New year, new me! With 30 editions of IR Career Starters published on LinkedIn and a whopping 43.000 subscribers, a few changes are in store for 2025.
First and foremost, I have been forced to adjust my activities on LinkedIn due to significant issues with the platform's auto-moderation feature.
Many of my posts are flagged as discriminatory due to nationality requirements with the positions of national, regional, and international organisations, which are often limited to nationals, member states, or quota countries.
With the risk of losing my account and in the interest of keeping everything as open and accessible as possible, I have taken two significant steps after listening to your input.
The launch of www.ircareerstarters.com
Over the years, I have written several guides and how-to articles, but they hardly ever get read, as LinkedIn is a terrible platform for publishing. Everything I have written has been reposted on the website, and several articles have been touched up, so they are now ready for 2025.
Creation of the IRCareerStarters Substack
Another suggestion was to try out Substack (thanks Melanie) as another, perhaps more appropriate, platform for the newsletter. I am still adjusting to how it works, and trying to manage the options available here, but so far so good.
With so many subscribers already on LinkedIn, I will continue cross-posting on both platforms and hopefully, this will be a hassle-free experience for all you, ensuring that you can get updates on whatever platform suits you the best.
Monetisation
A third, not exactly a step but worth mentioning, is monetisation. As some might have seen, I have been firmly against monetising the newsletter and have rejected several offers to sell it in the past.
However, with operational costs now a reality to cover domain, hosting, etc., I have adjusted this stance slightly, so please be aware of the below.
All content is free to access and will remain so.
Donations through substack subscriptions or buy-me-coffee contributions are voluntary and yield no practical or additional benefits.
Any personal donations risk being used on silly things, so please consider this.
Donations to third-party charities also yield no benefits beyond good karma.
I am comfortable absorbing the operational costs, and I do not plan to monetise the newsletter or website with ads at any point.
All the best,
Alex
π OECD π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Policy Analyst - MOPAN - PAL 3, Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Data Analyst, MOPANβ Grade PAL 2, Paris
https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/OECD/oecd---en
π GIZ π
ππ§πππ«π§, GET.transform, Bonn
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication in Organic Agriculture and Agroecology, Eschborn
π AIIB π
ππ§ππ«π², Budget Associate, Beijing
ππ§ππ«π², 2025 Graduate Program, Beijing (9)
ππ§ππ«π², 2025 Legal Associate Program
https://www.aiib.org/en/opportunities/career/job-vacancies/staff/index.html
π MSF π
ππ§πππ«π§, Cell4, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Medical Technologies and Innovation, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Operational Communications, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Recruitment Unit β Support & Marketing, Brussels
π Human Rights Watch π
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Santa Barbara
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, Women's Rights, -
π European Institute of Peace π
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant - Middle East & Gulf, Brussels
https://vacancies.eip.org/jobs
π Council on Foreign Relations π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow/ Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy, New York or Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Asia Studies, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Advertising Operations Associate, Foreign Affairs, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Africa Policy Studies, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Corporate Affairs, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Editor, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Foreign Affairs, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Editor, Foreign Affairs, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Communications Assistant, Global Communications and Media Relations, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, History and Foreign Policy, New York
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, Digital and Cyberspace Policy, Washington DC
https://www.cfr.org/career-opportunities/open-positions
π European Army Interoperability Centre π
ππ§πππ«π§, Defence & Security Research, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal Research, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Editor, Brussels
π Brookings Institution π
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Assistant, Economic Studies, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Staff Assistant, Office of the General Counsel, Washington DC
https://www.brookings.edu/careers/
π RAND Corporation π
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant (Security Clearance), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Early/Mid Technical Research Analyst, -
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant (Service Desk/Floater), -
ππ§ππ«π², Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant - Qualitative (Term), -
ππ§ππ«π², Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant β Quantitative (Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Math, Statistics, etc.) (Term), -
ππ§ππ«π², Bachelorβs Level Research Assistant - Chinese Language Specialist (Term), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Assistant, Boston
https://www.rand.org/jobs.html
π Carnegie Endowment for International Peace π
