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Humanitarian health and NGO jobs: find the ones that match your profile

  • Page updated onApril 15, 2026
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Looking for a job in international cooperation and humanitarian action that matches your profile? On this page you will find a free AI-assisted tool to identify the latest jobs posted by NGOs and United Nations agencies that match your profile. If the form doesn't give you what you need, you will also find other ways to find even more vacancies. Of course, you can also explore additional information about the most common types of health work in international cooperation, or the training and competencies required.

Does your profile match the latest 50 job postings on ReliefWeb?

To help you answer this question, I have created the tool below. By simply filling in a form, an AI agent will analyse your training, experience and interests, and cross-reference them in real time with the latest job postings on ReliefWeb, the world's leading humanitarian jobs platform. In seconds, it will help you identify which current vacancies best match your profile, what gaps in experience or training you should look to address, and which Salud Everywhere resources can support you along the way.

Enter your information (it's free and requires no registration or personal data)

Complete the form to identify which profiles in the humanitarian and development cooperation sector best match your background. The analysis is based on the 50 most recent job postings published on ReliefWeb in the areas you select.

Select one or more. If you don't select any, job postings from all sectors will be analysed. We recommend selecting no more than 3 for a more precise analysis.

Agriculture
Camp Coordination and Camp Management
Climate Change and Environment
Coordination
Disaster Management
Education
Food and Nutrition
Gender
Health
HIV/AIDS
mine action
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Protection and Human Rights
Recovery and Reconstruction
Safety and Security
Shelter and Non-Food Items
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Field (living in country)
Short-term missions from HQ
HQ only / remote
Any option
Technical specialist
Program coordination / management
Leadership / mission management
Independent consultancy
Other (MEAL, advocacy, policy...)
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Where to find more job postings in NGOs and United Nations agencies?

Job openings on large online platforms

The quickest way to find job listings from humanitarian action, development and international cooperation organisations is through one of the following platforms:

  • ReliefWeb is managed by OCHA and is the main reference for job searching in the humanitarian and development sectors. Many international NGOs, UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and some think tanks post their vacancies here. UN agencies use it inconsistently, however, and do not publish all their openings on this platform.
  • Devex, also well known, is a private for-profit platform. It is more oriented towards development cooperation than humanitarian action, and publishes vacancies from consultancies, NGOs, UN agencies, foundations, and the private sector.
  • Impactpool is a private Swedish platform founded in 2015. It aggregates job vacancies from international NGOs, UN agencies, the European Union, and other intergovernmental organizations. Its strong point is its coverage of the United Nations system.
  • UN Careers is the official jobs portal of the United Nations Secretariat and covers positions at the headquarters in New York and Geneva, peacekeeping missions, international tribunals, and the Young Professionals Programme. It does not, however, cover specialised agencies such as UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR or WFP, which have their own separate portals.
  • There are other United Nations system aggregators such as UNtalent and UNvacancies. These are independent initiatives that aggregate positions from between 40 and 60 organisations, and their value is clear: they allow you to avoid having to search agency by agency. Their most obvious limitation is that they do not include NGOs.

What about national NGOs? Although some publish on international platforms, most tend to recruit through local platforms and networks.

Job openings from NGOs and international agencies on their own websites

On the websites of different NGOs and organizations it is possible to find more vacancies and more details about the organization, the work they do, the selection process or the working conditions. To do this, look for sections titled Jobs or Careers, usually at the bottom of the home page of their website.

Some organizations, in addition to posting specific job positions (with exact geographic location, responsibilities and requirements) also allow the submission of applications for generic positions, so that they can pre-select professionals to whom they can offer specific positions when vacancies arise.

Linkedin and your network

Never underestimate the value of your network of acquaintances in the humanitarian and international cooperation sector. The humanitarian system is smaller than it seems and it is very common to proactively search for candidates among contacts and contacts of contacts. In networks such as Linkedin, in addition, lots of jobs that urgently need to be filled as soon as possible are shared.

If you have not yet had professional experience, your network of contacts may be still to be built. However, do not hesitate to open a Linkedin profile. As you start your training in public health and humanitarian action or your internships in NGOs and other organizations you will meet professors, professionals and other colleagues you can connect with.

How to break into the humanitarian sector

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