Are you interested in working for an International Organization? Are you willing to embark on a challenging opportunity that will enrich your personal as well as your professional experience? If so, consider applying for an internship at FAO!
Organization: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. Moreover, FAO is a source of knowledge and information, helping developing countries to modernize and improve their agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security
Duty Station: Several options within FAO’Headquarters and its decentralized offices worldwide
Open to: Students and young graduates under 30
Timeframe: 3-6 months
Deadline: None – Selection process open throughout the year
Job description: The Organization offers several options to provide hands-on opportunities for students or young graduates to learn more about what FAO does. Tasks will be different according to each field of study
Qualifications:
- no more than 30 years of age
- be recent graduates or students in a recognized university or graduate school programme and have completed at the very least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant to the work of FAO
- working knowledge of English, French or Spanish is required. Knowledge of one of the other two, or Arabic, Chinese or Russian, is an asset
- must not bear any of the following relationships to staff members of the Organization: son, daughter, brother, or sister
Wage/fees: Stipend from FAO up to the amount of US $700
Application process:
Interested candidates can apply online through iRrecruitment in three easy steps:
1) Create the Personal Profile Form (PPF) online in iRecruitment
2) Attach a letter of motivation
3) Apply to the vacancy: "IRC3038: Call for Interest: Internship Programme"
Eligible applications will be retained for a maximum period of six months. Only successful candidates will be contacted by FAO.
For iRecruitment user guidelines, please refer to the application toolkit
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Get more info about the internship
Contact information:
Headquarters:
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
Tel: (+39) 06 57051
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Edited by Tatiana Camerota
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