Fundraising Communications Intern (French-speaking)

Deadline for Applications

August 17, 2026

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based) H (no hardship)

Family Type (not applicable for home-based) Family

Staff Member / Affiliate Type Internship

Target Start Date 2026-08-24

Terms of Reference Background information/Organizational Context:

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a French-speaking internship within the Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Services in our Office in Brussels, Belgium.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly 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 teams are in the field in over 122 countries, using their expertise to protect and care for millions of people.

Established in December 1950, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is responsible for leading and coordinating international action to protect and assist refugees and other people of concern. The partnerships with the private sector and the mobilization of individuals’ generosity play a crucial role in contributing to diversify the organization's sources of funding.

The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Services works in different regions: Europe, MENA, Americas, Africa, and Asia, and further decentralizes at local levels. The Fundraising Communications Intern (French-speaking) is part of PSP Benelux team (which is part of PSP Europe Region) and it is based in the UNHCR Office located in Brussels.

The selected candidate will sit within the Fundraising Team in Brussels. This exciting internship is a unique opportunity to gain experience in communication, fundraising and campaigns within UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnerships team and support UNHCR’s private sector fundraising efforts in Belgium.

The position:

We are seeking a dynamic and proactive intern, with a strong interest in communication and refugee issues, to complete a six to eight-months internship within UNHCR’s Fundraising team.

The Fundraising team is charged with ensuring that UNHCR's private sector fundraising network has the content, tools, resources and best practice communication products to run an effective fundraising program that enables income generating teams to deliver increased resources to UNHCR's budget. We work on acquisition and retention of donors in Belgium and helps to boost UNHCR brand equity and improve brand coherence in Belgium.

The main purpose of this position is to offer Interns an opportunity to gain a hands-on experience in their field of study or their career perspective, along with providing a valuable support to the office section.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Communication Intern will be expected to engage with the following:

• Day-to-day support on social media, including drafting social copy and monitoring performance;

• Gathering compelling UNHCR content and translate/tailor to engaging Belgian content for different channels (email, social, website);

• Creation of engaging thematic content (copy writing, video editing and Photoshop);

• Researching the latest statistics, messaging and refugee stories;

• Adaptation of fundraising campaigns and communications for Belgium, including translation;

• Collaborate to develop or to optimize e-mails and website articles to surpass KPIs;

• Provide support in the development, translation, implementation and update of online donors’ journeys or other digital projects;

• Provide ad hoc support to communications and fundraising activities, including support for the Netherlands team and for PPH (Private Partnerships and Philanthropy);

• Perform any other duties, as required.

Essential minimum qualifications and skills required:

The ideal candidate will be required to have followings:

• Be a recent graduate (completed your studies within two years from your application) of or current student in graduate/undergraduate school program for a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO in the relevant field (e.g. Communication, Communication Sciences, International Relations, Marketing, Media, Journalism or a similar field);

• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest of the work of the Organization;

• Be a strong communicator with fluency in French (mandatory) and English (advanced writing and editing skills);

• Knowledge of Dutch will be considered highly desirable; Dutch-speaking candidates will be considered favourably;

• Have knowledge of digital media, content management systems or other web-based applications;

• Have knowledge of Photoshop and Adobe Premiere will be considered an asset;

• Show a genuine desire to learn and adapt;

• Have good inter-personal skills and be a keen team-player.

Location:

The successful candidate will be based with the team in UNHCR’s office in Brussels, Belgium with the possibility of teleworking from home.

Conditions:

The internship is associated with an internship agreement for an initial 6 months with a possibility of extension up to maximum 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 recruitmentcase@unhcr.org, who can provide further technical support.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview. Written test may be conducted during the selection process.

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