This is a small, high quality batch for anyone building a career in policy, communications or the creative side of international organisations. There are 7 internships and jobs open across 6 countries, with every deadline falling this week or the start of next: a communications and forum coordinator role at the OECD Well-being Centre in France, EU-funded cancer project management at the European Cancer Organisation in Brussels, Chinese language news and multimedia at the UN newsroom in New York, a membership role at one of Brussels's most influential think tanks, and creative and commercial internships in Vienna, Spain and Croatia. The earliest closes on 15 August, so start at the top.
The funding here is mixed, and worth reading closely. The think tank internship in Brussels pays 1,200 euro a month, the graphic design internship in Spain is paid, the Vienna art space role comes with an Erasmus+ grant, and the Croatian tourism internship is commission-based at 2 to 3 percent with bonuses. The two jobs, at the OECD and the European Cancer Organisation, are salaried roles rather than internships. The UN newsroom internship in New York is unpaid, as UN internships usually are, but the byline and the newsroom experience are the reward. Deadlines run from 15 to 20 August 2026.
What's in this batch:
5 Internships · 2 Jobs · 6 Countries · Deadlines 15 to 20 August 2026
💼 Internships & Jobs
🇦🇹 Internship in Austria 🖥️ Digital Infrastructure, Local AI and AV Networks at an Independent Art Space 🔌 (Erasmus+ grant)
📅 Deadline: 15 August 2026
An independent art space in Vienna is building its entire digital ecosystem from scratch, with no Big Tech dependencies, and wants an Erasmus+ intern in the room while it happens. Self-hosted workspaces, local language models running on their own hardware, and a physical network wired by hand between servers, lighting rigs and audio gear.
🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium 🤝 Membership and Partnership Coordination at a Leading European Policy Think Tank 📇 (€1,200/month)
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
A think tank is only as strong as its network, and this internship helps grow and steward one of Brussels's most influential. Researching and profiling priority members, preparing briefing notes and agendas for member meetings, taking notes and synthesising follow-ups, drafting newsletters and member updates, and keeping the CRM and membership records accurate.
🇧🇪 EU Projects Officer Job in Belgium 🎗️ EU-Funded Cancer Project Management at the European Cancer Organisation 📋
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Europe's Beating Cancer Plan runs on funded projects, and this role keeps a portfolio of them on track. Coordinating EU-funded cancer projects, monitoring timelines and deliverables, acting as the point of contact for project partners, organising meetings and events, and supporting new project proposals from open calls to drafting applications.
✍️ Applying to any of these? Here is how to write a motivation letter that actually gets read, and remembered. Read the guide →
🇫🇷 Communications, Forum and Partnerships Co-ordinator Job in France 📣 at the OECD Well-Being Centre 🌍
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
The OECD centre that measures how good life actually is needs someone to get its work seen, funded and staged. Building communications plans and social media strategies for key outputs, drafting brochures, blogs and newsletters, supporting the fundraising strategy, and running the logistics of the OECD World Forum on Well-being end to end.
🇺🇸 Internship in the United States 📰 Chinese Language News Writing and Multimedia at the UN Newsroom 🎥
📅 Deadline: 18 August 2026
A newsroom that publishes in nine languages needs someone who can write news in Chinese and shoot a social video the same week. Drafting Chinese articles from UN reports and resolutions, translating scripts and captions, fact-checking before publication, conducting interviews, filming and editing short-form video, and pitching story ideas in editorial meetings.
💡 Not sure your profile is strong enough? See what selection panels actually look for, and how to show it. Read the guide →
🇭🇷 Internship in Croatia 🌊 Sales and Customer Support for Sightseeing Tours in the Tourism Market 🎫 (Commission-based)
📅 Deadline: 20 August 2026
Selling tours on the Dalmatian coast, where the product sells itself and the skill is reading what each traveller actually wants. Promoting sightseeing experiences directly to tourists, driving bookings, tracking your own sales activity and learning how customer behaviour works in the tourism industry, on a 2 to 3 percent commission with performance bonuses.
🇪🇸 Internship in Spain 🎨 Graphic Design and Social Media at an International Student Association 📸 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 20 August 2026
Last year the team ran 2 boat parties, 13 trips and 35 plus parties, and someone had to make all of it look good online. You design the graphic content for the website and social channels, shoot and edit photos at the events themselves, and join the activities to get international students involved.
Whether you want a salaried communications role at the OECD, EU project management at the European Cancer Organisation, a paid think tank internship in Brussels, a Chinese language byline at the UN, or a creative internship in Vienna, Spain or Croatia, this is a strong week to apply. The Vienna art space closes first on 15 August, and the rest follow through to 20 August, so tailor one good motivation letter and get your applications in before the week is out.
