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Internship Programme Overview: The IOM Internship Programme attracts talented students and recent graduates with a specific interest in areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and have less than two years of relevant work experience.
Eligible interns typically:
Have a specific interest in, or academic background related to, IOM programmes and activities.
Hold a scholarship for internship placements in international organizations, or require an internship to complete their studies.
Are sponsored by governmental, non-governmental institutions, or academic bodies to work in areas relevant to IOM and the sponsor.
Are enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree (minimum Bachelor’s level) or have graduated within the last 12 months.
Are between 20 and 36 years of age.
Supervision: The intern will work under the overall direction of the National Programme Officer and the direct supervision of the Senior Project Associate in İstanbul, assisting with the operational activities of the Mission.
Learning Objectives and Responsibilities: The intern will:
Support the implementation and monitoring of day-to-day activities, as well as administrative and financial processes, of the AVRR project(s).
Assist in organizing workshops, meetings, and conferences; coordinate service delivery with finance and procurement units; and provide translation/interpretation support for AVRR counsellors.
Coordinate in-person AVRR application intakes and external referrals, maintain appointment schedules for AVRR counselling, and ensure completion of necessary forms, documentation, and data entry into MİMOSA, in accordance with IOM standards.
Retrieve, compile, summarize, analyze, and present information or data on project-specific topics.
Provide feedback on additional needs or gaps in referral protocols and assistance measures for AVRR beneficiaries.
Participate in relevant trainings and workshops to support capacity-building of partners in identifying, referring, and assisting AVRR beneficiaries.
Support evaluation of the effectiveness of assistance provided to AVRR beneficiaries in Türkiye.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
Enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or graduated within the last 12 months.
Languages:
Mandatory: English and Turkish.
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. Proficiency will be evaluated during the selection process through written and/or oral assessments.
Deadline: October 22, 2025
About the Organization
About IOM
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.
With 132 member states, a further 17 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement.
IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management:
Migration and development
Facilitating migration
Regulating migration
Forced migration.
IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration.
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