UN High Commissioner for Refugees

HR Intern

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Duty station
🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Country / area
South Korea
Region
Asia
UN system
Fund/Programme
Title
HR Intern
Organization
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Deadline for Applications
August 2, 2026
Hardship Level
A (least hardship)
Family Type
not applicable for home-based
Family Staff Member / Affiliate Type
Internship
Target Start Date
2026-08-01
Required Languages
Korean , English
Remote
No
Posted
7/20/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Closes
8/3/2026, 12:00:00 AM

About this role

UNHCR Korea is seeking an HR Intern to support the Private Sector Partnership (PSP) Team with human resources, finance, and administrative tasks. The role offers a learning opportunity to gain practical experience in fundraising support and UNHCR's mission. Key responsibilities include assisting with the recruitment process (uploading advertisements, candidate communication, logistics), preparing onboarding/offboarding documentation, managing payment and contract documentation via MS Teams, arranging staff travel, and providing basic IT and general admin support. The intern will also conduct research on HR/Finance/Admin matters and support compensation survey projects. The position is full-time (40 hours/week) based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, with a target start date of August 1, 2026. Candidates must be current students or recent graduates (within two years) with at least two years of undergraduate studies in a relevant field. Strong communication skills in Korean and English and proficiency in Microsoft Office are desirable. The internship provides an allowance for living expenses if no external financial support is received.

Key requirements

  • Current student or recent graduate (within 2 years)
  • At least 2 years of undergraduate studies completed
  • Fluency in Korean and English

Nice to have

  • Understanding of UNHCR's works
  • Knowledge of humanitarian issues

Requirements at a glance

Min. experience
None (Must be a current student or recent graduate with at least two years of undergraduate studies completed).
Required degree
Completion of at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR; or recent graduate status (completed studies within two years of applying).
Languages
Korean, English

Deadline for Applications

August 2, 2026

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

A (least hardship)

Family Type (not applicable for home-based)

Family

Staff Member / Affiliate Type

Internship

Target Start Date

2026-08-01

Terms of Reference

Organizational context
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in the Republic of Korea is inviting applications for the position of OPS Support for the private sector fundraising internship program in line with the long-term growth plan of the private sector fundraising program.

This internship is a learning opportunity to gain knowledge and practical experience related to fundraising support tasks and future work in a field related to UNHCR's mission. By being directly exposed to the work of the Organization, interns will have the chance to develop their skills and aptitudes.

The position
The intern will assist OPS Support unit in UNHCR Korea Private Sector Partnership (PSP) Team for HR, Finance, and general administrative tasks.
Duties and responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the Intern will be dependent on the fundraising supporting priorities over the course of the internship and may include:

1. Human Resource Tasks Support
a) Support in recruitment process
- Assist in uploading the external recruitment advertisement on online channels
- Assist in communicating with the candidates to arrange the interviews
- Assist in coordinating the required recruitment logistics and interview documents
b) Assist in preparing the onboarding/offboarding process of staff members of PSP Korea
- Assist in preparing the documentation of onboarding packages and offboarding procedure
- Assist in arranging the induction and PSP onboarding programs.

2. Finance and Admin Tasks support: assist with the documentation for the payment
- Upload the payment related documents to MS Teams and update them from MS Teams Payment folders
- Update and upload the contract related documents to MS Teams if required
- Assist in arranging the travel for staff member
- Assist in providing basic IT admin services
- Assist in providing overall admin tasks

3. Other tasks
- Conduct diverse requested research tasks related to HR/Finance/Admin matters
- Support the compensations survey projects
- Admin/logistics support
- Any other tasks relevant to the position scope as requested by supervisors

Minimum qualifications required
In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO; and
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.

Desirable qualifications and skills
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in Korean and English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint is highly desirable
• Understanding about UNHCR's works and humanitarian issues

Conditions
It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9.00 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday (40 hours per week). The successful candidate will be assigned to support the OPS Unit at PSP team in Seoul Republic of Korea
Allowance: Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food, local transportation and living expenses.

Standard Job Description

Required Languages

Korean

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English

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Desired Languages

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Additional Qualifications

Skills

Education

Certifications

Work Experience

Other information

This position doesn't require a functional clearance

Remote

No

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