Surfrider Foundation Europe is offering a 6-month internship:
HEAD OF TERRITORY MOBILIZATION
About Surfrider Foundation Europe:
Surfrider Foundation Europe is a
non-profit organization, dedicated to defending, saving, improving and
managing in a sustainable manner the oceans, coastlines, waves and the
people who enjoy them. Since its creation, efforts have been
concentrated on coastal issues, but today our scope of interest and
involvement is spreading to related areas of lakes and rivers. Surfrider
Foundation Europe is accredited with the EU, the United Nations and is a
member of Surfrider Foundation International, of the federation France
Nature Environment and of the European platform Seas at risk.
Missions:
Within the framework of the organization of its Ocean
Initiatives 2014, broad environmental awareness-raising and citizen
mobilization operations organized in Europe by volunteers through waste
collection and clean-up activities, Surfrider Foundation Europe is
looking for an intern to support the organization of its Ocean
Initiatives program in the Ile de France region and Belgium. Under the
responsibility of the local office manager and project manager, the
intern will carry out the following missions:
• Citizen mobilization in the area (follow-up phone calls with former and prospective participants)
• Providing follow-up and logistical support for recorded operations
• Organization of educational projects with schools and the general public in the area
• Prospection activities searching for new partners and networks (associative, sports, media)
You will also participate and support the daily functioning of the association.
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the marine and coastal environment
• Knowledge of the environmental education for sustainable development network and of environmental NGOs
• Project management and project drafting skills
• Fluent in French, English and Dutch
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to summarize, versatility and capacity to lead several activities in parallel.
Desired Skills:
• Project management ability and proactivity
• Communication skills
• Initiative thinker
• Accuracy and organizational skills are essential
• University degree
Working conditions:
• Full-time compensated internship
(approximately 440 € / month) for 6 months, based in the Surfrider
Office in Paris or more rarely working from home and through telephone
and videoconference
• Period: from January until the end of June, 2014
Please send an email with your CV and motivation letter to acitores@surfrider.eu
With the title: application for Head of territory mobilization
Deadline for applications: December 6th, 2013
More information at:
www.surfrider.eu
www.initiativesoceanes.org
Activiteiten van het kantoor (Brussels Office)
Brussels Office Fokker Technologies, Damen Shipyards en Scheepsbouw NL
Het kantoor fungeert als ‘vooruitgeschoven post’ van de bovengenoemde
twee bedrijven en de branche-organisatie Scheepsbouw NL bij de Europese
Unie in Brussel. Het Brussels Office is een ‘Public Affairs’ kantoor en
volgt de activiteiten van de belangrijkste EU instellingen zoals het
Europees Parlement, de Europese Commissie en de Raad. Het kantoor
monitort en analyseert Europese wet- en regelgeving die impact kan
hebben op het functioneren van de aangesloten klanten. Het kantoor
adviseert over de te volgen strategie van beleidsbeïnvloeding (lobby) en
voert deze indien nodig ook zelf uit. Hiermee ondersteunt het kantoor
de strategische lange termijnontwikkeling van de business en
activiteiten van de klanten. Daarnaast brengt het kantoor de
mogelijkheden voor EU financiering in kaart, met name voor Onderzoeks-
en Innovatieprojecten.
Het kantoor richt zich voornamelijk op het analyseren en volgen van actuele ontwikkelingen op het vlak van:
1. Europese, wet- en regelgeving en Europese fondsen
2. Europese ontwikkelingen en nieuws
Bovenstaande activiteiten zijn afgestemd op de business, activiteiten van onze klanten zoals:
Onderzoeks-
en innovatiebeleid, handelspolitiek, mededingingsbeleid, regionaal
beleid, wetgeving over chemische stoffen, industriebeleid en
klimaatbeleid. De nadruk ligt uiteraard op de vliegtuigindustrie en de
maritieme industrie.
Concrete activiteiten van het kantoor zijn: het analyseren van
beleidsdocumenten, volgen van EU nieuws, vertegenwoordigen van de leden
van het kantoor bij Europese brancheorganisaties, bijwonen van Europese
en soms nationale netwerkevenementen (seminars, lezingen), organiseren
van bezoeken aan de Europese instellingen en het uitvoeren van lobby
activiteiten.
