Call for an Intern in Policy Monitoring and Communication

Call for an Intern

Policy Monitoring and Communication

Duration: 6 months

The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is recruiting an intern for 6 months, starting in January 2012, in the Secretary-General’s Office.

The internship is based at the European Youth Forum secretariat in Brussels. The successful candidate will work in close coordination with the communications' team and Head of Policy Development and Advocacy Department.

The European Youth Forum is the representative Platform of 98 National Youth Councils and International Non Governmental Youth Organisations from across Europe and works for the benefit of all young people in Europe.

TASKS

• Policy Monitoring: support the monitoring of the institutional development of youth policy already done within the European Youth Forum, according to its strategic priorities: Education, Participation, and Youth Mainstreaming, Human Rights, Youth Work Development, Employment and Social Affairs. The monitoring will be done through the screening of institutional communication channels (EU institutions, Council of Europe, United Nations) and major European media.
• Communication: Drafting of a periodical public bulletin, the European 'Youth Policy Watch’, which includes the results of the institutional monitoring.

PROFILE OF APPLICANTS

• Academic background in political science, social sciences, journalism, communication, law or equivalent.
• Knowledge of and interest in youth policy.
• Available for six months, full-time, starting in January 2012.
• Available to travel abroad and work on weekends when necessary.
• The selected candidate will preferably be at her/his first internship experience or not have more than one previous internship experience.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Drafting and editing skills for texts targeting external audiences;
• Able to research, collate, analyse and summarise information;
• Policy analysis skills;
• Capacity to work with people from different social and cultural backgrounds;
• Excellent written and oral skills in English, and preferably in French;
• Computer literate (European Youth Forum uses Open Source Software, such as Open Office);
• Knowledge of graphic software is a plus.

WHAT THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM OFFERS

An interesting and challenging period of work experience in a major Brussels-based NGO, with the opportunity to gain specific knowledge on advocacy and policy issues related to youth, education, social affairs, sustainable development, etc.Coverage of public transport travel costs within the Brussels region.A gross monthly salary of 1.387,49EUR.

Interviews will take place in the end of November 2011 in Brussels. Please note that due to the high number of applications received for European Youth Forum vacancies, only candidates short-listed for interviews will be contacted. Reception of applications sent by email will be acknowledged.

A CV and an application letter should be sent to the Secretary General, Giuseppe Porcaro, to the following email address: recruitment@youthforum.org , by the 10 November 2011 (midnight Brussels time). When submitting your application, please include “COMMS-0935-11” in the email subject heading. Applications are also accepted by post: 120 rue Joseph II B-1000 Brussels, or fax +32 2 230 1 23.

All applications must be completed in either English or French.

The European Youth Forum aims to ensure that no job application or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, disability or chronic illness.

More information: http://www.youthforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1130&lang=en&Itemid=68