Humanitarian Internship Program

This is a remote position.

Humanitarian Internship Program

March 2025 Intake

Humanitarian Internship Program

The Humanitarian Impact Institute's Humanitarian Internship Program is designed to provide exposure into how humanitarian programs and their accountability mechanisms are designed and delivered.

The internship program provides both on-the-job and formal learning and is an early careers entryway to the humanitarian and development industry.

You will get exposure to humanitarian and development programs being delivered in countries including Ukraine, Syria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan - although you won't travel to these locations in this program.

Depending on the internship track you choose, you could be learning how to make impactful proposals, assisting in real-world primary research or managing a technology project.

The Humanitarian Impact Institute recruits for long term early-career positions from participants in the Humanitarian Internship Program.

Research Internship & Business Support Internship

The Humanitarian Impact Institute's Humanitarian Internship Program has two career tracks. You will need to apply for either a:

• Business Support Internship, or
• Research Internship.

Research Internship

The Research Internship track will see you working directly on humanitarian and development research and evaluation projects. You will gain real-world skills and exposure to how humanitarian and development programs are designed and implemented - and learn how they operate and how they can be improved.

You will learn how to conduct industry-standard literature reviews, to support the design of research tools and to assist in data analysis. You will also gain exposure to project management and gain consulting experience.

Business Support Internship

In the Business Support Internship track will be helping to decide which INGOs, NGOs, donors and UN agencies the Humanitarian Impact Institute works with and why, as well as participating in decisions on which countries to conduct our work in. You will learn how to make impactful proposals and you will gain access to the most senior levels of leadership in HII. 

If you have a technical specialty (HR, IT, technology, legal, marketing, risk management), you will be working on real projects and activities that support the delivery of our humanitarian and development evaluation and research projects. 

Requirements

Key Information & Eligibility

The programme is open to candidates with:

• Minimum of a Masters degree in a relevant subject of relevance to your chosen internship track (Research or Business Support).

• At least one year of post-university professional experience in a relevant capacity - show us you can work in a professional environment.

• Your own computer, place to work and internet connection.

• A desire to learn and make a difference in the world.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

The internship is for three months. No guarantee of future employment is made after that three months. However, HII does recruit early career positions from the internship program.

Benefits

This is a full-time three-month program with three intakes per year (March-May, June-August and September to November).

This is a remote internship so you can work from anywhere in the world.

Interns are paid EUR2000 for the internship and will also receive formal coursework learning and on-the-job training.

The application process involves:

• Submit your application (CV and Cover Letter)
• Online testing of shortlisted candidates
• Two interviews with HII staff