Paid UNDP Digital and AI Internship
- Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Type: Internship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: September 30, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
The United Nations Development Programme is recruiting home-based interns for its Digital, AI and Innovation Hub, the team that leads UNDP's work on digital public infrastructure, data, artificial intelligence and innovation across the countries it works in. Interns join for three months, full time, and choose up to three workstreams, from data policy and analytics to building digital products and AI tools. The internship pays a monthly stipend set by UNDP's internship policy. **What you get:** - A monthly stipend under the UNDP Internship Policy; the rate depends on duty location and is prorated for remote and part-time arrangements - Three months of full-time, home-based work with UNDP's Digital, AI and Innovation Hub in the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support - Hands-on work on digital, data and AI projects with UNDP Country Offices, governments and partners - A flexible, needs-based start date **What you'll do:** - Work in up to three of eight workstreams: systems transformation and innovation, programme delivery and capacity building, data policy and governance, data analytics, partnerships and communications, process efficiency, product design and AI tools, and research and knowledge management - Research and draft policy briefs, toolkits, guidance notes and knowledge products on digital, data and AI - Build dashboards and data visualisations, or help design, test and roll out digital products and AI tools - Support partnerships, communications, webinars, trainings and UN interagency meetings **Key dates:** - Posted 30 March 2026 - Applications reviewed on a rolling basis and close 30 September 2026 at 23:59 New York time (04:00 UTC on 1 October) - Successful applicants hear back any time between April and the end of 2026 - Start date is flexible and needs-based; the internship lasts three months **More information:** - Apply in two steps: submit the UNDP vacancy application on the careers portal, then complete the DAI Hub Airtable form to choose your workstreams. Applications missing either step are not considered. - Interns cover all costs other than the stipend and must show proof of health insurance. - UNDP contacts only successful candidates. Queries go to the address listed on the vacancy.

