Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based) H (no hardship) Family Type (not applicable for home-based) Family Staff Member / Affiliate Type Internship Target Start Date 2025-09-01 Deadline for Applications August 22, 2025 Terms of Reference Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application. This includes individuals with one of the following statuses: • Canadian citizen • Permanent Resident of Canada (with valid documentation) • Holder of a valid work permit or other written authorization under the federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. An internship with UNHCR Canada means the candidate will engage in the daily activities of our employees and gain real world experience while making a difference in the lives of people worldwide. Working with a seasoned fundraising professional team, they will immediately embrace real, meaningful assignments. The candidate will apply their educational knowledge to real-life situations while being urged to use own creativity in their own work. This intern position will report to and work with the PSP Individual Giving Associate and Individual Giving team. Duties and Responsibilities: • Digital Marketing: Creating and updating donation pages, advocacy pages and other landing pages to improve appearance, conversion rates and tracking. • Email Fundraising: Assist the digital team in stewarding donors and supporters, including preparing and sending emails. • Creative Support: Collaborate with team to develop new creative for digital ads, direct mail and television. Help write campaign briefs to share with existing agencies. • Analytics and Reporting: Assist with researching and analyzing data for all fundraising and marketing efforts. Pull information for a variety of sources in order to report on the effectiveness of our marketing and communication materials. • Market Research: Research current market trends and scope new vendors for donor acquisition program. Present ongoing learnings and recommendations to team. • Administration: Helping with general administrative work and other tasks as requested. • Learning and Development: Participate in training sessions, team meetings, and workshops. Minimum qualifications required and key competencies: • University degree or college degree in progress (completed at least 2 years of Study) or completed within the last 24 months required. A Degree in Communications, Marketing or International Development is an asset. • Strong attention to detail • Excellent oral and written communications skills • Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadlines. • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team. • Good computer skills, in particular Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Knowledge of or experience in database entry/management an asset • Fluency in written and spoken English. French language skills are a strong asset. Food and local transportation allowance: Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to support costs related to food and local transportation. The maximum allowance for a full-time internship is $ 1,812.58 a month. UNHCR working hours are from 9-5 Monday through Friday. The duty station for this internship is Toronto. Standard Job Description Required Languages English , , Desired Languages French , , Additional Qualifications Skills Education Bachelor's Certifications Work Experience Other information This position doesn't require a functional clearance Remote No Important notice: Please note that UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing or training). Read about how to avoid scams and fraudulent job offers. Please note that applications are only accepted via the UNHCR online recruitment platform. CVs and/or application requests sent via email will not be answered, reviewed nor considered. For external applicants: We would like to call your attention on the eligibility of International Professional (P) category: According to our Recruitment and Assignments Policy, P staff members will not normally serve in the country of their nationality, and the first regular appointment in the P category must be outside the staff member's country of nationality. In practical terms this means that you are not eligible to apply for International Professional vacancies advertised in the country where you are national of. In case of technical difficulties when applying, external applicants (not current UNHCR workforce members) can write to recruitmentcase@unhcr.org. For former UNHCR Colleagues: Former UNHCR employees who are on mandatory break-in service or have separated from UNHCR after 1 October 2022 should create an account through this platform. Once you fill in your basic personal information (employee ID, birth date, name, email address), Workday will identify you as prior personnel and merge your employee account with your external applicant account. 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, the UN Refugee Agency, takes the lead in protecting people forced to flee wars and persecution around the world, providing life-saving aid including shelter, food and water to ensure their basic safety, rights and dignity. With 18,879 women and men working in 137 countries, we work tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of 89.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. Our dedicated and professional staff work around the clock in roles including legal protection, community services, public affairs, health and more. Despite the challenges they can face, our staff are proud to work for UNHCR and determined to make a positive impact. Why a career with UNHCR? Our dedicated staff work to protect and assist people fleeing conflict and persecution at a time when global forced displacement is at a record high. Our colleagues bring a wide range of specialized skills, including expertise in legal protection, administration, community services, public affairs, health and other disciplines. Disability inclusion 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.