Information Management Intern

June 15 2026

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

H (no hardship)

FamilyInternship

UNHCR the UN Refugee Agency is offering a full-time internship with the Information Management Unit at UNHCR Bucharest. Established in December 1950 UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives protecting rights and building a better future for asylum seekers refugees returnees internally displaced communities and stateless people. Every year millions of men women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. UNHCR currently operates in over 130 countries using its long expertise to protect and care for millions.

Since the outbreak of the international conflict in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 Romania has recorded more than 11 million border crossings of refugees from Ukraine resulting in a total of 201752 individuals being granted Temporary Protection by the end December 2025. Over the same period 25188 asylum applications have been submitted. While border crossings have continued to increase from year to year from 2.5 million in 2022 to 2.9 million in 2025 the number of individuals seeking international protection in Romania has steadily declined from some 98000 in 2022 to 28000 in 2025. Nonetheless these numbers still present a situation in which Romania is receiving a considerable number of new arrivals mainly due to the situation in Ukraine.

In the fifth year of Romanias response to the Ukraine refugee situation the Information Management (IM) Unit plays a central role in shaping evidence-based refugee narratives countering misinformation and negative discourse regarding refugees in the country and supporting data-driven advocacy fundraising and strategic decision-making.

The position
The IM intern will work in Bucharest Romania within the Information Management Unit. The intern will provide support on IM activities linked with organizing a DataThon. The event will aim to utilize big datasets of refugee-related data to produce actionable insights innovative analyses and evidence-based narratives on forced displacement. The DataThon will bring together up to 40 participants including students researchers data scientists and practitioners and will take place over a two-week period in a hybrid format. The selected intern will support the coordination organization and administrative management of the event.

Duties and responsibilities
Assist the IM Unit in planning a DataThon utilizing refugee-related data
Assist in identifying partners for the event and support the communication with them
Design the participant materials
Draft various information products and materials for promoting the event
Assist with the logistical and administrative preparations
Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor

Minimum qualifications required
In order to be considered for an internship candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO; and
Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR
Not have exhausted the maximum cumulative internship period with UNHCR including any prior internships (8 months for full-time and 12 months for part-time)

Desirable qualifications and skills
Fluency in Romanian is required as well as English at B2 level
Strong critical thinking and data literacy skills
Strong analytical organizational and verbal communication skills
Strong drafting skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Previous work experience including volunteering working with vulnerable populations and in particular with refugees is considered an asset
Previous engagement with extracurricular projects student organization fundraising or NGOs.

Conditions
It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Thursday and 9 am to 3.30 pm on Friday. The successful candidate will be assigned to support the team in Bucharest in person.
Allowance: Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food local transportation and living expenses.
Monthly allowance: approximately 3273.21 RON/month

NOTE: An individual who bears the relationship of parent child or sibling or step-parent step-child or step-sibling to a current UNHCR staff member or affiliate is not eligible for an internship.
Interns are fully responsible for arranging medical insurance covering the entire internship period (including any extended period of their internship if applicable).

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities cultures languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race colour sex national origin age religion disability sexual orientation and gender identity.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application interview meeting travelling processing or training.
We welcome applications from candidates with a refugee or stateless background.

Romanian

English

Skills

Education

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Other information

Candidates might be invited to sit for a written position doesnt require a functional clearance

Remote

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