Internship
Intern - Quality Management Handbook
United Nations Office at Geneva
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 5 November 2026, 14 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- studying now or just graduated (the posting allows a completed degree)
- enrolled in a master's or higher, or in the final year of a bachelor's degree, or a recent graduate
- Where
- Geneva, Switzerland (the posting says hybrid)
An unpaid UN internship doing quality management and occupational health documentation for the UN Geneva Medical Service. Open to students and recent graduates of any nationality; you cover your own travel, visa and living costs.
The facts
- What you get
- Nothing. The posting states: Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.
- Where
- Geneva, Switzerland (the posting says hybrid)
- How long
- 6 months
- What it costs you
- Nothing to apply. If you take it up, travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are yours.
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point. In their words, what it costs you: Nothing to apply. If you take it up, travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are yours.
What they ask for
- enrolled in a master's or higher, or in the final year of a bachelor's degree, or a recent graduate
- studying now or just graduated (the posting allows a completed degree)
- fluent English
- no pay: you need your own money or a sponsor for living costs, plus travel, visa, accommodation and living costs
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “A UN Careers (Inspira) profile and an application against this job opening number before the deadline”
2. Dates
- Closes 5 November 2026, in 14 days.
- On the date, the listing says: The posting closes at 23:59 New York time on this date. No applications are accepted after it.
- Aim to send it by 2 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
3. What it costs you
- Nothing to apply. If you take it up, travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are yours.
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for an internship
General advice from us, the same for every internship. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Check first whether it is paid. If it is not, work out how you will cover transport, food and rent for the whole period.
- Say what you want to learn and why this organisation; interns are often chosen for interest and reliability more than experience.
- School projects, clubs and volunteering count as experience here. Name what you did in each.
- If it asks for a letter from your school, ask for it early; offices can be slow.
If there is an interview or a test
- Expect questions about what you are studying and why you want this.
- Be honest about when you are free and for how long.
- Ask who you would work with day to day.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on United Nations Office at Geneva's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at United Nations Office at Geneva's own website on 19 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.