Careers
Employment opportunities and careers with UNHCR.
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Join our growing team to help refugees and displaced people worldwide by applying to the latest UNHCR job postings. UNHCR is an equal opportunity organization that seeks talented individuals from all backgrounds to join our mission to create a better world for refugees. UNHCR staff work in legal protection, community services, health, public affairs, communications, fundraising and more. Learn more about our work or volunteering with us.
About UNHCR
UNHCR, also known as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or the United Nations Refugee Agency, was established in 1950 by the General Assembly of the United Nations. UNHCR operates in 133 countries, working to protect the lives of millions of displaced people worldwide, including refugees, internally displaced people, asylum seekers and stateless communities. With over 17,000 staff members, the UN Refugee Agency is dedicated to ensuring that all who have fled violence, disaster, persecution or conflict has the right to seek asylum and find refuge. Learn more about us.
Canadian Opportunities
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Private-Sector Partnerships Positions
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Digital and Email Fundraising Intern - Application deadline: ongoing
Location: Toronto, Ontario
The Digital and Email Fundraising Intern will assist the Digital Fundraising Team with digital marketing, email fundraising and reporting. This includes assisting with researching and analyzing data, reporting on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts, creating and designing emails, testing emails with the aim of better understanding donor behaviour and creating and maintaining donation pages.
Length of contract: January 2022 – September 2022
All applications must be submitted with the below documents:
Digital Fundraising and Donor Acquisition Intern - Application deadline: ongoing
Location: Toronto, Ontario
The Digital Fundraising and Donor Acquisition Intern will assist the Acquisition Team in gaining new donors through various marketing channels and tactics. This includes working with the team to develop new creative for digital ads, direct mail and television ads, research current marketing trends and assist with researching and analyzing data for fundraising and marketing efforts.
Length of contract: January 2022 – September 2022
All applications must be submitted with the below documents:
Communication Intern - Application deadline: 08 February
Location: Toronto, Ontario
The Private Sector Partnerships Office of the UNHCR in Toronto is seeking a Communications Intern to assist
the Marketing and Communications Team with digital content curation and production for our lead generation
campaigns to help further increase the brand awareness and to contribute towards the fundraising goal of the
office. The intern will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and experience in communications and
digital content creation as well as their experience within a not-for-profit/international organization.
Application deadline: 08 February
All applications must be submitted with the below documents:
Digital and Community Engagement Intern - Application deadline: 08 February
Location: Toronto, Ontario
The Private Sector Partnerships Office of the UNHCR in Toronto is seeking a Digital and Community
Engagement Intern to assist the Marketing and Communications team with social media and peer-to-peer
fundraising activities to contribute towards the fundraising goal of the office as well as to build UNHCR’s brand
awareness. The intern will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and experience in social media and
community engagement as well as their experience within a not-for-profit/international organization.
Application deadline: 08 February
All applications must be submitted with the below documents:
Senior PPH Assistant (Stewardship and Administrative Coordination) - Application deadline: 07 April 2021
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Reporting to the Associate PPH Officer, the Senior PPH Assistant be supporting the PPH PSP team by managing the stewardship process and activities for the team. One other key responsibility for this role is the management of the administrative and finance management as it related to revenue, expenses and reporting for PPH.
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Assistant PSP Officer, Islamic Philanthropy - Application deadline: 16 February
Location: Toronto, Ontario
UNHCR Canada is seeking to recruit an Officer to support and speed-up the long-term development of UNHCR’s Islamic Philanthropy portfolio and take it to the next level. The incumbent will support the PSP Canada team in raising funds over three years from institutional partners and individuals. The Officer preferably has proven experience and connections in the sectors of Islamic Philanthropy and Islamic Banking/ Finance. They are expected to support in further shaping UNHCR’s approach to Islamic Philanthropy, and in the management of relevant internal and external stakeholders crucial to the realization and implementation of UNHCR’s Islamic Philanthropy strategy.
Length of contract: March 2022 – December 2022
All applications must be submitted with the below documents:
International Opportunities
UNHCR works in more than 133 countries around the world—learn more about international opportunities here.
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