Internships

Call for Interns

Disaster relief internship

The Bahá'í International Community’s United Nations Office in New York is looking for an undergraduate or graduate intern to research policies and practices of community-based responses to natural disasters, including community-based relief and mitigation efforts. The research will inform the ongoing development of a conceptual framework for Bahá'í community responses to natural disasters and involvement in relief and mitigation efforts. For more information, please contact Stephen Karnik, Chief Administrative Officer (skarnik at bic.org).

Research internship

The Bahá'í International Community’s United Nations Office in New York is looking for individuals to assist with research and writing associated with the Office’s work in areas of human rights, gender equality, social and sustainable development. Interns may be requested to assist with conducting background research, briefing staff on relevant meetings at the UN and in the NGO community, assisting Representatives in their work on NGO Committees, translating and editing documents, developing content for the Bahá'í International Community’s website, as well as assisting with administrative tasks as needed. For more information, please contact Dorothy Longo, Operations Officer (dlongo at bic.org).

Internship Program

The Bahá'í International Community’s United Nations Office offers internships throughout the year. We accept applications year round. Interns are selected to work in one or more of the following areas:  human rights, gender equality, social development, sustainable development, and website development. The work is carried out under the guidance of the Senior Researcher and/or one of our Representatives to the United Nations. Internships can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis depending on the project and the availability of the candidate. While we are not able to provide financial remuneration, candidates with visas permitting them to work in the United States receive a lunch stipend and reimbursement for commuting expenses.

Interns may be asked to assist with: conducting background research to inform the Office’s policy and programmatic work; attending and briefing staff on relevant meetings at the UN and in the NGO community; preparation of contributions to UN Commissions and major events; Representatives’ work on NGO Committees; translating and editing documents; developing website content; and some administrative tasks. Please visit the Interns’ Blog to learn more about the work of our past and current interns.

Please email your Internship application (Word fillable format), resume and cover letter to Ms. Dorothy Longo, Operations Officer at dlongo at bic.org. Subject line should state: “Application for internship.”