Humanitarian internships

155 open internships in 46 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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Make my internship request

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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An e-mail will let you choose your password (or sign in with Google). Direct sending to organisations is activated once your address is confirmed.

How to request an internship: 6 steps

  1. Create your free profileClick “Make my internship request”: name, email, country and your CV in PDF. It is free and takes 2 minutes. You receive a welcome email.
  2. Confirm your email addressClick the link sent to you by email. This is required before anything is sent to organisations: they must be able to reply to you.
  3. Describe your requestField, countries, dates, level of study: organisations in the network (UN, NGOs, Red Cross, donors) see your request and can write to you.
  4. Lumen writes your letterA letter addressed to the country office or headquarters of the organisation you choose, in the language you prefer. Read it and edit it before sending.
  5. Sent directly to organisationsThe site emails your letter and CV to the country office or headquarters. The organisation replies to you directly, by email. You can also use the organisation's official internship page.
  6. Follow up and get supportAlso apply to open internship offers, ask for a mentor (an experienced professional, one exchange a month) and prepare your interview with Lumen.

Open internships (155)

Intern

Amref Health AfricaAddis Ababa, EthiopiaPosted today
Women encouragedHealth and nutritionInternship
Deadline: see the posting

Digital Policy & AI Researcher

United Nations Environment ProgrammeNairobi, KenyaPosted today
Monitoring, evaluation and dataInternship
12 days left 22 Nov

Nutrition Intern

PAM / WFPFreetown, Sierra LeonePosted yesterday
Women encouragedHealth and nutritionInternship
14 days left 24 Nov

Intern

UN Office to the African UnionAddis Ababa, EthiopiaPosted 5 days ago
Programme managementInternship
8 days left 18 Nov

Intern - Monitoring and Evaluation

United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeNairobi, KenyaPosted 5 days ago
Monitoring, evaluation and dataInternship
12 days left 22 Nov

Intern-Project Management

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

Public information intern

United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentAddis Ababa, EthiopiaPosted 11 days ago
Communications and partnershipsInternship
4 days left 14 Nov

Intern, Program

Evidence ActionMonrovia, LiberiaPosted 64 days ago
Programme managementInternship
Deadline: see the posting

Trainee Nurse

French Medical Institute for Mothers and ChildrenKabul, AfghanistanPosted today
Health and nutritionInternship
4 days left 14 Nov

Americas Division Intern

Human Rights WatchSão Paulo, BrazilPosted today
Programme managementInternship
Deadline: see the posting

Policy Coordination Intern

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk ReductionGeneva, SwitzerlandPosted today
Programme managementInternship
16 days left 26 Nov

Trainee/Associate (800789)

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

Intern - Humanitarian Affairs

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsGeneva, SwitzerlandPosted today
Programme managementInternship
7 days left 17 Nov

HR Intern

Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)FrancePosted today
Finance, HR and adminInternship
Deadline: see the posting

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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.

Find my mentor

Become a mentor. Are you a humanitarian? Mentor a young African: one exchange a month is enough.

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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

How many humanitarian internships are open?

155 internships open today in 46 countries, including 18 in Africa. The list is updated twice a day. →

Which organisations offer internships right now?

Those publishing the most internships today: Humanité & Inclusion (HI) (14), UNICEF (10), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (10), ACTED (8), HCR / UNHCR (8). Many others take interns without advertising: send an unsolicited request.

In which countries?

Countries with the most internships today: United States (25), Switzerland (24), France (23), Thailand (7), Indonesia (5).

Are humanitarian internships paid?

It depends on the organisation. Several UN agencies 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. →

Can I do a humanitarian internship after secondary school?

Yes, especially with national NGOs, associations and Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. UN internship programmes usually require you to be in the final year of a bachelor's degree, in a master's or a recent graduate. State your level of study in your request.

How do I send my request to a country office or headquarters?

Create your free profile, confirm your email address, then Lumen writes your letter. If the organisation is in our directory of official addresses, the site emails the letter and your CV to the country office or headquarters, and the organisation replies to you directly. Otherwise, use its official internship page. →

How many requests can I send?

Up to 5 a day, and only one to the same office every 30 days. These limits protect organisations from mass mailing and give each request more weight.

Do I need a CV?

Yes. Add a one-page CV in PDF (1.5 MB max): it is attached to every request you send. Free UN and NGO CV templates are available. →

What is a mentor?

An experienced humanitarian (at least 3 years of experience, checked profile) who advises you, reviews your request and points you to the right offices, with one exchange a month through the site's messaging. →

Is the service free?

Yes. The profile, the request, the letter written by Lumen, sending to organisations and mentoring are completely free.

Humanitaires Jobs only uses public contact details. Only the organisation's official page is authoritative. Updated 10 November 2026.