Humanitarian internships

154 open internships in 49 countries, internship programmes of the United Nations, NGOs, the Red Cross and donors, and your own internship request, sent directly to the country office or headquarters.

Designed first for Africa: secondary school graduates, final-year students and recent graduates. An internship with an NGO, a UN agency or an association is often the first door into humanitarian work.

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Fill in this form: your free Humanitaires Jobs profile is created with this information, your request is published, then Lumen helps you send it to the country office or headquarters.

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Your internship request in 3 steps

  1. Post your requestField, countries, dates, level of study: organisations in the network see your request and can write to you.
  2. Lumen writes your letterA letter addressed to the country office or headquarters of the organisation you choose, in the language of your choice.
  3. Send itDirectly to member organisations of the network, or through the organisation's official internship page.

Open internships (154)

Nutrition Intern

PAM / WFPFreetown, Sierra LeonePosted today
Women encouragedHealth and nutritionInternship
15 days left 24 Nov

Intern - Monitoring and Evaluation

United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeNairobi, KenyaPosted 4 days ago
Monitoring, evaluation and dataInternship
13 days left 22 Nov

Intern

UN Office to the African UnionAddis Ababa, EthiopiaPosted 4 days ago
Programme managementInternship
9 days left 18 Nov

Intern-Project Management

OIM / IOMBassikounou, MauritaniaPosted 6 days ago
Programme managementInternship · UG
7 days left 16 Nov

Public information intern

United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentAddis Ababa, EthiopiaPosted 10 days ago
Communications and partnershipsInternship
5 days left 14 Nov

Finance Intern

OIM / IOMTunis, TunisiaPosted 13 days ago
Finance, HR and adminInternship · UG
1 day left 10 Nov

Intern, Program

Evidence ActionMonrovia, LiberiaPosted 63 days ago
Programme managementInternship
Deadline: see the posting

Trainee/Associate (800789)

Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)BelgiumPosted today
Programme managementInternship
Deadline: see the posting

INTERN - HUMAN RIGHTS

Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsGeneva, SwitzerlandPosted today
ProtectionInternship
15 days left 24 Nov

Stagiaire Logistique

ACTEDSaint-Marc, HaitiPosted today
Logistics and procurementInternship
7 days left 16 Nov

Public Information Intern

Department of Global CommunicationsNew York, United StatesPosted today
Communications and partnershipsInternship
14 days left 23 Nov

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Country office or headquarters: where to send your request?

Headquarters (HQ): for official internship programmes (UN, World Bank, European Commission…). You apply online, on set dates, and the internship takes place at headquarters or in a regional office.

Country office: for a field internship. Many NGO and UN country offices take interns without advertising: a well-targeted unsolicited request, addressed to the head of office or human resources, has a real chance.

Either way: state the field, dates, duration and your university's internship agreement, and attach a one-page CV.

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A humanitarian to mentor you

Every young person can ask an experienced humanitarian to mentor them: review the request, advise, point to the right offices. Choose a volunteer mentor from the network (checked profile, at least 3 years of experience) or invite a professional you found on LinkedIn or at university. Everything goes through Humanitaires Jobs messaging.

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Organisations' internship programmes

Official internship programme pages, checked every day. Headquarters run the central programmes; country offices often recruit their own interns.

African organisations

United Nations

Red Cross and Red Crescent

International NGOs

Donors, development banks and regional organisations

Frequently asked questions

Are humanitarian internships paid?

It depends on the organisation. Several UN agencies now pay their interns a stipend, the European Commission pays Blue Book trainees, and many NGOs pay an allowance. Always check the programme's official page.

How do I ask a country office for an internship?

Post your request on Humanitaires Jobs, then ask Lumen for a letter addressed to the chosen country office. If the organisation is a member of the network, send it directly; otherwise use its public contact details (official page, country office website).

How many internships are open?

154 humanitarian internships are open today on Humanitaires Jobs. The list is updated twice a day.

Is the service free?

Yes. Posting a request, writing a letter with Lumen and contacting organisations are completely free.

Humanitaires Jobs only uses public contact details. Only the organisation's official page is authoritative. Updated 9 November 2026.