Op basis van de verzamelde informatie schrijft het
kantoor o.a. rapporten, notities, verslagen, verzorgt het presentaties
en helpt het in de formulering van standpunten en het eventueel opzetten
van een lobbyplan voor de klanten.
Om ons werk goed te kunnen
uitvoeren onderhouden we regelmatig contact met de aangesloten klanten.
Hiervoor is regelmatig op en neer reizen naar Nederland onvermijdelijk.
Taakomschrijving van de stage
• Monitoren van dossiers, nieuws en beantwoorden van vragen over de EU.
• Schrijven van notities over actuele Europese dossiers
• Directe operationele ondersteuning van de General Manager en de European Affairs Officer
•
Stageproject in de lijn van de activiteiten van het kantoor. De inhoud
van het stageproject is nader vast te stellen aan de hand van overleg
tussen opdrachtgever (Het Brussels Office), student en eventuele
stagebegeleider van de universiteit. (NB. binnen deze stage is het niet
mogelijk een afstudeerproject uit te voeren)
De stagiair(e) krijgt een goede indruk van de gang van zaken binnen
de EU, het Brussels Office en de activiteiten van de klanten. Gezien de
geringe grootte van het kantoor zal de stagiair(e) meedraaien als een
volwaardig medewerker, maar ook een groot deel van de operationele taken
van het kantoor voor zijn/haar rekening moeten nemen (beantwoorden
telefoon, uitvoeren ondersteunde taken).
Duur van de stage: 6 maanden
Periode: 1 februari 2014 tot en met 31 juli 2014
Vergoeding: Ja (ongeveer € 650,-/maand)
Vereiste Kennis:
- Universitaire opleiding vereist
- Aantoonbare kennis van de Europese Unie, haar instellingen en de besluitvormingsprocessen
- Nederlands als moedertaal met aantoonbare goede kennis van de Engelse taal
- Basis kennis van de Franse taal wordt sterk aanbevolen
- Affiniteit met het bedrijfsleven is een pré
- Interesse in politiek en bestuur is een pré
- De student dient ingeschreven te zijn aan een NL-se universiteit gedurende de gehele stage
Vaardigheden:
- Kennis van Excel / Word / Outlook
- Goed en bondig kunnen schrijven
- Goed hoofd- van bijzaken kunnen onderscheiden
Persoonlijkheid:
- Flexibel (we werken in een politieke omgeving die veranderlijk is)
- Multi-Tasker (meerdere taken tegelijkertijd oppakken)
- Communicatief vaardig (mensen bij de bedrijven en de EU instellingen bellen en aanspreken)
- Zelfstandig aan opdrachten kunnen werken
- Leergierig (actief zaken uitzoeken )
Solliciteren:
Voor de bovengenoemde stageperiode kun je tot uiterlijk vrijdag 13 december 2013 solliciteren.
Indien
je wordt uitgenodigd voor een gesprek vragen we je ook een korte
opdracht uit te voeren als onderdeel van je sollicitatie procedure.
De sollicitatiegesprekken zullen plaatsvinden in de week van 16 december 2013.
Stuur je CV en motivatiebrief via de mail naar:
harriet.slager@ecliaison.be en richt de mail aan
Marloes Telgenhof (General Manager) en
Harriët Slager (European Affairs Officer)
Vragen : Neem voor vragen s.v.p. contact op met ons kantoor via onderstaand vast telefoonnummer:
+ 32 (0) 2 732 67 60 of via het mobiele nummer: + 32 (0) 486 130 827
Adres Kantoor: IJzerlaan 11, 1040 (Etterbeek) in Brussel
N.B. Het Brussels Office heeft halfjaarlijks een stage plek
beschikbaar in de periodes februari tot en met juli (6 maanden) en
september tot en met januari. (5 maanden)
N.B. Het kantoor beschikt vanwege de geringe omvang niet over een
eigen website. Voor alle informatie over onze klanten verwijzen we je
naar hun eigen website.
N.B. De stagiair(e) werkt en woont gedurende de hele stage periode in Brussel.
N.B. Indien je net of bijna afgestudeerd bent en toch interesse hebt
in een stage bij ons kantoor, neem dan voor het solliciteren telefonisch
contact met ons op om de mogelijkheden te bespreken.
