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
Branch Office Positions
Montreal Positions
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Intern - Application deadline: 8 February 2026
Location: Montreal, Canada
The UNHCR’s main goal is to promote international standards for the protection of refugees and asylum-seekers, and to ensure that Canada’s asylum policies and practices conform to these standards. To maintain a positive attitude towards people in need of international protection, UNHCR works to raise awareness and mobilize the general public and the media, as well as cooperating with provincial and municipal governments and civil society.Under the supervision of the UNHCR Montreal’s Head of Field Unit, the intern will contribute to:
- advancing research on topics of interest to UNHCR (protection of minors, forced displacement linked to climate change, detention and border issues, etc.);
- report writing, data compilation and analysis;
- producing information material for the public;
- updating information on our website, specifically aimed at asylum seekers, about the Canadian asylum process;
- representing UNHCR at awareness-raising events;
- creating educational content for UNHCR’s social media and digital platforms
- conducting interviews with asylum-seekers;
- translating texts from English into French;
- support the UNHCR office team in any other related tasks (event logistics, daily national press review, PowerPoint presentations, etc.);
- assist the team with advocacy surrounding refugee resettlement in Quebec and Canada.
Private-Sector Partnerships Positions
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International Opportunities
UNHCR works in more than 133 countries around the world—learn more about international opportunities here.
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