Internship on Policy Monitoring and Communication European Youth Forum

Call for an Intern Policy Monitoring and Communication
Duration : 6 months
Deadline for applications: 23 June 2013, 23h59 CET
The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is recruiting an intern for 6 months, starting in mid-July 2013, in the Communications Team within the Secretary-General’s Office of the organisation.
The internship is full time based at the European Youth Forum secretariat in Brussels. The successful candidate will work within the Communications Team in close cooperation with the Policy Development and Advocacy Department. The European Youth Forum believes in quality on-the-job learning opportunities and this internship is in line with the European Charter for Quality Internships and Apprenticeships (www.qualityinternships.eu).
The European Youth Forum is the representative Platform of 99 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. Writing articles and news items for the publications of the Youth Forum and any other needs within the communication team to support the general advocacy of the Forum.
PROFILE OF APPLICANTS

•  Academic background in political science, social sciences, journalism, communication, law or equivalent.
•  Interest in youth policy and knowledge of some basis of the European and global landscape of youth policy.
•  Available for six months, full-time, starting in mid-July 2013.
• The selected candidate will preferably be at her/his first internship experience or not have more than one previous internship experience outside of studies.

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. Knowledge of French is an asset;
•  Computer literate, 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 communication and advocacy related to youth policy, education, social affairs, sustainable development, etc.
•  An internship regulated under the conditions of the Belgium internship contract called “Convention d’immersion professionnelle” (see more information at: http://www.emploi.belgique.be/defaultTab.aspx?id=3460) and in line with the European Charter for Quality Internships and Apprenticeships (www.qualityinternships.eu)
•  An internship with a compensation of 1.563,80 euro gross paid under the European Youth Forum Collective Bargaining Agreement.
•  Coverage of 100% of the public transport travel costs within the Brussels region and of 60% of the public transport travel costs outside the Brussels region.

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