From driving youth engagement at the UN Youth Office in New York and telling the UN's story through design at the Information Centre in Algiers, to translation for peace with the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, partnership work at UNICEF in Tokyo, economic research at UNCTAD in Geneva, and content creation surrounded by Northern Lights, huskies and reindeer in Lapland — this batch of 17 internships spans 13 countries across five continents, with a strong run of UN and international-organisation roles alongside fast-growing startups.
These are internships, not volunteering placements: most of the UN roles are unpaid but open doors at agencies most CVs never reach, while the startup and hospitality roles offer hands-on, real-world experience. Three roles close today, 20 July; the rest run through to 30 October 2026.
What's in this batch:
17 Internships & Traineeships · 13 Countries · Deadlines from Today to 30 October 2026
🌍 UN & International Organisations
🇨🇴 Colombia — Translation and Editorial at the UN Verification Mission (Bogotá) 🌐
📅 Deadline: 22 July 2026
Put your translation and editorial skills to work in support of peace with the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, in Bogotá. Translate political, legal, economic and technical texts, apply UN terminology and style, and support linguistic services — language work at the heart of a peace process.
🇨🇭 Switzerland — Economic Affairs at UNCTAD (Geneva) 📈
📅 Deadline: 22 July 2026
Contribute to research shaping the future of the world's least developed countries with UNCTAD in Geneva. Support the 2026 Least Developed Countries Report through data analysis, policy briefs, workshops and infographics, with in-person or remote options — research that feeds a flagship UN report.
🇩🇿 Algeria — Infographics, Design, Photography and Video at the UN Information Centre (Algiers) 📷
📅 Deadline: 23 July 2026
Tell the story of the United Nations through visuals with the UN Information Centre in Algiers. Cover events with photography and video, create infographics and social media visuals, and design communication products for UN campaigns — put a visual face on the UN across North Africa.
🇺🇸 United States — Youth Engagement at the UN Youth Office (New York) 🌍
📅 Deadline: 23 July 2026
Passionate about youth participation and global policy? Join UNOPS in New York supporting the UN Youth Office. Contribute to meaningful youth engagement across the UN, from flagship events and the UN Youth Compass to advocacy and communications — put young people's voices at the centre of the UN.
🇯🇵 Japan — Public Partnership at UNICEF (Tokyo) 🤝
📅 Deadline: 26 July 2026
Strengthen the partnership for children's rights between Japan and the United Nations with UNICEF's Asia-Pacific Pillar Office in Tokyo. Support donor proposal analysis, ODA research, translation, advocacy and communications on resource mobilisation — a UNICEF line on your CV, in the heart of Tokyo.
🇹🇷 Türkiye — Regional Cooperation at the Organization of Turkic States 🕊️
📅 Deadline: 1 August 2026
Step into diplomacy and regional cooperation with the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States. Work alongside a multinational team, contribute to projects strengthening ties across the Turkic World, and gain hands-on experience in an international organization. Open to applicants from 🇦🇿 🇰🇿 🇰🇬 🇹🇷 🇺🇿 — a rare seat inside a growing regional bloc's diplomacy.
🇺🇸 United States — Social Development Research at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (New York) 📊
📅 Deadline: 4 August 2026
Care about poverty, inequality and social inclusion? Join the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York. Contribute to research on emerging social trends and the flagship World Social Report, at the heart of global social policy — research that shapes how the world tackles inequality.
💼 Startups, Tourism & Hospitality
🇵🇱 Poland — Human Resources at a Tourism and Events Company (Warsaw) 🧑💼
📅 Deadline: 20 July 2026
Own the full recruitment cycle in a fast-growing Warsaw startup with The Walking Parrot. Post job ads, interview and select candidates, run onboarding, develop job descriptions and reports, and help shape the organisation's next growth steps — real ownership of hiring in a scaling startup.
