UNA-CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & DIPLOMACY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
Launching the careers of talented Canadian youth for 23 years
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INTERNSHIPS IN OVER 17 COUNTRIES
PARTNERSHIPS WITH 10+ UN AGENCIES
92% FIND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN 6 MONTHS
Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia, Peter MacArthur,
with UNA-Canada Junior Professional Consultants
A programme undertaken with the financial support of:
Are you ready to launch your career with the UN?
The International Development & Diplomacy Internship Programme (IDDIP), funded through the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy, and through partnerships with universities and institutions, is an avenue for qualified and motivated Canadian graduates and professionals to gain work experience in the United Nations system.
IDDIP offers successful applicants a six-month international internship with a UN Agency as a Junior Professional Consultant (JPC). UNA-Canada negotiates meaningful, SDG-focused positions with United Nations Agencies, providing applicants with valuable, demanding, and meaningful work experience in a field relevant to their studies and/or career aspirations. JPCs are recruited, trained, and supported through their internships.
Past Junior Professional Consultants
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Are diverse Canadian youth who were at the top of their undergraduate and graduate programs
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Have gone on to pursue advanced degrees and careers in law, international relations, gender studies, communications, advocacy, journalism, conflict studies, development studies, and the non-profit sector.
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Have won major Canadian federal, provincial, and university-based scholarships or fellowships
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Have been hired by their host UN agencies or other UN organizations, pursued careers in Canada at the federal, provincial or municipal levels as well as within civil society organizations and the private sector
Through IDDIP, Canadians have the opportunity to:
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Gain professional exposure to the work of the United Nations
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Establish a valuable network of United Nations contacts and other diplomatic professionals
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Receive job-search assistance during and after the internship
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Experience a culturally diverse work environment
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Contribute to solutions to international development issues
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Access UN and other placements
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Learn a new language
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Live in a new country
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Develop a practical, in-depth understanding of international issues such as:
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human rights
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post-conflict development
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governance
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climate change
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gender (in)equality
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disarmament
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poverty eradication
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environmental conservation
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* in Peru 2016/2017
Programme Testimonials
“UNAC’s IDDIP’s emphasis on global citizenship and promoting & educating Canadians for a more just and equitable world has been an inspiring theme running throughout my placement here and is certainly reflected in Geneva; it has enriched both my professional as well as personal learning adventures and will continue to be a driving force in my future endeavours.
KELLY RAMSAUER
UNICEF Geneva, 2015