UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a full-time internship with the World Bank – UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (Joint Data Center) at UNHCR Copenhagen.

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.

Title: Data and Economic Analysis Intern
Duty Station: Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 6 months (with the possibility of two-month extension)
Contract Type: Internship
Earliest Hire Date: November 2025

Organizational Context
The Joint Data Center is a collaboration between two multilateral institutions – the World Bank and UNHCR – joining efforts and expertise towards improving the quality and quantity of data for evidence-based policy decisions and responses to global forced displacement crises. The collaboration between the World Bank and the UNHCR builds on their on-going joint initiatives on forced displacement including analytical work and microdata collection.

The mission of the Center is to enhance the ability of stakeholders to make timely and evidence informed decisions that can improve the lives of affected people. The Joint Data Center leverages partnerships and innovation in its focus on the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of primary microdata that enables policymaking, programming and research. This includes demographic and socioeconomic data, including on income, skills, education, health, and
economic activity on refugees, internally displaced persons, stateless people, returnees, asylum seekers and host populations.

The position
The ideal candidate for this role is someone who understands data and statistics and has an interest in refugees and development. The person in this role will be responsible for providing analytical support across the JDC, working on a portfolio of data-related research and analytical projects of different sizes and natures. As part of a small team, they will need to be flexible in order to adapt to the varying needs of the unit.

Duties and Responsibilities
The main responsibilities will include:
• Analyzing data and evidence, and preparing descriptive analytical summaries to support JDC activities, including proof-of-concept analysis and quality assurance.
• Editing and proof-reading technical documents covering data and economics.
• Contributing to literature reviews on the issue of forced displacement (focusing on quantitative analyses) and drafting of topical summaries.
• Supporting team members in the drafting and editing of blogs, papers, and presentations to support dissemination and events.
• Collaborating with team members to prepare and execute events, internal and external meetings, including notetaking and production of supporting documentation.
• Performing other tasks as needed.

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).

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.

Desirable Qualifications and Skills
• Display full command of written and oral English (B2), including strong drafting skills;
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree equivalent or higher in a subject such as Economics, Political Sciences, International Studies, Health Studies or similar, with a proven quantitative focus; or in the field of Statistics or Quantitative Methods;
• Have a demonstrated knowledge of handling, cleaning and preparation of microdata;
• Have practical experience of working with data handling and analysis packages, such as python, R or Stata;
• Have a demonstrated interest in forced displacement issues and/or experience working in this area;
• Have excellent research skills;
• Be able to work well independently as well as in an intercultural team; and
• Be available to work full time (40 hours per week) throughout the duration of the internship.

Conditions
It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 8.30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday (40 hours per week). The successful candidate will be assigned to support the JDC team at UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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.

Travel: Unless provided or paid by external sponsoring entities, UNHCR reimburse interns engaged from a location outside of the country of the duty station for the ticket costs of their outward and return travel to/from the duty station by the most economical route available on economy class, irrespective of the duration of the journey. Reimbursement shall be limited to the authorized outward and return travel between the intern’s country of residence and the intern’s duty station, or actual route of travel, whichever is lower.

Before travel is undertaken, the selected intern must obtain authorization in writing from the hiring office. Such authorization must include the approved cost of the ticket.

Internships normally last two to six months with the possibility of extension up to eight months for full-time internships and twelve months for part-time internships.

Obligations
Acquiring and renewing current visas, residence permits including all associated costs, obtaining medical certification and compliance with taxation requirements (if applicable), are the responsibility of the intern.

The selected candidate will need to provide UNHCR with a proof of health insurance coverage applicable to the assigned internship location and a certificate of good health from a qualified medical practitioner certifying their fitness for work and travel. In the event the selected candidate is not able to produce the required certificates, they will not be admitted to the Internship Programme.

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If you are a person with a disability and you expect you may face challenges during the recruitment process, you can indicate it in your application form.

There are options to select any health conditions you may have and outline any necessary adjustments related to disabilities during the recruitment phases. Providing this information is optional. It will be treated as strictly confidential and used only for the purpose of finding out how to better assist you during the recruitment process.

Adjustments for candidates with disabilities will be provided as best as possible and as needed upon request.

All candidates will be assessed based on meeting the requirements for each vacancy in relation to experience, skills, and education.

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.

How to apply

Kindly submit your application via the UNHCR Careers portal.