ππ§ππ«π², Young Ambassador, Carnegie India, New Delhi
π CSIS π
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Health Policy Center (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Renewing American Innovation Project (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Energy Security and Climate Change Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Trade and Technology (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Americas Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Hidden Reach/ iDeas Lab (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Agenda (Spring2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Multimedia Production - iDeas Lab (Spring2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, The Critical Minerals Security Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Australia Chair (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Economic Security and Technology Department (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Aerospace Security Project (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Southeast Asia Program (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Data Visualization - iDeas Lab, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Freeman Chair in China Studies (Spring 2025), Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy / Defense & Security Department (Spring 2025), Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Associate Fellow/Fellow - Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Washington DC
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Fellow - Critical Minerals Security Program, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Coordinator and Research Assistant - Global Food and Water Security Program, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Coordinator and Research Assistant - Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², CRM Associate - External Relations/ Information Technology, Washington DC
https://careers.csis.org/opportunities
π Green Climate Fund π
ππ§πππ«π§, Operations Control, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, βDepartment of the Asia and the Pacific Region(Pacific and Asian SIDS Sub-Region), Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Programming Risk, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department of the Africa Region, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department for Latin America and the Caribbean (Caribbean Sub-Region), Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin America Sub-Region), Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Compliance and Enterprise Risk, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Strategic Investment Partnerships and Co-Investments, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department of Private Sector Facility, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department of the Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East Region, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Treasury, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department of Investment Services, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Strategy, Policy and Innovation, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Office of the Executive Director, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Software Development, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Office of Governance Affairs (Multilateral Governance Team), Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Independent Redress Mechanism Unit, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Communications, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Sustainability and Inclusion, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Internal Audit, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Procurement, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Chief Investment Officer - Front Office, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department of People and Culture (Center of Expertise), Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Independent Evaluation Unit, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Department of People and Culture, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Office of Governance Affairs (Board Affairs Team), Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Independent Evaluation Unit (Science and Data), Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Office of Governance Affairs, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, ββOffice of the General Counselβ, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Land Use, Forests and Ecosystems, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Independent Integrity Unit, Incheon
ππ§πππ«π§, Chief Investment Officer - Front Office, Incheon
https://jobs.greenclimate.fund/
π NRC π
ππ§πππ«π§, ICLA, Kismayo
ππ§πππ«π§, Grants & Partnership, Mogadishu
ππ§πππ«π§, Protection, Garowe
ππ§πππ«π§, Logistics & Admin, Baidoa
ππ§πππ«π§, Logistics & Admin, Hargeisa
ππ§ππ«π², Education Technical Assistant, Nigeria
ππ§ππ«π², HR Assistant, Pemba
ππ§ππ«π², Logistics Assistant, Pemba
ππ§ππ«π², Education Technical Assistant, Mykolaiv
ππ§ππ«π², Education Technical Assistant, Misrata
ππ§ππ«π², Finance Technical Assistant, Bogota
π Halo Trust π
ππ§πππ«π§, Advocacy, Washington DC
https://www.halotrust.org/recruitment/job-vacancies/
π GAVI π
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Programme Assistant, US Strategy, Washington DC
https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/work-us/vacancies
π Council of the Baltic Sea States π
ππ§πππ«π§, Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings at the CBSS Secretariat, Stockholm
π EBRD π
ππ§πππ«π§, Staff Council, London
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Analyst, Payroll, London
