From international development to tech, social impact, and creative industries, this October presents exciting opportunities to take your career or cause to the next level. Whether you’re seeking a full-time role, an internship to build experience, or a volunteer position to make a difference, these 20 curated openings span global and local organizations actively recruiting changemakers. Each listing comes with its application deadline this month, so dive in, apply early, and position yourself for growth, impact, and connection.
1. Google Software Engineering Internship for Masters Students – Summer 2026.
Join Google for a unique 12-14 week paid internship that offers personal and professional development, an executive speaker series, and community-building. The Software Developer Internship program will give you an opportunity to work on complex computer science solutions, develop scalable, distributed software systems, and also collaborate on multitudes of smaller projects that have universal appeal.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Oct. 31
2. Communications and Engagement Coordinator | Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC)
We’re looking for a passionate and organised Communications and Engagement Coordinator to help amplify our message, grow our movement, and deepen our impact. You’ll be the driving force behind our communications strategy, ensuring our voice is strong, consistent, and aligned with our mission. You’ll also play a key role in engaging our members, stakeholders and partners through events, campaigns and communications channels.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 8
3. Gender Equity Curiosity Collective – Consultant
As part of our work at Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), we have created the Gender Equity Curiosity Collective (GECC) to transform the approach to gender equity in our housing programs. It helps identify promising practices & opportunities; identify key priority areas requiring global investment; develop guidance & tools; position HFHI more credibly & design & implement programs that meaningfully address gender inequities within housing.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 10
4. Consultancy on Gender & minority inclusion in the Health & Pharmaceutical sectors in Ghana.
To address these challenges, the Ghana Green & Digital PSD programme — co-funded by the EU, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and implemented by RVO, UNCDF, and Expertise France — aims to support the emergence of a more inclusive, greener, and digitalised private sector. One of its specific interventions involves identifying and supporting a select number of entrepreneurs from two key sectors: CCI and Health/Pharma in their digitalization as well as in their quest to make their venture greener and more sustainable.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 3
5. Gender Equality Advisor, Philippines
The Gender Equality Advisor will develop and implement the project’s Gender Equality strategy, providing leadership and technical assistance to the project team, field teams, project partners including national and local government health ministries, women’s rights organizations and civil society organizations.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 12
6. Gender, Social Inclusion, Youth and Safeguarding Officer
BOMA is implementing a 5-year project, “Creating Shared Value with Young People in the Livestock Sector (CASHA) Project,” designed to transform the livelihoods of 300,000 youth and women across 15 Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties by unlocking opportunities in livestock and agri-related value chains.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 9
7. Programme Policy Officer (Gender, Protection, AAP) SC87.
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct.12
8. Women Win Internship
At Women Win we have internship opportunities across four different areas of the organisation. We are looking for interns to start at the end of October until March/April. Please see an overview of the roles below. Please be clear which internship position you are applying for in your cover letter.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 13
9. Visual Communications Facilitator at Urgent Africa Fund
The Visual Communications Facilitator will lead our visual storytelling and creative communications processes, including art direction for our knowledge pieces and external communications, and design work that is consistent with UAF A&P’s voice.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 20
10. Google Software Engineering Internship for Masters Students – Summer 2026.
Join Google for a unique 12-14 week paid internship that offers personal and professional development, an executive speaker series, and community-building. The Software Developer Internship program will give you an opportunity to work on complex computer science solutions, develop scalable, distributed software systems, and also collaborate on multitudes of smaller projects that have universal appeal.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Oct. 31
11. Gender Equality Advisor, Philippines
The Gender Equality Advisor will develop and implement the project’s Gender Equality strategy, providing leadership and technical assistance to the project team, field teams, project partners including national and local government health ministries, women’s rights organizations and civil society organizations.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 12
12. Director of Health Promotion (Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights)
Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights is a progressive, pro-choice charitable organization committed to advancing and upholding sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada and globally.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 2
13. Visual Communications Facilitator at Urgent Africa Fund
The Visual Communications Facilitator will lead our visual storytelling and creative communications processes, including art direction for our knowledge pieces and external communications, and design work that is consistent with UAF A&P’s voice.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 20
14. Gender Equity Curiosity Collective – Consultant
As part of our work at Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), we have created the Gender Equity Curiosity Collective (GECC) to transform the approach to gender equity in our housing programs. It helps identify promising practices & opportunities; identify key priority areas requiring global investment; develop guidance & tools; position HFHI more credibly & design & implement programs that meaningfully address gender inequities within housing.
Click here to apply | Deadline : Oct. 1
15. Verizon Public Policy Summer Internship 2026.
As part of Verizon’s Public Policy Real Experience Program, VZ PREP, you’ll have the chance to work directly with Senior Policy Executives to grow your skills set. You’ll be front and center, hands-on and contributing your creative energy to high-impact projects from the moment you arrive through the course of this 10-week experience. You will take part in meaningful work and real-life projects within the Public Policy Organization that will help you grow both professionally and personally throughout the program.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Oct. 31
16. Nordic Africa Institute Internship 2025.
Research interns at NAl gain experience in an interdisciplinary environment, with opportunities to develop subject knowledge and learn how to work within a research institution.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Oct. 26
17. European Security and Defence College Internship 2026.
The aim of the internship is to offer candidates the opportunity to work at the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), where they will help with the organisation and running of ESDC activities. This will help them gain a better understanding of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), in the overall context of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), as part of their studies.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Oct. 17
18. British Embassy Paris Internship 2025-2026.
Do you want to enter the world of international affairs? Are you curious about what relations between the UK and France look like in practice? Interested in a future career where you can make a difference as part of a fast-moving, high profile and international environment? Then join apply to become an intern at the British Embassy in Paris!
Click here to apply | Deadline: Oct. 5
19. National Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The Government of Suriname is undertaking its readiness activities for accessing Green Climate Fund (GCF) resources for addressing climate change. In February 2022, the Government of Suriname was awarded the grant SUR-RS-003 “Strengthening of climate change finance planning processes to enable implementation, monitoring and reporting of climate actions in Suriname”, with FAO as Delivery Partner.
Click here to apply | Oct. 11
20. Baseline Analysis National Consultant, Soim Wokabout: EU GBV Referral Pathways Programme
UN Women PNG seeks to engage a National Consultant to conduct the baseline analysis for the Soim Wokabaut: EU Gender Based Violence Referral Pathways Program in the National Capital District and Eastern Highlands Province.
Click here to apply | Oct. 13
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