Youth Works Hub has gathered 21 internships and jobs closing between 19 and 23 October 2026, and 16 of them close on or before 21 October. Six roles are in Geneva, five in Brussels and two in New York, and the others are in Paris, Lyon, Vienna, Incheon, Istanbul, Darmstadt and Berlin, Leipzig or remote, with one remote internship that has its duty station in Stockholm.
The batch has 18 internships and traineeships and 3 jobs in 9 countries, with listings at UNEP Finance Initiative, the International Trade Centre, UNICEF, UN DESA, OHCHR, the IAEA, the Green Climate Fund, the EEAS, INTERPOL, the British Embassy and EUMETSAT. Our guide to how we verify every opportunityexplains how we check calls like these, and if a move to Geneva, Brussels or New York would be your first long stay abroad, our guide to culture shock and homesickness abroad helps you prepare.
Eight listings stand out:
🇨🇭 Switzerland: UNEP Finance Initiative in Geneva offers a 6-month Africa and Middle East Regional Support internship with tasks in English, Arabic and French.
🇺🇸 United States: UN DESA in New York takes strategic planning interns for 2 to 6 months, with hybrid, remote or in-person work.
🇧🇪 Belgium: the EEAS offers a six-month traineeship in Brussels for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, at €1,572/month.
🇰🇷 South Korea: the Green Climate Fund offers a full-time 6-month internship in Incheon at US$1,600/month, with the possibility of renewal.
🇫🇷 France: INTERPOL in Lyon offers a 6-month general services internship at €700/month, helping improve digital workplace solutions.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies in Geneva runs a project-based internship where you choose between event coordination and stakeholder engagement.
🇧🇪 Belgium: the British Embassy in Brussels has a Communications and Political Officer role on an initial two-year contract at €5,765.06/month.
🇩🇪 Germany: EUMETSAT in Darmstadt has a Copernicus Programme Management Officer role from €7,553/month on an initial 4-year contract.
Seven listings state pay. Five give a monthly amount: €700 at INTERPOL, €1,572 at the EEAS, US$1,600 at the Green Climate Fund, €5,765.06 at the British Embassy and from €7,553 at EUMETSAT. Eurelectric and UNDP Istanbul list their internships as paid, and the Off-University internship in Germany is unpaid and requires an Erasmus+ mobility grant. According to Youth Works Hub's review, the busiest day is 21 October 2026, when nine listings close.
📅 Deadlines: 19 Oct (1) · 20 Oct (6) · 21 Oct (9) · 22 Oct (4) · 23 Oct (1) 🌍 Countries: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (6) · 🇧🇪 Belgium (5) · 🇫🇷 France (2) · 🇩🇪 Germany (2) · 🇺🇸 United States (2) · 🇦🇹 Austria · 🇰🇷 South Korea · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 🇹🇷 Türkiye
In This Batch
- 📅 19 Oct · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 20 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 20 Oct · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Internship
- 📅 20 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 20 Oct · 🇫🇷 France · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇺🇸 United States · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇰🇷 South Korea · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇺🇸 United States · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇫🇷 France · Internship
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · Internship
- 📅 22 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 22 Oct · 🇦🇹 Austria · Internship
- 📅 22 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 22 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 23 Oct · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 20 Oct · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Job
- 📅 20 Oct · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Job
- 📅 21 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · Job
What's in this batch:
18 Internships and Traineeships · 3 Jobs · 9 Countries
💼 Internships & Traineeships
1. 🇧🇪 Intern in the Energy Policy, Climate and Sustainability Team ⚡ Eurelectric Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🌱 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 19 October 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Students and recent graduates in energy, economics, political science or international relations · ⏳ Six months, full time · 💶 Paid
Support EU energy and climate policy coordination and advocacy at an association of the electricity industry in Brussels, Belgium, from monitoring policy developments to supporting a flagship project on artificial intelligence in the power sector. It suits students and recent graduates in energy, economics, political science or international relations with a good understanding of EU policymaking.
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2. 🇨🇭 Africa and Middle East Regional Support Intern 🌍 UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 📈
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Final-year bachelor's or master's students, recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months
Support sustainable finance outreach, membership work and events at UNEP Finance Initiative, from writing country and member profiles and running membership surveys to preparing training and awareness events, with tasks in English, Arabic and French. It suits final-year bachelor's or master's students and recent graduates in development studies, economics, business, finance or environmental studies, with some communications experience and fluent English and French, and Arabic as a plus. Open to applicants from 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 🇰🇪 🇲🇽 and 190 more!