About the European Climate Foundation (ECF)
The European Climate
Foundation was established in 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative
to promote climate and energy policies that greatly reduce Europe’s
greenhouse gas emissions and to help Europe play a stronger
international leadership role to mitigate climate change. The ECF is
part of the international ClimateWorks Network that shares goals,
strategies, and resources to address the global challenge of climate
change mitigation with a global network of aligned organizations.
For more information, please visit www.europeanclimate.org
Intern, Energy Efficiency Programme – Job Description
The European Climate Foundation’s Energy Efficiency Programme is
offering an internship for six months – possibly extendible to 12 –
starting in early February 2013. The selected candidate will be based in
The Hague and will work closely and actively with the team on a range
of tasks:
- Support to the team’s grant-making activities: managing
relationships with grantees and grant-seekers; reviewing grantee
proposals; evaluating grantee reports.
- Research on energy-efficiency related subjects and monitoring of relevant legislative developments.
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Support to other team activities: drafting reports, presentations and
internal documents; monitoring media for articles of interest to the
team and the broader organisation.
- General administrative support, including organising meetings, travel logistics, etc.
The ideal candidate should embody the following professional qualifications and personal attributes:
- Relevant work experience or academic background in the fields of energy, climate, environment or public policy.
-
Demonstrated interest in the mission and values of the European Climate
Foundation. A particular understanding of and interest in energy
efficiency will be particularly valued.
- Superior written and verbal English skills. Other languages an asset.
- Proven ability to work well under pressure, take initiative and be a creative problem-solver.
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Excellent attention to detail. Ability to prioritize tasks and work
well under pressure, and to actively generate and implement ideas for
programme and office improvement.
- Strong administrative and computer skills (PowerPoint, Microsoft, Excel), Experience with Mac is an asset.
- Enthusiastic personality; sense of humour.
We offer an intellectually challenging position with great
possibilities for professional development and an excellent work
atmosphere.
Start date: interviews will take place in the second half of December
in The Hague. Work will start as soon as possible after that.
Duration: six months, extendible to 12 for the right candidate.
Compensation: similar to that of internships in European institutions (Commission, Council and Parliament).
Workplace: The Hague, Netherlands. (Candidates must be in possession of work permit for The Netherlands in case applicable.)
If you are interested, please send a CV (no Europass CV) and short covering letter to the attention of Ms Agata Walczak to employment@europeanclimate.org no later than Friday, December 6, 2013. Please type the position and your last, first name as the subject line of your email.
Job profile
You will be dealing with :
management of EIPA’s framework contracts with the EU Institutions;
training and research on EU decision-making.
EIPA has the framework contract for the provision of training and
consultancy services for the EU institutions in the sphere of EU
Governance. The main responsibility of the person recruited will be to
assist in the practical coordination of these activities, under the
direction of the overall programme manager (the Head of Unit). The tasks
will largely be of a managerial nature, but involve both permanent
contacts with European academic networks as well as personal interaction
with the services of the EU institutions, bodies and agencies. In
addition, the person recruited will be invited to contribute to the
elaboration of materials to be used in the activities, including
e-learning modules;
Requirements / your profile
Ideally, you have :
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- a university degree (Master) plus at least 2 years of relevant professional experience and/or postgraduate studies;
- good knowledge and direct familiarity with the EU institutions;
- familiarity with academic networks involved in issues of EU governance;
- fluency (spoken and written) in at least one of the two working
languages (English and French) and a good understanding of the other;
- proven competence in project management;
- excellent communication skills;
- proven analytical and writing skills;
- ability to work in a team;
- preferably the nationality of one of the EU member states, of the candidate countries to the EU, or one of the EEA countries;
- experience and skills related to e-learning will be considered an asset.
For more information and to apply, please contact i.vansintfiet@eipa.eu
TRAINEE (RESEARCH ASSISTANT)
CTA BRUSSELS OFFICE
1. Brussels Development Briefings
http://brusselsbriefings.net
Support to planning, designing and organising 5 to 6 high-level
Brussels Development Briefings on key topics related to agriculture and
rural development in ACP countries.
This involves research on the
subject for the Reader (40 pages document summarising the key issues
involved, giving resources, links, glossary...)
Identification of potential speakers at the Briefings, assisting in drafting the guidelines for their presentation.