🇵🇹 Portugal — Accounting and Operations Management at a Tourism and Events Company (Lisbon) 📊
📅 Deadline: 20 July 2026
Gain hands-on experience across accounting, operations and business management in a fast-paced Lisbon startup with The Walking Parrot. Handle reports, taxes and invoices, organise tours and daily operations, build OTA partnerships, and dive into analytics and business development — the full behind-the-scenes of a growing travel business.
🇵🇹 Portugal — Human Resources at a Tourism and Events Company (Lisbon) 🧑💼
📅 Deadline: 20 July 2026
Own the full recruitment cycle in a fast-growing Lisbon startup with The Walking Parrot. Post job ads, interview and select candidates, run onboarding, develop job descriptions and reports, and help shape the organisation's next growth steps — the same HR ownership, on the Lisbon side.
🇫🇷 France — Digital Front Office and Guest Experience at a Hospitality Company 🛎️
📅 Deadline: 25 July 2026
Love making people feel welcome? Build a hospitality career with Nexa Development in France. Welcome and assist guests, coordinate check-ins and logistics, manage digital guest communication and online reputation, and deliver outstanding experiences in an international team — hospitality with a digital, reputation-first twist.
🇫🇮 Finland — Marketing and Content Creation at an Arctic Experiences Company (Rovaniemi) ❄️
📅 Deadline: 30 August 2026
Create content in the heart of Lapland, surrounded by Northern Lights, huskies and reindeer, with Rovaniemi Insider. Edit visuals, build content for Instagram and TikTok, join creative campaigns, and learn tourism marketing and destination branding in the Arctic — a content portfolio shot under the aurora.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Business Assistant at a Music Media and Digital PR Company (London) 🎧
📅 Deadline: 30 October 2026
Run the engine room of a respected London music media and digital PR company. Support the director and team across administration, social media, editorial content and digital PR, and help discover and promote the best new and emerging music — a foot in the door of the London music scene.
🎬 Communications, Content & Education
🇪🇸 Spain — Communication and Marketing at a University Global Affairs Office (Barcelona) 📣
📅 Deadline: 6 September 2026
Shape how a dynamic Barcelona university tells its international story with Vitae's Office of Global Affairs. Create content and campaigns for social media, newsletters and events, build a visual identity, and promote international mobility and global partnerships — a comms portfolio built in Barcelona.
🇪🇸 Spain — English Language Assistant at a Catalan Secondary School 🍎
📅 Deadline: 20 September 2026
Help teenagers gain confidence in English while living authentic Catalan life near Barcelona. Support English lessons and conversation activities with students aged 12 to 18, join intercultural projects, and experience daily life in a Catalan secondary school — real Catalan life, not a tourist's version.
🇮🇹 Italy — Social Media and Content Creator at an International Students Association 📱
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026
Capture Italian student life through reels and stories with IYES. Manage social profiles, produce posts, stories and reels, capture events and student life, and grow the online presence of a vibrant international student community across Rome, Milan and Bologna — turn Italian student life into content that grows a community.
🇪🇸 Spain — Social Media and Content Creator at an International Students Association 🎬
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026
Live and breathe Instagram, TikTok and reels? Create content for a vibrant Erasmus community with IYES in Spain. Manage social profiles, produce posts, stories and reels, capture student life and events, and grow the online presence of an international student network — the Spanish counterpart, for the reels-obsessed.
Seventeen internships across 13 countries and five continents, from a Bogotá peace mission to a Lapland tourism studio. Youth engagement at the UN Youth Office in New York, UN visual storytelling in Algiers, UNICEF partnership work in Tokyo, economic research at UNCTAD in Geneva, and Arctic content creation among huskies and reindeer — these are not roles you'll see grouped together again.
Seven of the seventeen sit inside the UN system and international organisations, spanning New York, Geneva, Bogotá, Algiers, Tokyo and the Organization of Turkic States. Six are startup, tourism and hospitality roles, including three at the same fast-growing travel company across Warsaw and Lisbon and a London music-PR post, and four are communications and education roles across Spain and Italy. Most UN internships are unpaid but hard to beat for experience. The three Walking Parrot roles close today, 20 July, and the calendar runs to the London music-PR role on 30 October. Choose yours.