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3. 🇸🇪 UPSHIFT Scale Intern (Digital & AI) 💡 UNICEF Office of Innovation Internship in Stockholm, Sweden (Remote) 🤖
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
📍 Remote, duty station in Stockholm, Sweden · 👥 Undergraduate, graduate and PhD students or graduates of the past two years · ⏳ 6 months, full time
Support the digital and AI work that scales a youth skills and social entrepreneurship programme at the UNICEF Office of Innovation, from tracking initiatives and managing digital and AI assets to scanning emerging technologies and preparing briefing materials. It is open to undergraduate, graduate and PhD students or graduates of the past two years in digital technology, edtech, data science, business, innovation, development studies or communications, with strong spreadsheet and presentation skills and fluent English. Open to applicants from 🇧🇷 🇮🇳 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇨🇱 and 189 more!
4. 🇨🇭 Data Analysis and Results Management Intern 📊 International Trade Centre (ITC) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 📈
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students, graduates of the past year · ⏳ 3 months
Help design and pilot an internal data and results management mechanism for a trade-related technical assistance team at the International Trade Centre, from identifying key indicators to building dashboards and analysing consolidated data for trends and gaps. It is open to graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates of the past year in economics, statistics, data science, business analytics, international trade, public policy or related fields, with advanced English and Excel and strong analytical and data management skills. Open to applicants from 🇦🇱 🇦🇷 🇪🇬 🇬🇭 🇲🇦 and 190 more!
5. 🇫🇷 Methane Alert and Response System Intern 🛰️ UNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) Internship in Paris, France 🌍
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
📍 Paris, France · 👥 Students or graduates of a graduate or final-year bachelor's programme · ⏳ 6 months
Support a methane alert system at the UNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory by preparing daily draft notifications to governments and companies, tracking and summarising their responses and compiling statistics and visuals for reports and presentations. It is for students or graduates of a graduate or final-year bachelor's programme in international relations, environmental studies or science, public policy or a related field, with strong analytical and drafting skills and fluent English. Open to applicants from 🇦🇷 🇪🇬 🇳🇬 🇹🇭 🇺🇾 and 190 more!
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6. 🇩🇪 Internship in Germany 🕊️ Peace Studies & Peace Library Assistant at Off-University (Berlin / Leipzig / Remote) 📚
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 Berlin, Leipzig or remote, Germany · ⏳ 3 to 6 months, part time · 💶 Unpaid, Erasmus+ mobility grant required
Off-University, a "University Without Borders" founded by academics exiled from Türkiye, is offering an internship supporting Critical Peace Studies, two Berlin events and an online Peace Library. The internship is unpaid and requires an Erasmus+ mobility grant.
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7. 🇺🇸 Strategic Planning Intern 🧭 UN DESA Internship in New York, United States 📊
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 New York, United States · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students, graduates · ⏳ 2 to 6 months
Support strategic planning and communications at UN DESA by tracking, researching and analysing information on global sustainable development trends and preparing senior-level meetings, speeches, talking points, background notes and briefs, with hybrid, remote or in-person work. It is open to graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates with fluent English and an interest in sustainable development, analytics or strategy. Open to applicants from 🇧🇩 🇨🇷 🇪🇨 🇱🇰 🇻🇳 and 190 more!
8. 🇧🇪 Trainee for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue 🕊️ EEAS Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🤝 (€1,572/month)
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Nationals of EU Member States with a bachelor's degree · ⏳ Six months · 💶 €1,572/month
Support monitoring, analysis and reporting, research and the drafting of briefings at a regional dialogue office in Brussels, Belgium, and help organise meetings, events and missions. The traineeship is for nationals of EU Member States with a bachelor's degree in international relations, political science, European studies, law, economics or communication, completed or ongoing master's studies, excellent English drafting skills and a proven interest in EU affairs.
9. 🇰🇷 Independent Evaluation Unit Intern 📊 Green Climate Fund (GCF) Internship in Incheon, South Korea 🌱 (US$1,600/month)
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 Incheon, South Korea · 👥 PhD or master's students and recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months, full time, possibility of renewal · 💶 US$1,600/month
Support an independent evaluation team's learning, uptake and communications work at the Green Climate Fund through content development, drafting and design of evaluation products, website maintenance and webinars and learning events. It is open to PhD or master's students and recent graduates with excellent written and spoken English, writing, branding or multimedia skills and strong analytical skills, and women and nationals of developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply. Open to applicants from 🇵🇪 🇵🇭 🇲🇦 🇸🇬 🇹🇳 and 190 more!
