Détails de l'annonce
Organisation : Search For Common Ground
Site web : https://jobs.lever.co/sfcg/5bdfaea7-d0fe-47af-b952-44b17e3876c5
Lieu de l'emploi : Bruxelles /
Type d'emploi : Stage
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Plaidoyer
Date de publication : 22/01/2024
Date limite : 09/02/2024
Profil
Qualifications and Skills Required:
- Bachelor or Master (completed) in international relations, conflict resolution, development studies, social sciences or related field
- Demonstrated interest in policy and advocacy work or conflict resolution
- Possesses excellent research, analytical, writing and editing skills
- Computer literate with practical experience in Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of European institutions and some understanding of EU decision-making procedures;
- Excellent oral and written communication in English; knowledge of other European languages, especially French, German, or Dutch, is an asset;
- Detail oriented, with good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple workstream simultaneously within a demanding environment;
Behavioral Competencies:
- Working with People: The ability to respect the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy, listens, supports; consults others and shares information and expertise, builds team spirit and adapts to the tea;
- Flexibility: The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities, to tolerate ambiguity, to adapt personal style to different people and situations;
- Communication: The ability to effectively exchange information with others, to effectively deliver critical information, to gather information and communicate with others;
- Ethical Practice: The ability to integrate Search vision, mission and core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices;
- Commitment to Search Values: Shared Humanity - Empathy - Impartiality - Inclusivity - Courage - Hope - Humility - Audacity.
Description
Position Summary
Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated student intern for its European Affairs and Partnership (EAP) team to assist in European advocacy and outreach activities. Candidates must be enrolled in an internship program at a university during the internship and available for at least 30 hours per week for a period of four to six months. Depending on the intern’s individual learning goals and interests, which will be determined at the beginning of the internship, the EAP Policy & Outreach Intern will gain the following knowledge and skills:
-Knowledge of peacebuilding and conflict transformation methodologies and programming
-Knowledge of the work of European institutions and European governments on the topic of peacebuilding and related fields
-Experience in advocacy and outreach in the field of peacebuilding
-Experience in supporting the management of advocacy grants
-Skills to better organize and prioritize own work, time management
-Expanded network in Brussels
Progress against the learning objectives will be monitored by the intern and their supervisor. The learning objectives and/or tasks may be modified during the internship if this is deemed appropriate by both parties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The EAP Policy & Outreach Intern will be an integral part of the EAP team and Search Brussels Headquarters team. The intern’s responsibilities will depend on the internship priorities and will include:
Advocacy and outreach (85%):
- Research and report on European policy updates in the peacebuilding field;
- Support policy research plans, methodologies, analysis, and writing;
- Support the creation of outreach materials such as policy papers and social media content;
- Support the development of policy recommendations for target audiences in Brussels and/or other policy hubs
- Assist with the organisation of internal and external events (online/in person) and meetings;
- Attend external events on behalf of Search and report back to the relevant teams;
- Support contact and relationship management;
Other support (15%):
- Support grants management, knowledge management and database administration;
- Provide general support to the EAP team.
Duration: The candidate must be available for at least 30 hours per week for a period of four-six months, starting March 2024; candidates available for a full-time, six-month internship are preferred.
Compensation: The internship will fall under the Convention d’Immersion Professionnelle (CIP) or Beroepsinlevingsstage, a framework for internships in Belgium for recent graduates. Hence the candidate must have completed their studies and have the legal ability to live and work in Belgium (this includes citizens of the European Economic Areas and Switzerland). The internship will be compensated with 997.1 EUR/month (full-time).
Residency requirement: Please note that EU residency is required for this internship.
Location: Brussels
Deadline: The deadline for applications is Friday 9 February 2024. Please submit your CV and motivation letter through our online application portal Lever. Indicate clearly in your motivation letter if you are available full time for 6 months, or would like to suggest an alternative arrangement. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and Search reserves the right to identify a suitable candidate ahead of this deadline. The successful interviewee will be asked to provide the names and contact details of 3 references.
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work.
