WHO Global Internship Programme 2024 for Future Leaders in Public Health
Location: Different Locations
Deadline: Varies
About the Internship
WHO, as the leader in global public health issues, is committed to building a diverse pool of future leaders in public health. WHO’s Internship Programme offers a wide range of opportunities for students and recent graduates to gain insight into the technical and administrative programmes of WHO and enrich their knowledge and experience in various areas, thereby contributing to the advancement of public health. A competent and dynamic health workforce at the heart of each health system is essential to advance global health goals.
What are the objectives?
- Provide a framework for assigning eligible students from diverse academic backgrounds to WHO programmes where their educational experience can be enhanced through capacity building opportunities.
- Provide an opportunity for WHO programmes to benefit from engagement from students specializing in various fields related to technical and administrative programmes of WHO.
- WHO offers internships in technical areas and administrative programmes such as communication, external relations or human resources.
Eligibility
- You are at least twenty years of age on the date of application.
- You are enrolled in a course of study at a university or equivalent institution leading to a formal qualification (undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate), in a public health, medical or social field related to the technical work of WHO, or in a management, administrative, communications, or external relations-related field.
- Applicants who have already completed a qualification may also qualify for consideration, if they apply to the internship within six months following the completion of the formal qualification. You have completed three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution prior to starting (bachelor’s level or equivalent) the internship.
- You are fluent at least in one of the working languages of the office of assignment.
- You are not related to a WHO staff member (e.g., son/daughter, brother/sister, or mother/father).
- You hold a valid passport of a WHO Member State.
- You have not previously participated in WHO’s Internship Programme.
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How to apply?
Candidates from across the world are encouraged to apply to the WHO Global Internship Programme. All applications must be made through the internship position vacancy notices posted on the WHO Careers site using the WHO online recruitment system. Internship positions are available in various areas of work and in different organizational locations (regional offices, country offices or headquarters).
Benefits of the WHO Internship Programme
WHO provides all interns with medical and accident insurance coverage during the duration of the internship period. Insurance coverage before the start date of the internship and after the end date of the internship, including travel to and from the duty station location, is the sole personal and financial responsibility of the individual intern. WHO provides living allowance to eligible selected interns who need financial support.
All interns must complete a legal Declaration of Interests form. This form requires intern candidates to declare any relevant financial disclosures, including any financial support in the form of grants bursaries, scholarships, etc. Based on the information provided in this form, the intern candidates’ eligibility to receive financial support from WHO will be assessed. Lunch vouchers may be provided at some duty stations.