10. 🇺🇸 Policy Intern 📚 United Nations Youth Office Internship in New York, United States 🌍
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 New York, United States, in person or remote · 👥 Final-year bachelor's students, graduate students, graduates · ⏳ 3 months, full or part time
Support youth policy coordination at the United Nations Youth Office by researching youth policies and programmes, collecting and analysing data, mapping tools for a toolkit and drafting case studies and promising practices. It is open to final-year bachelor's students, graduate students and graduates with good Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills and fluent English, with youth engagement experience as an asset. Open to applicants from 🇦🇪 🇶🇦 🇸🇦 🇹🇷 🇺🇿 and 190 more!
11. 🇨🇭 Policy Intern 🏛️ UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🌱
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland, remote or on site · 👥 Recent bachelor's or master's graduates, final-year or graduate students · ⏳ 6 months, full time
Support a global policy team at UNEP Finance Initiative that helps financial institutions navigate sustainable finance regulation, with communications and event support, policy research and content drafting, donor mapping and fundraising materials. It suits recent bachelor's or master's graduates and final-year or graduate students in public policy, international relations, economics, finance, environmental studies or communications, with strong research and writing skills, Excel and PowerPoint proficiency and excellent English. Open to applicants from 🇦🇱 🇦🇲 🇬🇪 🇲🇩 🇷🇸 and 190 more!
12. 🇫🇷 General Services Intern 💻 INTERPOL Internship in Lyon, France 🌐 (€700/month)
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 Lyon, France · 👥 Students and graduates of the past year, nationals of a member country · ⏳ 6 months · 💶 €700/month
Help improve digital workplace solutions at INTERPOL by customising intranet and document management sites, automating workflows with low-code tools and AI, testing and supporting the adoption of AI assistants and writing user guides. It is open to students and graduates of the past year, ideally with coursework in technology, data protection or public international law, with professional English, and French highly desirable. Applicants must be nationals of a member country. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇳🇴 🇵🇱 and 190 more!
13. 🇹🇷 Operations and Common Premise/Services Intern 🏢 UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub Internship in Istanbul, Türkiye 📦 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 Istanbul, Türkiye · 👥 Master's students, final-year bachelor's students, recent graduates, postgraduate trainees · ⏳ 6 months, full time · 💶 Paid
Support the management of shared office premises and administrative services at the UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub, from coordinating shipments, customs clearance, insurance and supplies to supporting protocol, staff registration and the diplomatic pouch and running the registry. It suits master's students, final-year bachelor's students, recent graduates and postgraduate trainees with excellent communication and analytical skills, strong IT literacy and proficient English, with Turkish as an asset. Open to applicants from 🇨🇴 🇬🇭 🇮🇩 🇯🇴 🇰🇿 and 190 more!
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14. 🇨🇭 Intern 🏛️ Anti-Racial Discrimination Section (OHCHR) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland ⚖️
📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland, in person or remote · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students, graduates · ⏳ 3 to 6 months, full time
Join the Anti-Racial Discrimination Section of OHCHR, which works to eliminate racial discrimination through thematic advice, research on issues such as hate speech, religious intolerance, multiple discrimination and systemic racism, capacity-building and secretariat support to human rights mechanisms. It is open to graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates, preferably in law, political science, international relations or social sciences, with fluent English and a keen interest in the work of the United Nations. Open to applicants from 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 🇰🇪 and 190 more!
15. 🇦🇹 Digital Learning and Platform Support Intern 💻 IAEA Internship in Vienna, Austria 🎓
📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026
📍 Vienna, Austria · 👥 Students and recent graduates in computer science, information technology or communications engineering · ⏳ 12 months
Run an e-learning platform at the IAEA, with platform administration, user support, course testing, usage statistics and reporting and the development of e-learning products. It is for students and recent graduates of computer science, information technology, communications engineering or a related field who are at least 20 years old and have completed three years of university studies, with excellent English, and experience with learning management systems and an additional language as assets. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇭🇺 🇮🇪 🇵🇹 and 190 more!
16. 🇨🇭 NGO Liaison Unit Intern 🤝 United Nations Office at Geneva Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🌍
📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students, graduates · ⏳ 6 months, full time
In the NGO Liaison Unit at the United Nations Office at Geneva, research and draft profiles of civil society organisations, take notes at meetings and side events, prepare summaries and support newsletters, guidelines and flyers. It is open to graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates with fluent English and French, computer literacy and a keen interest in the work of the United Nations. Open to applicants from 🇦🇷 🇨🇱 🇮🇳 🇳🇬 🇹🇭 and 190 more!
