Policy Officer Assistant Internship at ALDA, Brussels

Deadline: November 15th, 2012
Open to: Master students with background in International Relations, International or European decentralized Cooperation or Political Science.
Remuneration: Monthly allowance of €150

Description

The Association of Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA) is looking for an intern as Policy Officer Assistant. The intern will be based at ALDA’s Brussels office for a 6 months period starting around begin/mid February 2013. The intern will work under the supervision of ALDA’s Policy Officer. ALDA is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion of good governance and citizen  participation at the local level. ALDA in particular focuses on activities that facilitate cooperation between local authorities and civil society. It was established in 1999 at the initiative of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to coordinate and support a network of Local Democracy Agencies which was established in the early 1990es. ALDA is now one of the largest NGOs in the field of cooperation between local authorities and non-state actors engaged in promotion of local democracy and active  citizenship.

Responsibilities

  • Monitoring and reporting of events and information on European policies in relation to the activities of ALDA in the Balkans and the European Neighborhood countries, in particular South Caucasus and Belarus.
  • Writing articles for ALDA’s website and reports for internal use.
  • Participating in meetings for ALDA.
  • Participation in drafting project proposals, writing interim and final reports for ongoing projects.
  • Translations in French and English.
  • Assisting in organizing logistics for travel

Qualifications

  • Master student with background in International Relations, International or European decentralized Cooperation or Political Science.
  • Ability to work in a team and capacity to work independently and take own initiatives.
  • Capacity for synthesis, analysis and writing.
  • Interest in issues of local democracy and participatory and active citizenship.
  • Strong motivation for European cooperation.
  • Ability to work in French and English. Fluency in French strongly desired.
  • Proficient use of processing tools such as the Office package (Word, Powerpoint, Excel required).
  • Previous experience in communication,monitoring and/or project management is an advantage.

Remuneration

The internship is unpaid, though a monthly allowance of €150 will be given.

Application process

Motivation Letter and CV in French or in English should be sent to aldabrussels@aldaintranet.org before November 15th, 2012.

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