United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) Internships 2024

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High caliber graduate/postgraduate students and recent graduates wishing for a “hands-on” learning experience in disciplines connected to the ILO’s mission and activities can choose from a variety of internship options through the ILO’s internship program. Their internship program’s goal is to expose trainees to ILO everyday work over the course of three to six months.

The ILO publishes the Internship Roster, a call for applications, two or three times a year. After the application period closes, departments seeking interns for a specific roster period can view the profiles of eligible candidates. Because of this, internships can start on the first or fifteenth day of any given month.

 

• Sponsor Organisation: The International Labour Organization (ILO)

Benefits of United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO)

The Internship Program of the International Labour Organization allows bright persons to:

• Applying ILO principles, programs, and tactics and involving people directly in Office work will raise awareness of critical issues around the world.
• Acquire hands-on experience with the ILO that is pertinent to their field of study.
• There aren’t any application fees.
• Your payment will come in each month.

Note: Pleas keep in mind:

• When conducting an internship at the ILO, the intern or the organization providing funds for him or her is exclusively in charge of covering the costs associated with travel, a passport, a visa, health and accident insurance, lodging, and other living expenses.
• In the event that an intern is not supported by a corporation (university, government, or other), the ILO will give them a stipend to cover basic living expenses.
• Internships are not available to members of the direct family of ILO officials. Moreover, candidates who have participated in the internship program or held ILO work in the past are not eligible.
• Please be aware that the ILO is not liable for any expenses associated with illnesses or accidents that occur during the internship. For the duration of your internship at the duty location, you are responsible for obtaining your own health and accident insurance.

United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) Requirements

Please take into account the following specifications before applying for an internship at the ILO:

• You must be enrolled in your final year of a graduate degree program (Master’s or equivalent), or in a higher degree program related to the work of the ILO, or you must have successfully completed one of these programs the year before you submit your application.
• You must also be able to adapt to a global, multilingual setting and have a working understanding of at least one of the ILO’s working languages, such as English, French, or Spanish. There is no restriction on candidates’ ages.
• Diversity is valued by the ILO. Applications from qualified women and men, especially those with disabilities and those from member states who are under- or not at all represented, are welcome. In order to promote equality of opportunity, persons with disabilities will get appropriate accommodations throughout both the recruiting process and the internship.

Note: Please keep in mind:

• The internship program is not meant to pave the way for an ILO career. At the conclusion of the internship, there shouldn’t be any hope for future employment.
• Please be aware that during the current application period, you may only apply to a maximum of three internship profiles. Your application will not be taken into consideration for any profile if you apply to more than three internship profiles.** Keep in mind that you may always revoke your application by visiting the Jobs Applied area of your profile.
• In order to avoid last-minute technological difficulties or delays, it is strongly advised that you submit your application as soon as you can. Late applications won’t be taken into consideration.

Application Date and Process

• Visit the application website and choose your desired internship
• Create a profile on ILO Jobs and choose the internship profile you want to apply for.
• Finish up your candidate profile and submit an application for the internship profile.
• As applications without a cover letter will not be taken into consideration and you cannot submit a cover letter after the deadline, be sure to include one in the last part of the application

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