FAO Internship Programme 2024 in Italy & Worldwide (Stipend)

August 23, 2024 by Goher Iqbal Punn

For students and individuals, internship opportunities play big roles in their career and career moves. An internship programme is undoubtedly a learning opportunity targeted at alluring talented young men and women who are highly motivated to share their novel ideas, new perspectives, and the latest research experience in FAO’s domains. FAO has announced its internship programme for eligible candidates willing to join them. If you are eager to get on board as interns, let’s now dip into the details regarding the FAO Internship Programme 2024 in net lines of this article.

Details Regarding the FAO Internship Programme 2024

For interested candidates, the FAO Internship Programme is open for applications. This internship programme endows the chosen students, who are enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme or the ones who are recent graduates, with a marvelous opportunity to supplement their academic knowledge with a practical work experience in an area/field relevant to the FAO work.

The best about the FAO Internship is that it will enable the interns to obtain a better understanding of the mandate and programmes of the Food and Agriculture Organization. Simultaneously, the programme will confer FAO with the assistance of competent individuals specializing in the related fields in connection to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and FAQ’s Strategic Framework.

Duration of FAO Internship

The candidates should keep in mind that the internship duration will be between 3 to 11 months.

Location of FAO Internship 2024

These internships will be available in various locations around the world such as at the FAO headquarters in Rome (Italy), Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, Near East and North Africa, and Africa, Europe and Central Asia.

Eligibility Criteria for the FAO Internship Programme 2024

The eligible candidates who can apply must be the nationals of FAO Members.
Only the students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programmes in a bona fide institution at the time of application or the ones who are recent graduates can apply.
Applicants must be equipped with the knowledge of a minimum of one FAO official language such as English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, or Russian. Besides, knowledge of a second official language of FAO will be considered an asset.
At the beginning of the internship programme, the age of the interns should be between 21 to 30 years (for example, the internship should begin before the intern turns 31).
Interns (selected candidates) need to be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment, be conversant with the basic use of computers, and possess good communication skills.
Before the beginning of the internship programme, candidates/interns should have appropriate residence or immigration status in the country of assignment.
If the family members of the applicants/candidates (like brother, sister, father, or mother) are employed by FAO under any type of contract, they will be considered ineligible for this programme.

Funding Facility/Available Benefits under FAO Internship

Successful interns will be provided with a stipend in local currency which is not exceeding US$ 700 per month.
As for the stipend for sponsored interns, it will be provided directly by the sponsoring institutions. Interns are responsible for their own accommodation.
Medical coverage will be provided related to service-incurred with FAO paying the full premium.

Deadline for Applications

The last date to submit the applications is 26^th August 2024.

How to Apply for the FAO Internship Programme 2024

Interested candidates should apply to the ‘Call for Expression of Interest’ that is published on FAO’s career portal – those who would like to apply should click on the FAQ link available on the official announcement, and then click on the vacancies page available on FAQ. From there, select the ‘internship’ option. You may then apply to available internships there. For complete details visit the official announcement and learn everything before applying.

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