IR Career Starters - February 2024

It is February, and once again, it is time for a new edition of IR Career Starters. This month, I am excited to share 298 new internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry/early-career positions to help you get off to the very best start to a career in international affairs.

The job market is still a bit sluggish after the holiday period, but usually, things start picking up during the spring, especially for summer internships. With fewer opportunities, it might be a good time to polish off your resume, cover letter templates and LinkedIn profiles, or perhaps try your hand at relevant professional coursework or certifications to help you stand out further.

Having slowly settled in Tuscany, I am now looking at writing more articles to support those seeking a career in international relations. I have covered CVs, cover letters, interviews and written general guides, but I am keen to hear about the challenges that you face or suggestions that you have that I could write about, if feasible.

Are you facing particular challenges in your jobhunt, that a guide/how-to article might be useful for? Please let me know in the comments below!

As always, I greatly appreciate comments, shares and likes to the Newsletter, and I would warmly welcome Podcast recommendations that I can compile and share with the group; it sadly has to be crowdsourced, else it is just out of scope to keep including them, so please don't hold back!

All the best,

Alex

?? International Crisis Group ??

????????????, Climate, Environment and Conflict, Africa, Dakar, Nairobi or Remote

????????????, EU Advocacy and Research, Brussels

https://jobs.crisisgroup.org/

?? Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance ??

????????????, SDG 16 Project, Geneva

https://www.dcaf.ch/vacancies#/

?? Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ??

????????????, Banking Region 1

????????????, Banking Region 2

????????????, Infrastructure Region 1

????????????, Infrastructure Region 2

????????????, Environment and Social Development

????????????, Compliance and Operational Risk

????????????, Portfolio Risk Management

????????????, Capital Risk & Quantitative Analytics

????????????, Finance

????????????, Budget Management

????????????, Internal Audit

????????????, Board Operations

????????????, Protocol & Governance

????????????, Economics

NOTE:

Region 1: South East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and South Asia (except Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Region 2: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.

https://www.aiib.org/en/opportunities/career/job-vacancies/staff/index.html

?? Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ??

????????????, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Pristina

????????????, OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, Tashkent

https://vacancies.osce.org/

?? Médecins Sans Frontières ??

????????????, Supply Chain Data and Knowledge Management, Geneva

????????????, Support & Marketing, Brussels

??????????, Campaign and Project Officer, Brussels

??????????, Flying Sahel Communications Officer, Geneva

??????????, Campaign and Project Officer, Brussels

https://www.msf.org/work-msf

?? Human Rights Watch ??

??????????, Researcher, South Sudan, Nairobi

https://www.hrw.org/careers

?? European Council on Foreign Relations ??

????????????, London Office, London

https://ecfr.eu/jobs/

?? Council on Foreign Relations ??

????????????, Fellow or Senior Fellow for Technology, New York or Washington DC

??????????, Program Assistant, Outreach, New York

??????????, Research Associate, Trade Policy, Washington DC

https://www.cfr.org/career-opportunities/open-positions

?? European Army Interoperability Centre ??

????????????, Research, Brussels

????????????, Legal, Brussels

????????????, Communication, Brussels

????????????, Events, Brussels

????????????, Editor, Brussels

????????????, Marketing, Brussels

https://finabel.org/careers/

?? Brookings Institution ??

????????????, Global Economy and Development program, Washington DC

????????????, Brookings Metro program, Washington DC

????????????, China Center, Washington DC

??????????, Events and Outreach Assistant, The Hamilton Project, Washington DC

??????????, Research Assistant, Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Washington DC

https://careers-brookings.icims.com/

?? RAND Corporation ??

??????????, Research Department Administrative Assistant, Global Research Talent, Director of Operations, -

??????????, Research Department Administrative Assistant, Behavioral and Policy Sciences, -

??????????, Administrative Assistant, Washington DC

??????????, Administrative Assistant, Santa Monica

https://www.rand.org/jobs.html

?? Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ??

