The modality can be in person, remote, or hybrid (partly in person and partly remote).
The internship can be conducted on a full-time or part-time basis.
Expected Duration
For a period of six (6) months, starting early September 2025.
Duties and Responsibilities The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) coordinates humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent emergency response. Its mission includes:
Mobilizing and coordinating effective and principled humanitarian action
Advocating for the rights of people in need
Promoting preparedness and prevention
Facilitating sustainable solutions
The Assessment, Planning and Monitoring Branch (APMB) supports:
Joint humanitarian responses using innovative coordination tools and services
Key coordination activities such as needs assessment, planning, and monitoring
Strengthening staff capacities for coordinated response under the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC)
The Needs and Response Analysis Section (NARAS) within APMB:
Provides normative guidance and policy development on analysis and planning
Offers technical field support and capacity-building
Leads information management initiatives supporting needs assessment coordination
The intern will support NARAS in the following tasks:
Maintaining the Assessment Registry Platform and the JIAF Analysis Platform
Customizing country workspaces (including geographic data and automation)
Preparing Power BI dashboards to present country-level data
Managing users and access permissions
Supporting implementation of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle Tracker 2026
Performing additional tasks as requested by the supervisor
In addition, the intern will:
Be supervised under the Needs and Response Analysis Section (NARAS), APMB
Receive specific tasks aligned with broader APMB objectives
Serve for a duration of six (6) months, with the exact start date to be mutually agreed
Qualifications / Special Skills Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent), preferably in:
Political science
Social science
Humanitarian affairs
International studies
Public administration
Economics
Engineering
Earth sciences
Or a related field
Note: Selected applicants will be required to submit proof of enrollment or graduation.
No prior professional work experience is required, but the applicant’s field of study must be relevant to the internship.
Additional desirable qualifications include:
Strong knowledge of Microsoft tools and platforms (Excel, Power BI, Power Apps)
Skills in data analysis (cleaning, processing, analyzing, and presenting data)
Familiarity with relational databases and data management
Experience conducting research (e.g. surveys, data collection and analysis)
Knowledge of programming languages and coding principles
Experience with .NET programming languages
Familiarity with standard software applications
Knowledge of data management or website administration tools is an asset
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat
Fluency in English (oral and written) is required
Knowledge of French and/or Spanish is desirable
Intern-Specific Information
Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations
Travel, visa, accommodation, and living costs are the intern’s or sponsoring institution’s responsibility
Non-resident interns may be required to secure appropriate visa or work authorization
Selected candidates should confirm visa requirements before accepting the internship offer
Deadline : Jul 30, 2025
About the Organization
In December 1991, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 46/182, designed to strengthen the United Nation's response to both complex emergencies and natural disasters. In addition it aimed at improving the overall effectiveness of the UN's humanitarian operations in the field.
The resolution also created the high level position of Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC). This new function would combine into a single UN focal point the functions carried out by representatives of the Secretary-General for major and complex emergencies, as well as the UN's natural disaster functions carried out by the UN Disaster Relief Coordinator, UNDRO.
Soon after, the Secretary-General established the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) and assigned the ERC the status of Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs with offices in New York and Geneva to provide institutional support.
Resolution 46/182 also created the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) and the Central Emergency Revolving Fund (CERF) as key coordination mechanisms and tools of the ERC.
As part of the Secretary-General's programme of reform in 1998, DHA was reorganized into the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA. Its mandate was expanded to include the coordination of humanitarian response, policy development and humanitarian advocacy.
OCHA carries out its coordination function primarily through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which is chaired by the ERC. Participants include all humanitarian partners, from UN agencies, funds and programmes to the Red Cross Movement and NGOs. The IASC ensures inter-agency decision-making in response to complex emergencies. These responses include needs assessments, consolidated appeals, field coordination arrangements and the development of humanitarian policies.
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