Twelve internships and jobs close on 16 August 2026, and the names behind them are some of the biggest in the world of international work: the United Nations, the World Food Programme, the OECD, the European Cancer Organisation and WorldFish. There are 9 internships and 3 jobs across 6 countries, from data-visualisation and videography roles at the UN in New York to an AI-integration internship with the WFP in Rome, a fish-genetics placement in Penang, cancer-policy jobs in Brussels and a well-being communications role at the OECD in France. Whether you are a student chasing your first serious internship or a professional ready for a mission-driven role, this is a genuinely high-calibre batch. The catch is the shared deadline: every one of these closes on 16 August, so this is a decision for today.
A quick, honest map of who each suits and how they pay, because it matters here. The three UN internships in New York are prestigious but unpaid, which is standard for the UN, so plan for that. The WFP AI internship in Rome comes with a stipend of up to $1,000 a month, the WorldFish placement in Malaysia carries a monthly stipend but is open only to Malaysian applicants, and the two Brussels think-tank internships pay €1,200 a month. The Prague product-management traineeship is paid, and the three professional jobs (two at the European Cancer Organisation, one at the OECD) offer salaries described in general terms. The common thread is that nearly all require fluent English and, for the jobs, real experience, so read each listing's requirements closely before you apply.
These are professional positions rather than volunteering, so treat the funding line on each as the source of truth: where a stipend or salary is stated, it is above; where a role is unpaid, we say so plainly. You can browse more internships and jobs across the site at youthworkshub.org. Everything below shares the same hard deadline of 16 August 2026, so pick the one that fits and get your application in before the day ends.
In This Batch
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York — data visualization and database management intern at the UN
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York — communications intern, videography and digital media, at UNODET
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York — programme management intern, data analytics, at UNODET
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Rome — AI integration and investigative technologies intern at WFP ($1,000/month)
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia, Penang — aquatic animal genetics intern at WorldFish
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Brussels — markets, investments and customers intern at the electricity industry association
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Brussels — membership and partnership intern at a policy think tank (€1,200/month)
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Brussels — partnerships and development intern at a policy think tank (€1,200/month)
- 🇨🇿 Czechia, Prague — product management trainee in financial services (paid)
- 🇫🇷 France — communications, forum and partnerships co-ordinator at the OECD Well-Being Centre
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — EU projects officer at the European Cancer Organisation
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — policy research officer at the European Cancer Organisation
9 Internships · 3 Jobs · 6 Countries · All Closing 16 August 2026
💼 Internships
1. 🇺🇸 Internship in the United States 📊 Data Visualization and Database Management Intern at the UN 💻
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Handy with Power BI and data? The UN Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) in New York is looking for a Data Visualization and Database Management intern to build Power BI reports, visualize health-related data, monitor health policy and support research and reporting. It is a three to six month internship, in person in New York or remote, full or part-time, requiring fluency in English. Note: it is unpaid. Apply here →
2. 🇺🇸 Internship in the United States 🎬 Communications Intern, Videography and Digital Media, at UNODET 📱
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Do you tell stories with a camera? The UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UNODET) in New York is looking for a Communications intern in videography and digital media to film conferences and high-level UN events, edit short-form social videos for LinkedIn, YouTube and X, and manage media assets. It is a three-month internship, extendable to six, requiring fluency in English and a video portfolio. Note: it is unpaid. Apply here →
3. 🇺🇸 Internship in the United States 📊 Programme Management Intern, Data Analytics and Process Innovation, at UNODET 🤖
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Into data, automation and the future of tech? The UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UNODET) in New York is looking for a Programme Management intern to support planning and reporting, map and improve workflows with AI-enabled tools, and build dashboards and data analysis in Excel. It is a three to six month in-person internship requiring fluency in English. Note: it is unpaid. Apply here →
4. 🇮🇹 Internship in Italy 🤖 AI Integration and Investigative Technologies Intern at WFP 💻 (up to $1,000/month)
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Want to build AI into real-world investigations? The World Food Programme's Office of Inspections and Investigations is hiring five fully remote AI Integration interns to develop AI and machine-learning models on Microsoft Azure, code automation in Python and Java, and turn model outputs into insights. It is a four-month internship with a stipend of up to $1,000 a month, requiring excellent English. Fully remote, based with the Rome office. Apply here →
5. 🇲🇾 Internship in Malaysia 🐟 Aquatic Animal Genetics Intern at WorldFish 🧬
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Fascinated by fish genetics and molecular biology? WorldFish, an international research organization transforming aquatic food systems, is offering an Aquatic Animal Genetics internship in Penang, running DNA extractions and PCR, developing pathogen protocols and supporting genetic and health surveillance. It is a role of up to 5.5 months with a monthly stipend, for a Fisheries and Aquaculture student. Open exclusively to Malaysian applicants. Apply here →
6. 🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium ⚡ Markets, Investments and Customers at the European Electricity Industry Association 🔌
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
The association speaking for the electricity industry in 32 countries needs someone tracking the EU rules that reshape the market. Monitoring and analysing internal electricity market policy, the Electricity Regulation and Directive and the Citizens Energy Package, supporting working groups and committees, and drafting position papers, briefings and advocacy deliverables. Apply here →
7. 🇧🇪 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. Apply here →
8. 🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium 🤝 Partnerships, Development and Intelligence at a Leading European Policy Think Tank 📊 (€1,200/month)
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Research funding does not appear on its own, it is hunted for, and this internship sits inside one of the world's top ten think tanks tracking it. Monitoring EU funding calls, managing the proposal pipeline, supporting research proposals through submission, running eligibility and compliance checks, and maintaining partner databases across Salesforce and SharePoint. Apply here →
9. 🇨🇿 Internship in Czechia 📊 Product Management Trainee in Financial Services 💡 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Dreaming of a career in product management? Creditinfo wants you in Prague to work on real digital products in credit risk and financial services, alongside experienced PMs, engineers and designers, in a paid role with a shot at a full-time offer. Apply here →
🏛️ Jobs
10. 🇫🇷 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. Apply here →
11. 🇧🇪 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. Apply here →
12. 🇧🇪 Policy Research Officer Job in Belgium 🎗️ Cancer Policy Research at the European Cancer Organisation 📊
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Cancer outcomes across Europe are shaped by policy, and this role turns data into the evidence that changes it. Developing the European Cancer Pulse tool and its Policy Indexes, preparing Country Reports and country visits, running policy research projects from methodology to surveys and workshops, and leading activities in EU-funded cancer projects. Apply here →
Twelve opportunities, six countries, and a roster of organisations that speak for themselves: the UN, the WFP, the OECD, the European Cancer Organisation and WorldFish. If you scrolled this far, you already know where you fit, whether that is a first internship in data, video or AI at the UN and WFP, a science placement in fish genetics, or a professional step into cancer policy, well-being communications or think-tank work in Brussels. What ties the list together is calibre: these are the names that keep opening doors long after the placement ends. Just be clear-eyed about the trade-offs, several of the UN internships are unpaid, one is open only to Malaysian applicants, and the jobs want real experience and fluent English.
Because every role here closes on 16 August 2026, there is no deadline to wait out: strong applications get in early. Before you apply, check the two things that actually gate these roles, the funding and the eligibility, and make sure your CV speaks directly to the requirements. You can find more internships and jobs like these at youthworkshub.org. Then pick the one that fits, open its link and send a sharp, tailored application today. And if you want roles like these to reach you the moment they post, join our broadcast channel through the link in our bio, where every new batch goes out first.
