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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture.., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, an opportunity

UNICEF’s Digital Education and Learning Innovation portfolio supports governments and partners to strengthen education systems through equitable, safe, and effective use of digital technologies and AI. The portfolio includes global programmes, partnerships, knowledge products, and resource mobilization efforts that enable countries to scale impactful learning solutions.

To support growing partnership coordination, donor engagement, and knowledge management needs across the portfolio, UNICEF seeks an intern to provide analytical, coordination, and operational support to the Partnerships and Knowledge Management functions.

The intern will work under the supervision of the Partnerships Specialist and collaborate closely with the Communications Specialist and colleagues across UNICEF HQ, regional and country offices, and external partners. 

How can you make a difference? 

The intern’s primary focus will be on partnership intelligence and knowledge management, with exposure to resource mobilization and coordination support as a secondary area, depending on team priorities and workload. Responsibilities will be carried out and prioritized under the instruction and guidance of the supervisor.

1. Partnerships Support (Primary Focus)

The intern will support partnership-related analytical and coordination tasks, including:

• Map and maintain an up-to-date database of strategic partners, donors, and stakeholders
• Support preparation of partnership briefs, profiles, and background notes
• Assist in coordinating meetings, workshops, and events (e.g. agendas, minutes, follow-ups)
• Assisting with desk research on prospective partners and collaboration opportunities
• Contributing to presentations and summary materials for partner engagement

2. Knowledge Management & Communications (Primary Focus)

The intern will support knowledge management and documentation of learnings and insights for the priority countries implementing the UNICEF Digital Education Strategy, including:

• Organizing and structuring internal knowledge repositories (e.g. SharePoint)
• Supporting documentation of lessons learned, case studies, and good practices
• Assisting with drafting and editing short knowledge products (blogs, summaries, one pagers, newsletters) under guidance
• Supporting preparation of webinars or internal learning events (slides, notes, logistics)
• Assisting with synthesizing research, reports, and evaluations into concise internal summaries
• Supporting the updating of internal trackers or simple dashboards for programme information

3. Resource Mobilization Support

Under supervision, the intern may support selected resource mobilization tasks, such as:

• Assisting with background research and compilation of inputs for donor proposals and concept notes
• Supporting the preparation of short donor briefs, fact sheets, or evidence summaries
• Helping gather results data, case studies, and examples for fundraising and donor communications
• Supporting the organization of shared repositories of proposal templates and reference materials

4. Monitoring & Coordination Support

The intern may provide limited coordination and reporting support, including:

• Assisting with consolidating updates from colleagues into internal summaries
• Supporting preparation of internal briefing notes or progress updates
• Helping maintain simple trackers for meetings, deliverables, or events
• Support knowledge synthesis related to AI in education and digital transformation initiatives

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  UNICEF LIH Partnership and KM Internship TOR_Feb 2026.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Enrolled in a master’s degree program at a recognized university, undergraduate level or a recent graduate (within two years from date of graduation) in education, international development, public policy, social sciences, communications, or related field.
• Prior internships, volunteering, research assistance, or student leadership roles considered an asset.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas.
• Fluency in English is required (additional UN language is an asset).

 Desirables:

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. 

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

WORK ARRANGEMENT:

The Intern will preferably work in-person at our office in Helsinki, Finland, for a period of 6 months.

Conditions:

•  Age: Interns must be at least 18 years
• Have good academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office.
• Have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to.
• Individuals must have proof of medical insurance covering the time and location of their internship.
• This internship will be delivered on a full-time commitment.
• Individuals are expected to provide their own laptop.
• Selected candidates will receive a monthly stipend (unless already in receipt of any support for the internship from a third party).
• Individuals are responsible for arranging any visa or immigration requirements.

Employment: There is no expectancy of employment at the end of the internship.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.