????????????, Communications Intern - Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut

????????????, Research Intern - Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut

??????????, Carnegie India Young Ambassadors Program, New Delhi

??????????, Development and Fundraising Assistant, Carnegie Europe, Brussels

https://carnegieendowment.org/about/employment

?? Center for Strategic and International Studies ??

????????????, iDeas Lab, External Relations (Spring 2024), Washington DC

????????????, Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies (Spring 2024), Washington DC

????????????, Global Health Policy Center (Spring 2024), Washington DC

????????????, Humanitarian Agenda, Washington DC

????????????, Human Rights Initiative (Spring 2024), Washington DC

????????????, Japan Chair (Spring 2024), Washington DC

????????????, Korea Chair (Fall 2023), Washington DC

????????????, Fellow (Indian Energy and Climate Policy) - Chair in U.S. India Policy Studies, Washington DC

??????????, Program Coordinator & Research Assistant - Middle East Program, Washington DC

https://careers.csis.org/opportunities

?? Asia-Europe Foundation ??

????????????, Communication, Singapore

https://asef.org/contact-us/work-for-us/

?? Halo Trust ??

??????????, Government Affairs Associate - HALO USA, Washington DC (2)

https://www.halotrust.org/recruitment/job-vacancies/

?? International Atomic Energy Agency ??

????????????, Media, Multimedia and Public Outreach, Vienna

https://www.iaea.org/employment

?? International Republican Institute ??

??????????, Program Associate, South Asia (Nepal and Pakistan), Washington DC

??????????, Program Associate – Central Asia, Washington DC

??????????, Future Global Engagement Opportunities - Entry to Expert Level Positions, Washington DC

https://www.iri.org/work-with-iri/#career-opportunity

?? SEED Madagascar ??

????????????, UK Programmes & Office Assistant, Remote

??????????, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer, Fort Dauphin

??????????, Senior Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin

https://madagascar.co.uk/jobs

?? IREX ??

????????????, Global Human Resources, Remote

????????????, Mandela Washington Fellowship Program, Washington DC

????????????, Communities and Governance, Washington DC

??????????, Program Assistant, Ukraine Rapid Response Fund, Kyiv

??????????, Data Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kyiv

??????????, Temporary Program Associate, Information Integrity and Resilience, Global Programs, Strategy and Development, Washington DC

??????????, Program Assistant, Information and Media Practice, Guatemala

??????????, Program Assistant, America House Project, Kyiv

??????????, Program Associate, Information & Media Practice, Washington DC

??????????, Program Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kyiv

??????????, Subgrants Assistant, Ukraine National Identity through Youth (UNITY) Program, Kyiv

??????????, Ecosystems Engagement Associate, Education Practice, Pristina

??????????, Program Associate, Leadership Practice, Washington DC

https://www.irex.org/job-seekers

?? Dr?pen i Havet ??

????????????, HR Support, Nea Kavala

????????????, Humanitarian Aid, Nea Kavala

????????????, Community Empowerment Mobilization, Nea Kavala

????????????, Integration Support, Nea Kavala

????????????, Voluntary Fieldworker Greece, Nea Kavala

https://www.drapenihavet.no/ledige-internship/

?? Civil Rights Defenders ??

??????????, Programme Officer Eurasia to Civil Rights Defenders, Stockholm

https://join.crd.org/jobs

?? Civil Society Forum ??

??????????, Finance Assistant, Brussels

??????????, Finance and Procurement Assistant, Brussels

https://eap-csf.eu/work-with-us/

?? Environmental Justice Foundation ??

??????????, Administrative Assistant, Monrovia

??????????, Communications and Media Officer, Monrovia

https://ejfoundation.org/jobs

?? Voice ??

??????????, Advocacy Assistant,

https://voiceeu.org/about-us/vacancies

?? Plan International ??

