The Internship Programme offers a small group of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNFPA operations.

It is designed to complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various aspects of technical assistance.

Candidates for the internship programme are selected on a competitive basis.

The following qualifications are required for consideration:

• · Expressed interest in the field of development.
• · Written and spoken proficiency in English; fluency in French, Spanish or Arabic would be an asset.
• · Ability to adapt to new environments and to establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of different cultural backgrounds.

The UNFPA Internship Programme is on a non-remunerative basis.

The costs connected with an intern’s participation in the Programme must be borne either by the nominating institution, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students, or by the student, who will have to obtain financing, as well as make his or her own arrangements for accommodation, travel, medical insurance, etc.

Applicants interested in participating in UNFPA’s Internship Programme must submit a United Nations Personal History Form (P-11) and an Application Form along with a brief statement describing your interests and reasons for wishing to participate in the Programme.

Applications may be submitted by e-mail to internship[at]unfpa.org

If you would like to have any further information, please contact: Division for Human Resources, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 220 East, 42nd Street, 17th Floor New York, N.Y. 10017 USA. Fax: (212) 297-4908. E-mail: internship[at]unfpa.org

For more information see; UNFPA Internship Programme

Find internship list here!

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Echoing Green Fellowship Program: The Echoing Green Fellowship is for those individuals with the next big idea for social change, and also have what it takes to start their own groundbreaking organization.

Individuals as well as non-profit and for-profit organizations from any part of the world can apply for the fellowship.

The criteria for applying for the fellowship are;

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
• Applicants must have sufficient English fluency to participate in interviews and Echoing Green events.
• Organizations must be the original idea of the applicant.
• Organizations must be independent and autonomous. Organizations cannot be considered independent or autonomous if they are started under the direction of an existing organization. The applicant must be the primary decision maker for the organization’s development and management. Generally, organizations with fiscal sponsors are still considered autonomous.
• Organizations must be in a start-up phase. To be considered a start-up, the applicant may have been running the organization full-time for approximately two years and Echoing Green’s financial support should qualify it as a major/primary early funder. Applicants who have only worked on their organization on a part-time basis or have yet to start an organization are generally considered eligible.
• Applicants must make a full-time commitment to the organization’s development. A full-time commitment is defined as a minimum of 35 hours per week; it is expected that the fellow would resign from their current employment to dedicate themselves full-time to their initiative.
• Partnerships (organizations led by two individuals) may apply. Both partners must make a full-time commitment of no fewer than 35 hours per week to the development of the organization.

Deadline: December every year.

For More Information Visit; Echoing Green Fellowship Program

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