United Nations Office for Project Services UNOPS Internships around the world 2021
UNOPS Internships around the world
UNOPS offers exciting internship opportunities in many countries around the world. To qualify for the UNOPS Internships you need to be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate university degree programme, or have completed the degree within the past 3 years.
To apply for an internship, please create a UNOPS Jobs Account. This involves submitting details such as personal information, education, experience, languages, skills and other information.
Please note the profile doesn’t need to be completed in one go but can be saved and updated on an ongoing basis and all vacancies close at midnight CET time.
How to apply UNOPS Internships
UNOPS advertises job opportunities through an online recruitment system that helps ensure our recruitments are efficient and transparent. All applications must be submitted through this system.
Applicants can create and save a personal profile, apply for current vacancies, register for UNOPS rosters, monitor the status of an application, search for opportunities and subscribe for job alerts.
Getting started
You must create a profile on our recruitment system to apply to a vacancy or roster. This includes filling in personal information, education, experience, languages, skills and other information. This profile does not have to be completed in one go, but can be saved and updated on an ongoing basis. However, make sure that the application for a specific vacancy is submitted before the closing date.
Create your profile
Need help creating a profile? More information can be found here.
Submitting an application
Once your profile is created, you can apply to specific vacancies or rosters. Please make sure that you only apply to positions for which you fulfill the requirements (education/experience/language). At this point, you may be asked to fill in further details or upload documents relevant to a particular application. Once you are done, click the ‘Submit application’ button.
As a United Nations organization, we value diversity: women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Recruitment process
Once the vacancy announcement posting has passed, the applications are thoroughly reviewed and selected candidates are shortlisted. If you are shortlisted you may be invited for an assessment. The hiring unit will contact you if that is the case.
The assessments vary depending of the specific function, however it will often start with a technical assessment followed by a competency based interview.
Recruitment times can vary. On average, it takes around one to three months, however, in some cases it may take longer.