??????????????, Policy and Advocacy Assistant, Brussels

??????????????, Communications and Campaigns Assistant, Brussels

https://plan-international.org/eu/about-us/jobs/

?? European Policy Centre ??

????????????, Media Assistant, Brussels

??????????, Media Officer, Brussels

https://epc.eu/en/vacancies

?? European Civic Forum ??

????????????, Civic Space Assistant, Brussels

https://civic-forum.eu/staff

?? European Network of National Human Rights Institutions ??

????????????, Communications, Brussels

https://ennhri.org/vacancies/

?? Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights ??

????????????, Research and Administrative, Boston

????????????, Social Media and Communications, Boston

????????????, Graphic Design, Boston

https://genderandsecurity.org/internships

?? Internews ??

????????????, Volunteer for Internews, -

??????????, Senior Talent Development Associate, Arcata or Washington DC

??????????, Program Associate, MENA, Arcata or Washington DC

??????????, Senior Associate – Strategy, Impact & Learning, Arcata or Washington DC

https://internews.org/careers/

?? Manushya Foundation ??

????????????, Human Rights Research & Advocacy Volunteer (Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice), Bangkok

??????????, Feminist Community Engagement Assistant (Feminist Campaigning & Advocacy), Bangkok

??????????, Human Rights Research & Advocacy Assistant (Democracy & Digital Rights), Bangkok

https://www.manushyafoundation.org/work-with-us

?? Justice in Motion ??

????????????, Government & Policy, Remote

????????????, Law Student – Summer 2024, Remote

??????????, Communications Associate, Remote

https://www.justiceinmotion.org/join-us

?? International Rescue Committee ??

????????????, Immigration, Wichita

https://www.rescue.org/eu/careers

?? Adam Smith International ??

??????????, Junior Audit Expert, Somalia (2)

https://adamsmithinternational.com/associate-consultant-positions/

?? adelphi ??

????????????, Student Project Assistant, Berlin

??????????, Junior Proposal Manager, Berlin

https://adelphi.de/en/career

?? International Center for Transitional Justice ??

????????????, Programs, New York

????????????, Communications, New York

??????????, Communications Associate, Online Presence and Outreach, New York

??????????, Development Associate, Public Sector Partnerships and Grants Fundraising, New York

https://www.ictj.org/careers-0

?? International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ??

????????????, Graphic Design, Beirut

????????????, Federation-wide Data Systems, Geneva

????????????, Finance, Bangkok

https://www.ifrc.org/jobs/

?? POLITICO ??

????????????, Reporting, E&E News - Climatewire

??????????????, 2024 POLITICO Journalism Institute, Sacramento (4)

??????????????, 2024 POLITICO Journalism Institute, New York (4)

??????????????, 2024 POLITICO Journalism Institute, Arlington (4)

??????????, Advertising Operations Associate

??????????, Business Development Associate, Professional Subscription

https://www.politico.com/employment

?? MyAgro ??

??????????, Program Associate, Thies or Bamako (30)

??????????, HR Associate, Thies

https://www.myagro.org/careers/

?? War Child ??

????????????, Legal, Amsterdam

https://www.warchild.nl/vacatures/

?? Fortify Rights ??

??????????, Ukraine Human Rights Associate, Kyiv

??????????, Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Human Rights Associate, -

https://www.fortifyrights.org/join-us/

?? United Nations University ??

????????????, Global Governance Junior Fellow, New York

????????????, Government Fellows, Guimaraes

??????????, CTC Information and Networking Assistant, Caracas

??????????, PSA Administrative Assistant, Caracas

??????????, Communications Associate, Innovation and Education, Tokyo

https://unu.edu/careers

?? Think Triangle ??

????????????, Project Development, Beirut

????????????, Research, Beirut

https://www.thinktriangle.net/team-and-vacancies/vacancies/

?? Freedom House ??

