Communications & Programmes Interns

About EPD

The European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) is an independent European non-profit organisation supporting democratic transformations outside the European Union. As a network of European civil and political society organisations working on democracy assistance, EPD advocates for a stronger presence of democracy support on the European Union’s agenda and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and best practices in democratic transformations around the world.

EPD is the first Community of Practice on democracy assistance operating at the EU level. As such, its added value lies in its capacity to bring together and to connect the work of organisations within various policy areas, in a way that enhances the effectiveness and the quality of the programming and implementation cycles of democracy support at the EU level.

EPD is currently looking for two recent graduates or young professionals to start an internship at the beginning of September 2015. One of the two available positions will focus on project development and management. The other position will focus on communications, policy analysis and events. However, both interns will have the opportunity to get involved in the whole range of activities undertaken by the EPD Secretariat.  

Duties and responsibilities of the programmes intern:

Providing assistance on programme management through the monitoring of projects, with a focus on financial reporting;

Liaising with project partners in target countries and other stakeholders;

Updating the EPD funding review on a weekly basis;

Providing assistance in writing project proposals;

Assisting with background research (such as analyses of democracy assistance);

Attending and writing reports/minutes of relevant EU events;

Assisting with such administrative tasks as scanning, filing and preparing for events;

Assisting in the daily functioning of the organisation;

Providing other kinds of assistance as requested.

Duties and responsibilities of the communications intern:

Posting articles on the EPD website;

Assisting and ensuring fluent EPD internal communications to facilitate the flow of information among the partners of the Community of Practice;

Promoting the work of EPD and its partners through all available communication channels;

Editing and distributing communication material;

Attending and writing reports/minutes of relevant EU events;

Participating in meetings and working groups of the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN), which EPD is co-chairing;

Assisting with such administrative tasks as scanning, filing and preparing for events;

Assisting in the daily functioning of the organisation;

Providing other kinds of assistance as requested.

Requirements for both positions:

Recent graduate or young professional with strong interest and sound knowledge of EU external policies, ideally in the field of democracy support;

Very good English; knowledge of French, Russian or Arabic an asset.

Conditions and benefits for both positions:

5 to 6 month assignment on a short-term contract signed by EPD and the intern or, if applicable, a student's home University/School/Institute;

Interns are fully involved in all aspects of our work; they are part of an international team that supports them in acquiring skills to work in an international organisation and hands-on knowledge of how major international actors inter-relate, at EU and global levels;

The intern will be based in Brussels during the internship programme;

Possibility to attend workshops, lectures and other events within and outside of EPD;

Letter of reference and evaluation grid at the end of a successful internship;

Valuable experience for future career opportunity in Programme Management, Communication and Advocacy jobs within NGO’s, nonprofit organisations or any small to midsize organisation;

Please note that EPD does not pay for internships and that the intern will need to obtain financing for subsistence and make his/her own arrangements for travel and accommodation. However lunch reimbursement of up to 140 EUR per month and a monthly public transport ticket are provided (unlimited public transport for Brussels).

Application procedure

Interested candidates send a CV and cover letter to communications@epd.eu, clearly indicating for which of the two available positions they apply. The deadline for receiving applications is 22 July at 24:00.  

For more information on EPD please visit www.epd.eu.