Tuesday 19 January 2016

Internship

Eurodiaconia is offering 1 intern position in the Brussels office. It is expected that the internship will run from 1 February to 31 December 2016 - exact dates to be agreed with the successful candidates. We are looking for candidates that are pro-active, flexible and with the ability to multi-task and manage their own working time.

Eurodiaconia represents a dynamic, Europe wide community of organisations founded in the Christian faith and working together in the tradition of Diaconia, who are committed to a Europe of solidarity, equality and justice. Eurodiaconia and its members work to bring about positive change for people and society.
Tasks of the internship will include
Policy
Assisting in the monitoring and reporting of the discussions around current social policy topics and contributing to the development of Eurodiaconia strategy in these areas
Supporting the policy officers on other issues as they arise
Attending relevant meetings, including in the EU institutions, and reporting back
Monitoring relevant committees in the European Parliament and providing information on the Parliament and other institutions to members
Supporting policy officers with research on agreed topics
Other
Assisting in the organisation of Eurodiaconia meetings and events in Brussels and abroad
Assisting with project applications as required
Writing articles for the Eurodiaconia E-news letter and website
Providing information to members on EU funding opportunities
Any other tasks as identified
We expect
an ability to appreciate and relate to the Eurodiaconia mission, vision and values
knowledge of the EU institutions
relevant university studies or equivalent work experience
information gathering/research experience and ability to write texts that are reader-friendly
excellent people skills and written and oral communication skills
excellent command of written and spoken English, ideally also German and or French
IT literacy


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