Most federal agencies and many state agencies have international departments within them. There are also numerous NGOs and nonprofits that seek public policy students. The majority of these organizations use the job boards compiled below; however, many of the larger intergovernmental organizations (UN organizations, World Bank, IMF, WIPO, etc.) use their own hiring systems. Additionally, the private sector is a major employer of international policy students. Most major companies (consulting, business, marketing, law, etc.) have departments focusing on international relations and regulations.
General resources
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Top job boards
- Byron (General employment listings specific to Australia and the UK)
- Devex (A leading global development job board)
- DevNetJobs (Job and internship listings for international development and consulting work)
- Global Corps (Personal Services Contract (PSC) positions with the U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Transition Initiatives)
- GlobalJobs (Job and Internship listings for global professionals)
- Goinglobal (Country profiles for working abroad and job boards. Log in through Handshake for free access to all resources)
- Graduateland (Europe’s largest career portal for students and graduates)
- Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship (The next application deadline is October 2021 for the spring 2022 semester that will begin between January and April 2022)
- Idealist (The leading source for nonprofit employment listings around the world)
- Interaction NGO Job Board (Jobs around the world in development)
- International Jobs (Public sector employment listings around the world)
- NextBillion (Employment listings for enterprise development work)
- OverseasJobs (General employment listings around the world)
- ReliefWeb (Employment listings for humanitarian and development work)
- SkollWorldForum (Employment listings for social-sector work around the world)
- UNJobs (Employment listings within the UN system compiled by an outside source)
- Work for Good (Employment listings for nonprofit professionals around the world)
- YPFP (Employment listings for young professionals interested in foreign policy)
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More international employment resources
- 4 Steps to Transition to an International Development Career
- APSIA (Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs)
- Expatexchange (Resources for living and working abroad)
- Federation of American Women Clubs Overseas
- Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Foreign Policy Magazine
- Foreign Policy Association
- Foreign Service Officer Hiring Process (Information on process of becoming a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State)
- Global Health Council
- GlobalEdge (Tools and Data for global business knowledge)
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (Think tank championing solutions to our planet’s greatest sustainability challenges)
- National Democratic Institute (NDI) (International think tank)
- NGO Advisor (Puts together a list of the top 500 NGOs each year)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (International think tank)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (Think tank that addresses a wide range of security-related concerns)
- Peace Corps (Peace Corps opportunities)
- Sustainable Communities Online (Documents, policies, and articles for developing sustainable communities)
- UW-Madison International Internship Program (for undergrads)
- UW-Madison International Internship Program Career Gate (Resources for employment after graduation as well as internships)
- What’s the best way to break into the nonprofit sector?
Sample employers
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Business and consulting
- Abt Associates
- A.T. Kearney
- Checchic & Company Consulting
- Chemonics International
- Development Alternatives
- DevTech Systems – Economic Growth Consulting
- DPK Consulting
- Fintrac Inc.
- GHD
- Grant Thornton
- International Finance Corporation
- International Hydrographic Organization
- International Joint Commission
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- International Telecommunication Union
- Louis Berger Group
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nathan Associates
- Organization of American States
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
- Overseas Strategic Consulting LTD
- PA Consulting Group
- Palladium Impact Capital
- Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Tellus Institute – Environmental Research and Consulting
- TetraTech
- Universal Postal Union
- Winrock International
- World Customs Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
Development and education
- ACSA International Cotton Institute
- AECOM International Development
- African Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank
- CARE
- Center for Citizen Initiatives – US/former USSR
- Center for International Environmental Law
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- Counterpart International
- DevNetJobs – International Development Jobs
- Devex Jobs
- Earth Council Alliance
- Eldis
- Environment Jobs in the United Kingdom
- FITA – The Federation of International Trade Associations (Database listings by product/cause)
- Freedom House
- Global Development Network
- Institute for Sustainable Communities
- InterAction
- InterAmerican Development Bank
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation of Agriculture
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Boundary and Water Commission
- International Economic Development Council
- International Executive Service Corporation
- International Food Policy Research Institute
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Institute for Environment and Development
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- International Union for Conservation for Nature
- Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
- North American Development Bank
- Oxfam Great Britain
- PACT
- RTI International
- Society for International Development (SID)
- Trade Associations for Specific Industries
- USAID – U.S. Agency for International Development
- Voluntary Services Overseas – London
- WEDO – Women’s Environment and Development Organization
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- World Vision International
Education and research
- American Councils for International Education
- Civil Society International
- Global Exchange
- Human Rights Watch
- Institute of International Education
- International Center for Research on Women
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
- PH Internataional
- Social Science Research Council
- Women in International Security
- World Resources Institute – Environmental Think Tank
Finance and funding
- ACCION International
- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Space Agency
- Finca International
- Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in the U.S.
- Institute of Development Studies
- InterAmerican Foundation
- Inter-American Investment Corporation
- International Finance Corporation
- Open Society Foundations
- Opportunity International
Humanitarian and relief
- AlertNet – International Disaster Relief Jobs
- American Refugee Committee
- Amnesty International Jobs
- Care International
- CRS – Catholic Relief Services
- Concern USA
- Habitat for Humanity International
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Medical Corps
- International Rescue Committee
- Global Impact
- Mercy Corps
- Pan American Health Organization
- Relief International
- Save the Children
- USAID – U.S. Agency for International Development
- World Relief
- World Vision
European Union
United Nations
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- International Court of Justice
- International Monetary Fund
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- UN Homepage
- UNICEF – UN Children’s Fund
- UN Women
- UNESCO – UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UN Development Program
- UN Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean
- UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNIDO – UN Industrial Development Organization
- UNOCHA – UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- UNFPA – UN Population Fund
- UN System Organizational Chart
- UN Volunteers
- UN Website Locator
- World Bank
- WFP – World Food Programme
- WHO – World Health Organization
- WTO – World Trade Organization