10 Internships Abroad for a Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience

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Do you want to make a difference in a different country or just need a change of scenery? Then look no further! Below are 10 international internships/jobs abroad. We’ve highlighted the skills needed for each position, but you can click on the titles, which will bring you to the individual job postings, to get the full scope.

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  1. Sustainable Bolivia – Marketing Intern – Cochabamba, Bolivia

If you want to work for a good cause and gain work experience, then this might be the internship for you. Sustainable Bolivia is looking for a marketing intern who can work for at least three months. Fluency in English is a must and fluency in Spanish is a bonus.

Among other things, your duties will include managing social media accounts, writing for their blog, and using wordpress to edit content.

  1. PIC Management – Paid internship in Maldives Islands – Male, Maldives

For this internship, you will be working in a luxury resort based in Maldives Islands. Your duties will include greeting customers, replying to phone calls, informing customers on rates, and ensuring that customers are charged for various hotel amenities. The pay includes a $300 monthly stipend, full board accommodation, and visa expenses.

  1. Helping Overcome Obstacles Peru – Academic Coordinator – Arequipa, Peru

HOOP is looking for an academic coordinator to manage their academic program. Some of your responsibilities will include ensuring that volunteer teachers are prepared for class and assisting with in-class activities. You must be fluent in English and have experience working with children. While this internship isn’t paid, the experience gained from a program like this could be invaluable.

  1. Authentic Volunteers – Volunteer/Internship Abroad – Budhanilkantha, Nepal

Authentic Volunteers is a local children, women and community welfare organization. It is looking for intern/volunteer assistance for its children’s homes and other projects that it runs all around the year benefiting children, women and community. This is an unpaid internship, but the experience would be invaluable.

  1. Alianza Arkana – Grant Writer – Yarinacocha, Peru

Alianza Arkana is a grassroots alliance that works to support the indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon. As a Grant writer, you will work alongside its Fundraising Co​ordinator and project leaders in finding and writing grants. This is a paid position that also includes free accommodation. A Bachelor or Master’s degree is preferred. This position requires excellent English and/or Spanish writing skills.

  1. PIC Management – Front Office in Internship – Cancun, Mexico

For this internship, you’ll be working at the front desk of a luxury hotel in Cancun. Responsibilities include interacting with customers, answering phone calls, and checking in on hotel rooms from time to time. You’ll be fully accommodated and provided with one free meal a day.

  1. Sustainable Bolivia – Research Internships – Cochabamba, Bolivia

Here’s another opportunity from Sustainable Bolivia! It is looking for several research interns, whose responsibilities will include working for organizations that focus on environmental, public health, medical, social work, and psychology research.

  1. Supporting Kids In Peru – Trujillo, Peru

SKIP is a charity that works with disadvantaged families in Peru. It currently has 16 open volunteer/internship positions. Some of the positions include psychology assistant, economic development volunteer, English teaching volunteer, IT teacher or computer specialist, skatepark volunteer, and sports coach leader. Check the specific ads for details on each position.

  1. International Humanity Foundation –  Executive Director – Nakuru, Kenya

IHF is a grassroots, all-volunteer organization with no central office. As an executive director, you will oversee IHF’s children’s homes in Thailand and Kenya, but you will be based in Kenya.  You will also have other responsibilities. This is a paid position. IHF is also looking for volunteers, so check out the other job opportunities if this is not the right one for you.

  1. Alianza Arkana  – Fundraising Coordinator – Yarinacocha, Peru

Here’s another opportunity to work for Alianza Arkana! One of your main responsibilities will be to collaborate with other team members in identifying fundraising needs and priorities. You will also have to develop major fundraising strategies and establish realistic timelines. While this is an unpaid internship, this is an opportunity to gain field experience.

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