Assisting in drafting the report of the event.
Promoting the documents related to the Briefing.
2. Regional and national Briefings
Support to planning, designing and organising 3 regional briefings on
key topics related to agriculture and rural development in ACP
countries. This involves research on the subject, linking with speakers
and participants and with the administrative assistant for the
logistical part.
Assisting in drafting the report.
Promoting the documents related to the Briefing.
3. Support to other high-level events
Support to the organisation of the high-level panel at the European
Development Days, especially though the communication part, promotion
and drafting the report. http://eudevdays.eu/
4. Support to the websites
Brussels ACP-EU news
http://brussels.cta.int and http://bruxelles.cta.int
Support in the following areas:
- Research of news and events in EU related media of interest to ACP agriculture and rural development and to ACP-EU relations
- Finding information related to the news for further reading
- Promoting the material
Brussels Development Briefings Blog
http://brusselsbriefings.net andhttp://bruxellesbriefings.net
- Research and writing of introductory texts for the website
- Monitoring the quality of the online material
- Posting comments (link with evaluations and feedback)
- Uploading documents, presentations, ppt….
- Promotion of Briefing through different
Maastricht University is offering scholarships for international
students in the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Health, Medicine
and Life Sciences, Humanities and Sciences, Law, Psychology and
Neuroscience and School of Business and Economics. The scholarships are
available for pursuing master’s and graduate programme. Applicants must
not be older than 35 years at the start of the academic year. They may
apply simultaneously for a master’s programme and this scholarship. For
studying in the Netherlands, applicants have to prove to Dutch
immigration that they have the amount of € 830 per month, with
this scholarship they still need to prove an additional amount of € 65
per month by themselves.
Study Subject (s): Scholarships
are provided within in the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Health,
Medicine and Life Sciences, Humanities and Sciences, Law, Psychology
and Neuroscience and School of Business and Economics offered by
Maastricht University in Netherlands. Course Level: The scholarships are available for pursuing master’s and graduate programme at Maastricht University in Netherlands. Scholarship Provider: Maastricht University, Netherlands Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands
Eligibility: -Applicants
must be admissible for a master’s programme or graduate programme for
professionals at Maastricht University and must not be older than 35
years at the start of the academic year. You may apply simultaneously
for a master’s programme and this scholarship.
-Scholarship
applicants must have obtained excellent results in their previous
studies. This must be shown in the application file by including, for
example, grade lists or reference letters. In case of equivalent
qualification, preference will be given to applications, which show that
the applicant is among the top 5%.
-Applicants
must come from a country outside the EU/EEA and meet the requirements
for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of outside the EU/EEA can apply for the scholarships.
Scholarship Description: Maastricht
University aims to further strengthen its position as a leading
European university offering high-quality education with an
international orientation. To this end, the university implements a
pro-active recruitment policy for international students, in particular
for the Master’s programmes. Scholarships are made available by the
Maastricht University Scholarship Fund in order to encourage talented
students from outside the EU/EEA to follow a Master’s programme at
Maastricht University. One of these scholarships is the Maastricht
University High Potential scholarship.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): The
High Potential scholarship is awarded for the duration of the Master’s
programme, with a maximum of 12 months. In case of a two-year Master’s
programme, the Scholarship Committee will award the scholarship for a
maximum of 24 months.
What does it cover? Total offer is of: living expenses per month: € 765
-Insurance: max. € 520 (arranged and paid by Scholarship Office)
-Visa Costs: max. € 300 (arranged and paid by Scholarship Office)
-Tuition fee: max. € 14.000 (arranged and paid by Scholarship Office).
Selection criteria:
For the scholarship assessment, the Scholarship Committee takes all
elements of the application into account, including the level of
previous study programmes, academic excellence, motivation, status of
the home institution, the connection with the prior study programme.
Notification: The
scholarship outcome will be announced in early February for first
deadline and the scholarship outcome will be announced in early April
(second deadline).
How to Apply: The mode
of applying is by post (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of
Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law and School of
Business and Economics) and via email (Faculty of Humanities and
Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience).
Scholarship Application Deadline: First
application deadline 1st December (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Humanities
and Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of
Law and School of Business and Economics).
