Internship•Hybrid

UNICEF Internship Programme

Funding

Partial / Stipend

Program dates

TBA

The UNICEF Internship Programme offers current students and recent graduates short, practical assignments across the United Nations Children’s Fund’s headquarters, regional, and country offices. Internships are posted continuously on the UNICEF careers portal and span the agency’s full range of work — communications, data and analytics, social policy, education, child protection, water and sanitation, and operations. Each posting is tied to a specific office and team, and interns contribute to live projects under staff supervision. There is no expectation of UNICEF employment at the end of an internship.

Benefits & funding

  • Monthly stipend: interns not already receiving a stipend from a governmental or non-governmental body receive a monthly stipend from UNICEF. The amount is set by the duty station and is not published centrally.
  • Costs of official travel authorised by UNICEF are covered under UNICEF’s duty-travel procedure.
  • UNICEF provides supporting documents for visa applications where needed.
  • Hands-on experience within a major UN agency, on a hybrid or in-person basis depending on the office.

Eligibility

  • Enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD programme, or graduated within the past two years.
  • At least 18 years old.
  • Fluency in English required; UNICEF’s working languages are English, French, and Spanish, and fluency in the working language of the host office may also be required.
  • Strong academic performance; no close relatives in a UNICEF reporting line.
  • Open to all nationalities; “national intern” postings may require local work authorisation.

Application process

  1. 1
    Browse open internship vacancies on the UNICEF careers portal (jobs.unicef.org).
  2. 2
    Select a posting matching your field, office, and availability, and review its specific requirements.
  3. 3
    Submit your application — including proof of enrolment or graduation and academic transcripts — before that posting’s own deadline.

Program timeline

  1. Rolling

    vacancies are posted year-round on the UNICEF careers portal

  2. Per posting

    each vacancy sets its own application deadline, often a few weeks after it opens

  3. Duration

    roughly two to six months per assignment (UNICEF cites internship terms of up to 26 weeks)