Deadline: April 17, 2026
Applications are open for the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation Internship 2026: Sustaining Peace. The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is offering an internship position for active master level students and recent graduates in peace and conflict, international relations, or other relevant thematic areas for the fall semester of 2026.
The intern will be part of the Foundation’s Sustaining Peace team and will contribute to its work to advance commitments among Member States, international financial institutions, development banks and private sector actors to partner with and mobilise innovative and sustainable resources for inclusive conflict prevention and peacebuilding. As part of this work, the intern will support the Foundation’s work on Investing and Partnering with Youth for Peace (IPYP) — a multi-stakeholder platform housed at the Foundation aimed at strengthening youth-led peacebuilding through innovative partnerships and resource mobilisation. The intern will also engage with broader thematic areas under the Sustaining Peace programme, including on the Peacebuilding Architecture and other multilateral or UN-related processes.
The position is designed to offer both focus and flexibility, allowing space for the intern to explore their own areas of interest while gaining meaningful exposure to the Foundation’s wider peacebuilding agenda.
Responsibilities
- Support the Foundation’s work to advance peacebuilding financing, including through engagement with development banks and international financial institutions to explore innovative and blended finance mechanisms.
- Support the team in developing toolkits for young peacebuilders and private sector actors aimed at strengthening partnerships for peacebuilding.
- Support continued engagement with the Swedish video games sector, including through the planning and implementation of game jam-inspired events to explore how peace narratives can be integrated within games.
- Support communications of the Foundation’s Sustaining Peace work, including through blogs, summary reports and policy briefs, and creating content for IPYP’s LinkedIn page.
- Assist with administrative and logistical tasks such as note-taking, project documentation and event planning.
- Collaborate with other teams at the Foundation and contribute to their work as required.
- Support efforts to monitor programmatic outputs and outcomes.
- Other tasks as needed to support the Foundation’s work to advance the Sustaining Peace agenda, including engagement in the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development and other dialogues between the UN and regional organisations.
Eligibility
- Currently completing or recently completed a master’s degree in peace and conflict studies, international relations, development studies, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, or related subjects.
- Demonstrated knowledge on the UN system’s—and that of other international and regional organisations—work to prevent conflicts and build peace, efforts to finance peace efforts and/or the role of the private sector in supporting peacebuilding and partnering with youth peacebuilders
- Some work experience or past internship focused on peacebuilding, sustaining peace or corporate social responsibility is desirable
- Excellent working knowledge of English (including ability to produce written materials). Knowledge of other languages is desirable, although not a requirement.
Application
Send your completed applications to [email protected] no later than 17 April 2026, with “Last Name, First Name: Internship Application-Sustaining Peace” in the subject heading. The application should be in English and include a short letter of interest, a CV, and a writing sample (max 3 pages) – an essay or an excerpt from a thesis or report from your studies. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
International applicants must ensure that their student residence permit in Sweden allows them to undertake an internship. If the internship is not part of their formal studies in Sweden, a separate permit from the Swedish Migration Agency may be required before applying.
For more information, visit Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation Internship.
