Job Description
IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration. Read more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration.
The Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and should have less than two years of relevant working experience.
In general, the Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who:
a) have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities;
b) are holding a scholarship for internship placements in international organizations and/or for whom internship is required to complete their studies; or
c) are sponsored by governmental/non-governmental institutions and/or academia to work in specific areas relevant to both IOM and the sponsor.
d) are either enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or have graduated in the last 12 months.
e) are between 20 and 36 years of age.
f) The intern will be working for the IOM CO for Austria (Vienna) starting 1st July 2025.
g) Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Background Information
The Policy Research and Migration Law Unit / EMN Austria:
The main project of the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit is the work as the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN). The EMN was set up in 2003 by the European Commission on behalf of the European Council in order to satisfy the need for a regular exchange of reliable information on migration and asylum-related issues at the European level. In 2003, the IOM Country Office for Austria was nominated as National Contact Point Austria by the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. The objective of the EMN is to meet the information needs of Community institutions and Member States’ authorities and institutions on migration and asylum, by providing up-to-date, objective, reliable, and comparable information on migration and asylum, with a view to supporting policymaking in the European Union in these areas and to providing a factual basis for current discussions. The EMN responds to information needs through reports, studies, Ad-Hoc Queries, so-called “EMN Informs,” and other outputs. The EMN analyses and synthesizes such information and organizes events to foster exchange between policymakers, experts, and the general public (for further information please visit https://www.emn.at/en/).
Responsibilities
Supervision
Head of Policy Research and Migration Law Unit
Training Components and Learning Elements
The intern will assist with the operational activities of the Office. Tasks will include:
Qualifications
Education
Minimum Bachelor Level Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Migration Studies, Law, Social Science or related fields
Skills
Languages
Excellent oral and written command of German and English.
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.
Proficiency in language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Specific Duties
The Intern at the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit in the IOM Country Office for Austria will mainly perform duties related to the implementation of the project “National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN).” The main responsibilities are:
Required Competencies
IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
Values – All IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
Core Competencies – Behavioural indicators
Apply Before
05/05/2025, 05:59 AM