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Business Development, Washington DC

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Communications, Washington DC

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Development, Washington DC

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Latin American and Caribbean, Washington DC

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Office of the President, Washington DC

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Policy & Advocacy, Washington DC

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Research, Washington DC

????????????, LEARN Summer Intern - Talent & Culture, Washington DC

??????????, Program Associate, Bogota

??????????, Program Associate, Europe & Eurasia, Washington DC

??????????, Program Associate, Latin American and the Caribbean, Washington DC

??????????, Senior Program Associate, Latin American and the Caribbean, Washington DC

https://freedomhouse.org/careers

?? GOAL ??

????????????, General, Dublin

????????????, Volunteer, Dublin

https://www.goalglobal.org/careers/#current-openings

?? IA Society ??

????????????, Graduate Assistant, Conference Programme AIDS 2024, Geneva

????????????, Graduate Assistant, HIV Programmes and Advocacy, Geneva

https://apply.workable.com/iasociety/

?? US Institute of Peace ??

??????????, Project Assistant, Tunis

??????????, Project Assistant, Tunis & Libya (2)

??????????, Research Assistant, Strategic Stability, Washington DC

??????????, Libya Project Assistant, Tunis

https://www.usip.org/about/careers-usip

?? Search for Common Ground ??

????????????, Communications, Brussels (2)

????????????, Finance, Washington DC

????????????, European Affairs and Partnership Policy and Outreach, Brussels

????????????, Global Programmes, Brussels

????????????, Project Management - Women Peace and Security Rapid Response Fund, Washington DC

????????????, Common Ground USA, Washington DC

????????????, Global Policy, Washington DC

????????????, Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, Washington DC

??????????, State Associate, Texas, -

??????????, Associate, Programs, Amman

https://jobs.lever.co/sfcg

?? GAIN ??

??????????, Senior Policy Associate, Addis Ababa

https://jobs.gainhealth.org/vacancies/

?? Basel Institute on Governance ??

????????????, The Wolfsberg Group – Events, Basel

??????????, The Wolfsberg Group – Events and Communications Associate, Basel

https://baselgovernance.org/about-us/work-us

?? InterAction ??

??????????, Program Asscoiate GDPL, Washington DC

https://www.interaction.org/careers/

?? Save the Children International ??

????????????, Advocacy and Campaigns, Dakar (2)

??????????, Pool of Trainer Associates, Jakarta

??????????, Pool of Research Assistants, Jakarta

??????????, Research Associates - Principal Investigator, Jakarta

??????????, Finance Assistant, Slovyansk

??????????, Education Assistant Officer, Gambella

??????????, Education Project Assistant, Al Geneina

??????????, Education Project Assistant, Zalingi

https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl

?? Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ??

??????????, Research Assistant, Food, Peace and Security

https://www.sipri.org/about/vacancies

?? The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies ??

????????????, HCSS Datalab, The Hague

https://hcss.nl/jobs/

?? Samuel Hall ??

??????????, Research Assistant - Afghanistan, Kabul

https://www.samuelhall.org/careers

?? Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue ??

??????????, Project Officer – CNEU, Geneva

https://hdcentre.org/careers/

?? Conciliation Resources ??

??????????, Programme Support Assistant, Melbourne

https://www.c-r.org/jobs

?? The Pacific Community ??

??????????, Finance and Administration Assistant, Suva (2)

??????????, Facilities Administration Assistant, Suva

https://careers.spc.int/all-jobs

?? Impact Initiatives ??

????????????, Communication, Geneva

????????????, Research, Geneva

????????????, Logistics and Procurement, Geneva

????????????, Data, Geneva

????????????, Learning and Development, Geneva

????????????, Projects and Funding, Geneva

https://www.impact-initiatives.org/work-with-us/#vacancies

?? HIAS ??