ππ§ππ«π², Associate, OGC, London
π International Republican Institute π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, West Africa, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Kazakhstan, Astana
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Program Associate, Governance, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Local Program Associate, Fiji, Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Future Global Engagement Opportunities - Entry to Expert Level Positions, -
https://www.iri.org/work-with-iri/#career-opportunity
π SEED Madagascar π
ππ§πππ«π§, Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin
Senior Conservation Research Assistant, Fort Dauphin
Programme Officer - W.A.S.H, Schools and Solar, Fort Dauphin
Volunteer Website Editor, Remote
π IREX π
ππ§πππ«π§, Mandela Washington Fellowship, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Information and Media Practice, Rajagiriya
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Odesa
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Subgrants Assistant, Communities and Governance Practice, Kyiv
https://www.irex.org/job-seekers
π Egmont Institute π
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Assistants for the Education & Training Programme, Brussels (3)
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Assistant for the European Affairs Programme, Brussels
https://www.egmontinstitute.be/jobs-internships-and-opportunities/
π DrΓ₯pen i Havet π
ππ§πππ«π§, HR Support, Greece
ππ§πππ«π§, Humanitarian Aid, Greece
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment Mobilization, Greece
ππ§πππ«π§, Integration Support, Greece
https://www.drapenihavet.no/ledige-internship/
π Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum π
ππ§πππ«π§, Creative Communications, Brussels
https://eap-csf.eu/work-with-us/
π Environmental Justice Foundation π
ππ§ππ«π², Oceans Research Assistant - Taiwan, Taipei
π Consortium on Gender, Security & Human Rights π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research and Administrative, Boston
ππ§πππ«π§, Social Media and Communications, Boston
ππ§πππ«π§, Graphic Design, Boston
https://genderandsecurity.org/internship-program
π InterNews π
ππ§ππ«π², Regional Finance Associate, MENA, Erbil, Duhok or Sulaimanya
https://internews.org/careers/
π Manushya Foundation π
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Associate/Officer (Consultant), Bangkok
https://www.manushyafoundation.org/work-with-us
π Armed Conflict Location & Event Data π
ππ§ππ«π², Yemen Researcher, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Data Scientist, Remote
ππ§ππ«π², Middle East Analyst, Remote
https://acleddata.com/about-acled/careers/
π International Rescuee Committee π
ππ§πππ«π§, Various, - (US) (92)
https://careers.rescue.org/us/en
π ICTJ π
ππ§ππ«π², South Sudan Program Assistant, Juba
https://www.ictj.org/careers-0
π IFRC π
ππ§πππ«π§, Finance, Bangkok
π Open Society Foundations π
ππ§ππ«π², Grant Associate, Berlin
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/employment
π MyAgro π
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, - (32)
https://www.myagro.org/careers/
π Fortify Rights π
ππ§ππ«π², Data Management Associate, Bangkok
https://www.fortifyrights.org/join-us/
π United Nations University π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Government, Guimaraes (8)
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Research Fellow and Academic Associate, Biodiversity and Society, Tokyo
ππ§ππ«π², Social Media and Communications Assistant, Tokyo
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant, Strategic Programme/Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa, Tokyo
ππ§ππ«π², Policy Research Associate, Cheras
π Stockholm Environmental Institute π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Energy and Industrial Transitions, Stockholm
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Climate Finance Policy and Law, Bangkok
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, AI and large heterogenous datasets analysis and integration in sustainable finance research, Bangkok
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Bankable Climate Adaptation Solutions and Finance Mechanisms at the local scale, Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate β Circular Economy, Bangkok
ππ§ππ«π², Research Associate, York
https://www.sei.org/people/jobs/
π Baan Dek Foundation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Video Editor & Translator, Chiang Mai
ππ§πππ«π§, Community Empowerment Program, Chiang Mai
https://www.baandekfoundation.org/work-with-us#workwithus
π MENA Rights Group π
ππ§πππ«π§, Legal, Geneva
https://www.menarights.org/en/about/careers
π Think Triangle π
ππ§πππ«π§, Project Development, Beirut
ππ§πππ«π§, Research, Beirut
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Business Intelligence Analyst, Beirut
https://www.thinktriangle.net/team-and-vacancies/vacancies/
π GOAL π
ππ§πππ«π§, General, Dublin and UK
ππ§πππ«π§, Volunteer, Dublin
https://www.goalglobal.org/careers/#current-openings
π IAS π
ππ§ππ«π², Associate Officer, Resource Mobilization and Development, Geneva
https://apply.workable.com/iasociety/
π People In Need π
ππ§πππ«π§, Logistics, Prague
https://www.peopleinneed.net/career
π Freedom House π
π ππ₯π₯π¨π°, Freedom in the World Junior Fellowship 2025 - 26, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Bogota
https://freedomhouse.org/careers
π Search for Common Ground π
ππ§πππ«π§, Communication, Brussels
ππ§πππ«π§, Global Programmes, 2024, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Program Development Asia Regional Team, Bishkek
π Global Center on Adaptation π
ππ§πππ«π§, Research Assistant - Infrastructure, Rotterdam
https://opportunities.gca.org/
π Basel Institute on Governance π
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant, Indonesia, Jakarta
