PSP Intern (Face-to-Face)

September 16 2025

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

H (no hardship)

FamilyInternship

UNHCR the UN Refugee Agency is offering an exciting opportunity for an intern to join the Private Sector Partnerships team in the UNHCR offices in Athens Greece.

Background information/Organizational Context:

Established in December 1950 the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect and assist refugees forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. UNHCR works in over 135 countries to protect and care for over millions of people.

The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Service works in different regions: Europe MENA Americas Africa and Asia and further decentralizes at local levels. The primary purpose of PSP in Greece is to generate income from both Individual Giving donors (IG) as well as Corporates Foundations and Private Philanthropists (PPH) to sustain UNHCR activities worldwide.

UNHCRs Internship Program offers eligible students and recent graduates at the Country Offices the unique opportunity to gain hands-on practical work experience in the humanitarian sector in an international environment and to understand UNHCRs core mandate. This learning opportunity aims to attract talented candidates who bring diverse profiles and knowledge innovative thinking and different ideas to the UNHCRs workplace.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the Senior PSP Operations Associate and in coordination with the PSP Greece team the PSP Intern (Face-to Face) will support PSP Greece activities performing the following tasks:

- Support the team with phone/email/mailing communication with the donors acquired in the F2F campaign;
- Regularly take on the clearing and organizing of the F2F donor segment of the CRM database;
- Follow-up on requests and manage the applications received from the F2F agents;
- Support the communication with F2F suppliers material stock/distribution management and visibility items;
- Assist PSP with database refinements to be made in order to support digital F2F activities;
- Proactively or upon request research on content and creatives that would further help F2F activities;
- Support in archiving of F2F materials;
- Support PSP Greece team in organizing meetings and events;
- Completing other administrative duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications required:

- Be a recent graduate (completed your studies within two years of applying to this internship) or current student in graduate/undergraduate school program for a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO in the areas of international relations marketing & communications law economics etc.;
- Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest of the work of the Organization;
- Share UNHCRs ambition to work with the private sector and raise funds to support refugees;
- Have good communication skills analytical research and organizational skills;
- Have good writing and typing skills.

Desirable skills qualifications:

- Proficient in MS Office;
- Some experience with databases (CRM) and data entry;
- Digital and social media knowledge;
- Team player and able to work under pressure with tight deadlines

Location:

The successful candidate will be based with the team in UNHCRs office in Athens Greece with the possibility of teleworking from home.

Conditions:

The internship is associated with an internship agreement for 6 months with a possibility of extension up to a total period of 8 months. It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9 AM to 6 PM Monday to Friday (40 hours per week). This is a paid internship as per UNHCR policy.

Application process:

Interested candidates are advised to consult UNHCR website How to apply which provides guidance and details on the application process.

In case of unexpected technical problems during the application process candidates should direct their questions to who can provide further technical support.

Standard Job Description

Required Languages

Greek

English

Desired Languages

Additional Qualifications

Skills

Education

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Other information

This position doesnt require a functional clearance

Remote

No