Internship Applications

"Procès verbal" documents of the legislative elections concluded yesterday in Côte d'Ivoire are inspected and archived at the offices of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), in Abidjan. The documents, records of the votes cast at individual polling stations, will be used to certify the results of the election (UN Photo/Patricia Esteve)

ACCORD is offering internships within the following units in 2022:

  1. Knowledge Production
  2. Peacemaking Unit
  3. Peacekeeping Unit
  4. Peace-building Unit
  5. Training Unit

To apply for an internship please complete the form below, with the necessary additional documents, no later than 28 February 2022.

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Please ensure that you have read all the information provided on the website before applying to do an internship with ACCORD.

  • Basic Information

  • Education

  • Please specify the level of your qualification (Bachelor's, Postgraduate, PhD, etc.), the course(s) you specialised in, the university you attended and the duration of your studies.
    Please add a new row with the ⊕ button for each qualification.
    Level of QualificationCourse(s)UniversityDates 

  • Placement Preference

  • Select all that apply to you.
    If more than one selected, please specify order of preference in your cover letter.

  • When are you interested in doing an internship at ACCORD?

  • DD slash MM slash YYYY
  • DD slash MM slash YYYY

  • References

    Please provide details for TWO referees.
  • First Referee
  • Second Referee

  • Additional Documents

    Please upload the following documents with the submission of this form.
  • A CV of no more than 2 pages
    Accepted file types: doc, pdf, txt, docx, Max. file size: 512 MB.
  • Briefly outline the reasons you are applying to your chosen unit(s), placement preference (if applicable), how you think you will benefit from an ACCORD internship and what you think you can offer ACCORD.
    Accepted file types: doc, pdf, txt, docx, Max. file size: 512 MB.
  • A 1500 word sample of your writing on a subject related to peace and conflict. Please note: the sample submitted must adhere to academic guidelines of style and referencing (Harvard Method, footnotes/endnotes, etc.)
    Accepted file types: doc, pdf, txt, docx, Max. file size: 512 MB.

  • Please note ACCORD receives many applications, and only shortlist candidates will be contacted.
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