17. 🇨🇭 Programme Management Intern (Event Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement) 🌐 UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UNODET) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🧭
📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland, in person or remote · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students, graduates · ⏳ 3 to 6 months, project-based
At the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, choose between supporting the planning and delivery of high-level events, from logistics and participant management to briefing notes and agendas, or engaging stakeholders and coordinating policy on digital cooperation through consultations and meeting notes. It suits graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates in international relations, law, economics, communications or technology governance, with strong organisational and communication skills. Open to applicants from 🇪🇬 🇲🇦 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇿🇦 and 190 more!
18. 🇧🇪 Environment & Sustainability Trainee 🌱 European Dairy Association Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🥛
📅 Deadline: 23 October 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Master's students · ⏳ Five months
Support the environment and sustainability policy work of a dairy industry association by monitoring and analysing EU legislation on sustainable food systems, climate, carbon markets, decarbonisation and livestock and assisting with position papers, reports and publications. The traineeship is for master's students in environment, environmental law, agriculture, sustainability or European affairs with a strong interest in sustainability and the agri-food sector, excellent English and knowledge of EU policymaking.
🏛️ Jobs
19. 🇧🇪 Policy Advisor: EU Affairs & Association Management 🏛️ EFESME Job in Brussels, Belgium 📑
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Professionals with a degree in law, economics, political science or European studies · ⏳ Full time
Monitor EU policies, legislation and standardisation for the lift sector, draft position papers, policy briefs and consultation responses and support advocacy with EU institutions at a European federation of SMEs in Brussels, Belgium. The full-time role is for proactive professionals with a degree in law, economics, political science or European studies, at least two years of experience in EU affairs and excellent English.
20. 🇧🇪 Communications and Political Officer 📰 British Embassy (FCDO) Job in Brussels, Belgium 🏛️ (€5,765.06/month)
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Candidates with English at C2, French or Dutch at C2 and the other language at C1 · ⏳ Fixed-term, initial two-year contract · 💶 €5,765.06/month
Provide media and political analysis, manage social media channels, monitor French and Dutch language Belgian media and build networks with journalists, politicians and stakeholders in the Political and Public Diplomacy Team of the British Embassy in Brussels. The full-time, fixed-term role is for candidates with English at C2 level, French or Dutch at C2 level and the other language at C1 level.
21. 🇩🇪 Copernicus Programme Management Officer 🛰️ EUMETSAT Job in Darmstadt, Germany 📊 (From €7,553/month)
📅 Deadline: 21 October 2026
📍 Darmstadt, Germany · 👥 Experienced professionals with a university degree or equivalent vocational experience · ⏳ Initial 4-year contract · 💶 From €7,553/month
Support the delivery of the EU's Copernicus programme at Europe's meteorological satellite agency by planning and scheduling work, monitoring progress, reporting with KPIs and dashboards, preparing meetings and briefings and managing contracts and studies. It suits experienced professionals with a university degree or equivalent vocational experience, solid programme management skills, excellent writing, an understanding of Copernicus or similar programmes and English with some French. Open to applicants from 🇨🇭 🇫🇷 🇱🇺 🇸🇰 🇪🇸 and 25 more!
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these internships and jobs paid?
Seven listings state pay: five give a monthly amount and two say paid. The amounts are €700 at INTERPOL, €1,572 at the EEAS, US$1,600 at the Green Climate Fund, €5,765.06 at the British Embassy and from €7,553 at EUMETSAT, while Eurelectric and UNDP Istanbul list their internships as paid. The Off-University internship in Germany is unpaid and requires an Erasmus+ mobility grant. Our guide on how paid internships and funded traineeships work explains the different ways internships abroad are paid.
Who can apply for these internships and jobs?
Most internships are for students and recent graduates, and several add specific conditions. The EEAS traineeship is for nationals of EU Member States, INTERPOL asks for nationals of a member country, the European Dairy Association traineeship is for master's students, and the IAEA internship is for students and recent graduates who are at least 20 years old and have completed three years of university studies. UNEP FI's Africa and Middle East Regional Support internship and the United Nations Office at Geneva internship both ask for fluent French, and the 21 listings are based in 9 countries. Our guide to preparing your Europass CV helps you build a CV for applications like these.
The three jobs have their own conditions. EFESME asks for at least two years of experience in EU affairs, the British Embassy asks for English at C2 level, French or Dutch at C2 level and the other language at C1 level, and EUMETSAT is for experienced professionals.
Three themes run through the batch: policy, advocacy and diplomacy at the EEAS, Eurelectric, the European Dairy Association, EFESME, the British Embassy and the United Nations Youth Office; digital and data work at UNICEF, the International Trade Centre, INTERPOL and the IAEA; and human rights, civil society and event coordination at OHCHR, the United Nations Office at Geneva and UNODET. A long stay abroad for an internship is a big step, and our guide to mental health and wellbeing abroad covers the support worth knowing about.
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