Fellowship
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, China and Northeast Asia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Project Assistant, Personal Services Contractor, Guatemala
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Personal Services Contractor, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, El Salvador Office, Guatemala
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Russia and Europe, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Public Engagement, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, Middle East, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Program Associate, Washington DC
π Search for Common Ground π
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Programmes, 2024, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Journalist/Media Assistant, Kinshasa
ππ§πππ«π§, Programme Intern, Demand Creation, Nairobi
ππ§πππ«π§, Programme Intern, Policy, Nairobi
ππ§πππ«π§, Monitoring and Evaluation / Data Analysis, Nairobi
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Associate, Development Office, New Delhi
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Associate, Development Office, New Delhi
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Research Associate, Knowledge Leadership (Fortification), Abuja
π Global Center on Adaptation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Digital Content, Rotterdam
ππ§πππ«π§, Human Rights Defenders Programme, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Associate, Bangkok
π Alliance for Peacebuilding π
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant - Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) pillar, Nairobi
ππ§ππ«π², Data Assistant, Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative and Finance Assistant (NDC Hub), Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Fisheries Technical Assistant, Suva (3)
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Administration Assistant, Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Assistant, Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Programme Assistant - Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP), Suva
ππ§πππ«π§, Data Management, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Data, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Logistics and Procurement, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, GIS and Remote Sensing OPT , Amman
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², REACH Assessment Officer βNeeds Analysis Working Group for South Sudan, Juba
ππ§ππ«π², Human Resources (Junior) Officer β Recruitment based in Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Assessment Officer for Yemen, Amman
ππ§ππ«π², Projects and Funding Officer for Yemen, Amman
ππ§ππ«π², Data Officer, Somalia
ππ§ππ«π², REACH Assessment Officer β Area-Based Assessment (ABA) / Climate, Juba
ππ§ππ«π², Regional Projects and Funding Officer, Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Projects and Funding Officer β OPT, Amman
ππ§ππ«π², Program and Interpretation Assistant, Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Associate, Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Refugee Program Associate, Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Community Outreach Associate, HIAS Romania, Bucharest
ππ§ππ«π², Economic Inclusion Associate, Nairobi
ππ§ππ«π², MHPSS Assistant (temporary) - Aruba, Oranjestad
ππ§πππ«π§, Democratic Republic of Congo : Country Transparency & Compliance Volunteer β Kinshasa
ππ§πππ«π§, Democratic Republic of Congo: Monitoring and Evaluation Volunteer β Kinshasa
ππ§πππ«π§, Democratic Republic of the Congo : Country Logistics Volunteer β Kinshasa
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria: Country Transparency and Compliance Volunteer β Amman
ππ§πππ«π§, Whole of Syria: Country Logistics Volunteer β Amman
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Country Security Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Niger : Country Security Officer β Niamey
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories:Country Transparency & Compliance Officer β Ramallah
ππ§ππ«π², Libya : Country MEAL Officer β Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Ivory Coast: Project Developement Officer β Abidjan
ππ§ππ«π², Burkina Faso : MEAL Officer β Ouagadougou
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of the Congo : MEAL Officer β Kinshasa
ππ§ππ«π², Ukraine : Country MEAL Officer β Dnipro
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Project Development Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Niger : Project Development Officer β Niamey
ππ§ππ«π², Chad : CCCM Project Officer β NβDjamena (with field visits)
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§πππ«π§, Government Relations (GR) / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications and Public Engagement / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Fellowships Program, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer, Eastern Europe, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program And Editorial Assistant, CIMA, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Authoritarian Influence & Kleptocracy, (IFDS), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Eurasia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Grants Assistant, Eurasia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer, Latin America, and the Caribbean (LAC), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Africa, Washington DC
π Danish Refugee Council π
ππ§ππ«π², Economic Recovery Assistant β Rural Livelihoods, Kharkiv
ππ§ππ«π², Economic Recovery Assistant β Urban Livelihoods, Kharkiv
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Monitoring Assistant, Banki
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Monitoring Assistant, Konduga
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Monitoring Assistant, Monguno
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Monitoring Assistant, Ngala
ππ§ππ«π², Psychosocial Support (PSS) Assistant, Konduga
ππ§ππ«π², Psychosocial Support (PSS) Assistant, Monguno
ππ§ππ«π², Shelter and Settlements Assistant, Konduga
ππ§ππ«π², Shelter and Settlements Assistant, Nganzai
ππ§ππ«π², Grants Management Assistant - (Field Assistant) (RE-ADVERTISEMENT), Lamu and Mandera
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Assistant, Sloviansk
ππ§ππ«π², Humanitarian Mine Action Assistant, Dnipro
ππ§ππ«π², Administration Assistant, Sloviansk
ππ§ππ«π², Humanitarian Mine Action Assistant (EORE Assistant), Kharkiv
ππ§ππ«π², Project Assistant, Jalalaqsi (2)
π Centre for Policy Research π
ππ§πππ«π§, Law and Social Science Research
π Global Rights Compliance π
ππ§ππ«π², Investigation Support Assistant, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Security Officer, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Junior National Lawyer (CRSV), Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Design & SMM Assistant, Kyiv
ππ§πππ«π§, ACT Alliance Secretariat Office, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Bogota
ππ§ππ«π², ACT Alliance Regional Finance and Administrative Assistant, Amman
ππ§ππ«π², ACT Alliance Team Assistant, Bogota
ππ§ππ«π², HR Assistant, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Executive Assistant to the General Secretary, Geneva
π Royal United Services Institute π
ππ§ππ«π², Russia Sanctions Implementation Project Officer, London
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Training Operations Specialist (BHASC), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Instructional Design Specialist (BHASC), Washington DC
π European Policy Centre π
ππ§ππ«π², Office Assistant, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Events and Communications Assistant, Brussels
π Centre for European Policy Studies π
ππ§πππ«π§, Energy, Resources and Climate (ERCC), Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Digital Communications, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Events Assistant β temporary, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Project and Event Management Assistance, Brussels
π International Centre for Migration Policy Development π
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Tunis
ππ§ππ«π², Project Management Assistant, Ankara
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Erbil
ππ§ππ«π², Team Assistant, Valetta
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication Assistant βContrat dβImmersion Professionnelleβ, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Policy and advocacy traineeship (Contrat dβImmersion Professionelle), Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Policy and advocacy traineeship: inequalities, sustainable economy and gender equality, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanity & Inclusion β Handicap International: Advocacy Communication Assistant | Humanity & Inclusion (HI), Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, CIDSE: Climate Justice Intern for COP29-30 | CIDSE, Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Associate, Internal Communications, Paris or Brussels
π German Marshall Fund of the United States π
ππ§πππ«π§, Leadership Programs, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Admin & Protocol Support, Bucharest
ππ§πππ«π§, Geostratagy (Risk & Strategy), Berlin
ππ§ππ«π², Project assistance