Trainee Democracy wanted!

The Max van der Stoel Foundation, in cooperation with the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, is looking for one intern for the Democracy work in the near future. 

The Max van der Stoel Foundation is committed to democratisation in the EU's neighbouring countries, fairer Dutch and EU policies towards developing countries and we stimulate public debate on these issues in the Netherlands.

In addition, the FMS provides the secretariat of the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, a platform for cooperation between social democratic parties and foundations inside and outside the EU. The FMS also cooperates with Partos and Woord en Daad under the name 'Building Change' to a fair and ambitious implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Netherlands.

Trainee profile

The intern will work in an international, political environment. We therefore expect you to have a good political sense and an open, communicative attitude. You are able to gather information efficiently and articulate it clearly, even under time pressure. A good command of English and organisational skills are absolutely essential. Furthermore, you are skilled in writing (news) articles and able to work independently.

We are looking for 1 intern for the following activity:

1)   Democracy (1 internship available)

You will be responsible for:

• writing and/or updating one or more country updates on the European Forum website;
• co-editing the European Forum's fortnightly Newsflash as well as maintaining the European Forum website;
• In addition, you may be asked to help organise an FMS activity abroad or one of the FMS activities in the Netherlands;
• finally, you will be required to perform additional administrative tasks, such as taking minutes of (international) meetings.

It goes without saying that you are interested in democratisation and international cooperation, social democracy and the regions where we are active (Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa). The full internship description can be found here.  

What do we offer?

A fun collegial working atmosphere, good supervision and the freedom to implement your own ideas for workshops, debates and the culture programme. You will gain experience within a political NGO and get to know development organisations.

Internship period and remuneration

The internship period runs from 1 September 2019 to 31 January 2020. You will work four days a week (28 hours per week) at our office in The Hague. The internship allowance is €375 per month, provided you are enrolled at a Dutch higher education institution. Otherwise, a (lower) volunteer allowance applies.

Apply?

Send your motivation letter and CV no later than Wednesday 14 August To:

• Jaron Lipline: jliplijn[at] foundationmaxvanderstoel.co.uk

For more information, call 020-5512 181. See also the websites: www.foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl, www.europeanforum.net 

Application interviews will take place (subject to change) between Monday 19 August and Wednesday 21 August 2019 at our office in The Hague.