The FAO started receiving applications for their internship program. Every year a lot of undergraduate or graduate students from different countries get the opportunity to work with a diversified workforce and get the opportunity to improve themselves. This helps them work in a team, improve their communication skills, and generate ideas and solutions about critical issues. If you want to be a part of this workforce then apply as soon as possible.
About FAO Internship Programme:
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) spearheads global initiatives to combat hunger and attain food security for all, ensuring that individuals have consistent access to nutritious food to lead active and healthy lives. Operating in more than 130 countries with 195 Member States, FAO believes in the collective effort to eradicate hunger.
The Internship Programme seeks to attract highly motivated young women and men, encouraging them to share their fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and recent academic insights within FAO’s areas of focus. This initiative offers participants a valuable learning experience, allowing them to augment their academic knowledge through practical work assignments related to FAO’s mission.
Through their involvement in the FAO internship program, interns actively contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and FAO’s Strategic Framework, which supports the 2030 Agenda by promoting more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agricultural and food systems. This transformation aims to enhance production, improve nutrition, protect the environment, and enhance overall quality of life, with a commitment to leaving no one behind.
Requirements for the Internship:
- Enrolled in an undergraduate, or graduate degree program in a “bona fide” educational institution at the time of application or recent graduate. Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.
- Candidates must specialize in a field relevant to the mission and work of FAO.
- Working knowledge of at least one FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish). Knowledge of a second FAO language will be considered an asset.
- Be nationals of FAO Members.
- Candidates should be aged between 21 and 30.
- Candidates should be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment and have good communication skills.
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FAO Core Competencies:
Results Focus
Teamwork
Communication
Building Effective Relationships
Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing).
- Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non- and under-represented Members, as well as candidates from Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are encouraged to apply to this Call for Expression of Interest.
- All applications will be reviewed, and only qualified applicants will be directly contacted for interviews by the hiring office and contacted again if selected.
- Candidates who have already undertaken an internship assignment at FAO will not be eligible for another internship.
- Selected candidates should have appropriate residence or immigration status in the proposed country of assignment prior to joining the Organization.
- Candidates with family members (defined as mother, father, sister, or brother) employed by FAO under any type of contractual arrangement are not eligible for the Internship Programme.
- FAO provides a monthly stipend to interns if they are not sponsored by sending universities or other entities.
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, and complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills.
• You are requested to attach a letter of motivation, evidence of attendance in a recognized university, or a copy of your academic qualifications to the online profile.
• Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application through the FAO recruitment portal. Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered.
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile.
• Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Candidates who are not selected before the closing date and wish to be continuously considered for an assignment are requested to re-apply to the new Calls.
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org
For more information visit the following link- FAO Internship
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