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Officer, Ukraine, Kyiv
https://baselgovernance.org/about-us/work-us
π The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies π
ππ§πππ«π§, HCSS Datalab, The Hague
π The Netherlands Institute of International Affairs Clingendael π
ππ§πππ«π§, Geopolitics and Security in the EU Neighbourhood, The Hague
https://www.careers.clingendael.org/
π Samuel Hall π
ππ§πππ«π§, Partnerships, Nairobi
https://www.samuelhall.org/careers
π Pacific Community π
ππ§πππ«π§, Aquaculture, Suva (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Programme Assistant, Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Senior Programme Assistant - Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP), Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Procurement Senior Assistants, Suva (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Research Assistant (NACA Project), Suva
ππ§ππ«π², Finance and Administration Assistant, Suva
https://careers.spc.int/all-jobs
π IMPACT Initiatives π
ππ§πππ«π§, Projects and Funding, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Data Management, Geneva
ππ§πππ«π§, Data, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Human Resources (Junior) Officer, Geneva
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Research Officer (Mixed Methods), Geneva
https://www.impact-initiatives.org/work-with-us/#vacancies
π HIAS π
ππ§ππ«π², MHPSS Assistant, Oranjestad
ππ§ππ«π², Program Associate, Resettlement & Integration, Silver Springs or New York
ππ§ππ«π², Program and Interpretation Assistant (Farsi), Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Administrative Associate (Finance Associate), Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Refugee Communication Associate (Farsi), Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Program and Interpretation Assistant (Armenian), Zagreb
ππ§ππ«π², Monitor & Evaluation Assistant - HIAS Aruba, Oranjestad
π ACTED π
ππ§πππ«π§, France: AML/CFT Vetting β Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Country Security Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Burkina Faso : MEAL Officer β Ouagadougou
ππ§ππ«π², Burkina Faso: Country Transparency & Compliance Officer β Ouagadougou
ππ§ππ«π², France : Security Officer β Paris
ππ§ππ«π², Occupied Palestinian Territories: Project Development Officer β Jerusalem
ππ§ππ«π², Yemen : Country Project Development Officer β Aden
ππ§ππ«π², Mali : Country Finance Officer β Bamako
ππ§ππ«π², Democratic Republic of the Congo : Area Finance Officer β Bukavu
ππ§ππ«π², Lebanon : Country Finance Officer β Beirut
ππ§ππ«π², Sudan: Country Finance Officer β Gedaref
ππ§ππ«π², Myanmar : Country Transparency & Compliance Officer β Yangon
ππ§ππ«π², Syria : Project Development Officer β Amman
ππ§ππ«π², Sudan: Information Management Officer β Port-Sudan
ππ§ππ«π², Lebanon : Project Development Officer β Beirut
ππ§ππ«π², Ukraine: Country Logistics Officer β Kyiv
https://www.acted.org/en/get-involved/join-us/vacancies/
π National Endowment for Democracy π
ππ§πππ«π§, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, World Movement for Democracy (WMD) / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§πππ«π§, Research & Conferences, (IFDS) / Spring 2025, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant, Eurasia, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer, Latin America, and the Caribbean (LAC), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Assistant Program Officer, Grant Operations, Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Program Assistant (Communications and Outreach), International Forum for Democratic Studies (IFDS), Washington DC
https://www.ned.org/about/jobs/#openings-list
π German Marshall Fund of the United States π
ππ§πππ«π§, Winter 2025 - Enganging Central Europe / AUTHLIB Project, Berlin
ππ§πππ«π§, Admin & Protocol Support, Bucharest
https://gmfus.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-openings.php?search=true&+
π DRC π
ππ§ππ«π², Economic Recovery Assistant (Agricultural Support Assistant), Mykolaiv
ππ§ππ«π², Supply Chain Assistant - Asset and Maintenance, Maiduguri
ππ§ππ«π², MEAL Assistant, Pibor and Akobo (2)
ππ§ππ«π², Protection Assistant (Psycho-Social Support Assistant), Mykolaiv
ππ§ππ«π², Administration Assistant, Mykolaiv
ππ§ππ«π², Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Assistant re-advertising, Kharkiv
https://drc.ngo/jobs/job?id=171946
π BIED Society π
ππ§πππ«π§, 2025 Research Specialists, -
ππ§πππ«π§, 2025 Young Professionals Program, -
ππ§πππ«π§, 2025 Publication Fellows, -
https://www.biedsociety.com/jobs-new
π Global Rights Compliance π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior National Lawyer (CRSV), Kyiv
ππ§ππ«π², Junior International Lawyer (Env&BHR), Remote
https://globalrightscompliance.com/home-foundation/work-with-us/
π Encompass π
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Training and Learning Specialist (BHASC), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Training and Adult Learning Specialist (BHASC), Washington DC
ππ§ππ«π², Junior Training Operations Specialist (BHASC), Washington DC
https://encompassworld.com/careers-consulting/
π CMI β Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation π
ππ§ππ«π², Project/Programme Officer, Middle East and North Africa, Helsinki
https://cmi.fi/contact/vacancies/
π CEPS π
ππ§πππ«π§, Energy Programme (Energy, Resources and Climate Change unit), Brussels
ππ§ππ«π², Researcher β EU budget and EU funding instruments β Economic Policy unit, Brussels
https://www.ceps.eu/about-ceps/career-opportunities/
π EUFORES π
ππ§πππ«π§, Project and Event Management Assistance, Brussels
https://eufores.org/work-with-us/
π ICMPD π
ππ§ππ«π², HR Assistant - Recruitment, Vienna
ππ§ππ«π², HR Assistant - Compensation and Employee Data Management, Vienna