????????????, Programs Research, Silver Spring

????????????, Legal, Silver Spring

????????????, Legal, New York

??????????, Program Officer, Africa/Eurasia, Remote

??????????, Program and Operations Associate, Africa & Eurasia, Brussels

??????????, Protection Officer (Resettlement), , Oranjestad

??????????, Protection Assistant (Outreach), Oranjestad

??????????, Protection Assistant, Oranjestad

??????????, Program and Interpretation Assistant, Vienna

??????????, Program Assistant, Vienna

??????????, Program and Interpretation Assistant (Farsi), Zagreb

??????????, Administrative Assistant, Georgetown

??????????, Resettlement Officer, Guyana

https://hias.org/who/careers/

?? ACTED ??

????????????, Whole of Syria: Transparency & Compliance Volunteer – Amman

????????????, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Security Volunteer – Kinshasa

????????????, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Transparency and Compliance Volunteer – Kinshasa

????????????, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Finance Volunteer – Kinshasa

????????????, Whole of Syria : Country MEAL Volunteer – Amman, Jordan

??????????, Ukraine : Country Project Development Officer - Kyiv

??????????, Sudan: Area Finance Officer – Ad Damazin

??????????, Haiti: Country Finance Officer – Port-au-Prince

??????????, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Logistics Officer – Jerusalem

??????????, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Country Finance Officer – Jerusalem

??????????, France: Investigation Officer – Paris

??????????, Mozambique : Country Project Development Officer – Pemba

??????????, Mali : Project Developement Officer – Bamako

??????????, Chad: Country Security Officer – N’Djamena

??????????, Niger : Project Development Officer – Niamey

??????????, Morroco : Finance Officer – Marrakech

??????????, Democratic Republic of the Congo : Country Finance Officer – Kinshasa

??????????, Ukraine : Project Development Officer – Dnipro

??????????, Whole of Syria : Project Development Officer – Amman

??????????, Occupied Palestinian Territories : Country Finance Officer – Jerusalem

??????????, Mali : Country Security Officer – Bamako

??????????, Niger : Country Security Officer – Niamey

https://www.acted.org/en/get-involved/join-us/vacancies/

?? National Endowment for Democracy ??

????????????, World Movement for Democracy (WMD) / Summer 2024, Washington DC

????????????, Research & Conferences, (IFDS) / Summer 2024, Washington DC

????????????, Africa / Summer 2024, Washington DC

??????????, Program Assistant, Asia, Washington DC

??????????, Grants Assistant, Asia, Washington DC

??????????, Assistant Program Officer/Program Officer, Africa, Washington DC

??????????, Grants Assistant, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Washington DC

??????????, Program Officer/Assistant Program Officer, Eurasia, Washington DC

??????????, Program Assistant, Grantmaking Resource Center (GRC), Washington DC

??????????, Program Assistant, for Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington DC

??????????, Comms/Government Relations Assistant, (GR), Washington DC

??????????, Assistant Program Officer, Grant Operations, Washington DC

https://www.ned.org/about/jobs/#openings-list

?? TNO ??

??????????, Junior Scientist - Cyber Security, The Hague

https://www.tno.nl/en/careers/vacancies/?pager_page=0&zoeken_term=&Zoe_Selected_facet%3ACareers+Ervaring=831

?? International Centre for Migration Policy Development ??

??????????, Administrative Assistant, Vienna

??????????, Team Assistant, Tunis

??????????, Junior Finance Officer, Vienna

??????????, Junior Social Media Officer, Vienna

??????????, Junior Project Officer, Ankara

??????????, Project Management Assistant, Ankara

??????????, Team Assistant, Ankara

https://careers.icmpd.org/

?? Concord ??

????????????, Communication Assistant, Brussels

https://concordeurope.org/vacancies/

?? European Climate Foundation ??

??????????, Associate/ Senior Associate - UK Programme, London

https://europeanclimate.org/join/

?? Concordis ??

????????????, Programme, Brussels

????????????, Fundraising and Communication, Brussels

https://concordis.international/vacancies