Information Management Internship

About the role

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) seeks an intern to support its Strategic Prioritization and Practices Branch in Istanbul. The role focuses on information management, data analysis and response monitoring within the Humanitarian Programme Cycle.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in designing and preparing studies on humanitarian response and emergency relief.
• Research, analyse and present information from diverse sources on assigned topics.
• Support the preparation of written documents such as background papers, policy guidelines and reports.
• Provide field support to country and regional offices on response monitoring and use of HPC tools.
• Collect, clean and analyse data to identify trends for operational decision‑making.
• Manage databases and content‑management systems, ensuring data accuracy and accessibility.
• Maintain population figures (people in need, targeted, reached, covered) and contribute to the Humanitarian Plans History project.
• Conduct literature reviews on best practices and produce information products like charts and reports.

Required profile

• Enrolled in or completed a graduate programme, or in the final year of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in political science, social science, humanitarian affairs, international studies, economics, engineering or related fields.
• Strong interest in humanitarian data, trend analysis and data visualisation.
• Attention to detail and commitment to precision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

Required skills

• Data analysis
• Database management
• Data cleaning
• Data visualisation
• Content management systems
• Spreadsheet tools (e.g., Excel)