-The second application
deadline for the UM High Potential Scholarship is 1st February (Faculty
of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine and
Life Sciences, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Psychology and
Neuroscience).
-University College Maastricht application deadline is 1st March 2014.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
Catholic University Leuven is offering fellowships for senior researchers
in Belgium. Candidates must not have been active at KU Leuven within a
period of five years preceding the date of application, regardless of
the source of income during that period. The duration of the
SF-fellowship is one year and is basically not renewable. The
application (including a renewal application) must be done through an
electronic application form available through GeDOC online. Application
should be submitted till March 27, 2014.
About Scholarship: SF fellowships are aimed at senior non-KU
Leuven researchers (regardless of their nationality) who have publicly
defended their doctoral thesis at least 8 years before the official
submission date. As a general rule, fellows should bring in new
knowledge and expertise that is lacking, insufficiently developed or
that can be extended within the research group of the applicant(s). For
all fellowships, the expected input must go beyond the mere provision of
labour.
Study: Fellowships are provided for one year in applicant’s research areas.
Course Level: The fellowships are available for pursuing research program.
Scholarship Provider: Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
Scholarship can be taken at: Belgium
Eligibility: -Candidates must have obtained a doctorate from a
university other than KU Leuven and must preferably have an
international profile.
-Candidates must have publicly defended their first PhD at least 8
years before the official submission date. Candidates should preferably
hold a permanent position at another university or research institution.
-In order to be taken into consideration, the candidate must be available on a full-time basis.
-Candidates must not have been active at KU Leuven within a period of
five years preceding the date of application, regardless of the source
of income during that period. If candidates did work at KU Leuven during
this period, this time (interruptions included) will be deducted from
the maximum total duration of 36 months.
Applicants and their candidates are requested to seek parallel external
funding. American candidates can consider Fulbright and CRB fellowships.
European researchers can rely on Marie Curie and ERG grants from the
EU, NATO grants, von Humboldt grants, GOS grants, IWT grants, DWTC
grants, etc. If a parallel scholarship were to be allocated which is
lower than the BOF allocation, the Special Research Fund can be
requested to match that amount. The latter does not apply to Fulbright
fellowships.
Scholarship Open for: International applicants can apply for the fellowships.
Duration: SF fellowships are granted for a maximum of 12
months and are, in principle, not extendable. In exceptional cases with
special motivation an extension of up to 12 months is possible.
-Applications for short term fellowships (1 to 3 months) and summer
fellowships are only possible if the supervisor can provide adequate
justification.
-Sequential fellowships or mandates of a different type are possible,
but the total stay at KU Leuven may not exceed 36 months within a
period of five years.
-Fellowships must be commenced within a period of 12 months following
the date of the official allocation. Fellowships may be interrupted upon
request, but the total duration of the interruptions (including
deferral) may not exceed two years.
-As this is an allocation in the name of the candidate, the Research
Co-ordination Office must be notified if the mandate is discontinued.
Value: -Fellows will be paid by means of a grant, a salary or
expenses. The level of the grant, salary or expenses is determined in
accordance with the level of the fellow and the percentage of
remuneration in the fellow’s own institution. The distinction between a
grant or a salary is made on the basis of the statutory regulations for
grants.
-A budget to reimburse insurance costs will be provided for all fellows.
-For all fellows, compensation for travel expenses will be made up to a
maximum of €650 for European countries and a maximum of €1000 for
non-European countries. Travel expenses will be reimbursed based on
proof of expenditure.
Selection Criteria: The following criteria is used for the evaluation of an SF-application (the applicant’s letter is important for both criteria):
-the scientific esteem of the candidate, as evident from his/her curriculum vitae and academic bibliography;
-the expected added benefit of the candidate, specifically for the research of the applicant(s).
Apply: The mode of applying is online. Applicants must include:
-curriculum vitae and list of publications of the candidate (not the applicant ZAP member);
-a description of the research project and work plan;
-if applicable: justification why parallel application was made at the FWO and other agencies;
-a letter from the applicant stating (a) the quality of the candidate
indicated (b) describes the expected value and the expected new
innovative contribution of the candidate and (c) what specific output is
being pursued and how soon.
Deadline: March 27, 2014
Further Information: https://www.kuleuven.be/gedocumenteerd/e/s/oproep/35850.html
