The Secretariat is accepting applications for an internship - Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum

The Secretariat of the Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Civil Society Forum is accepting applications for an internship. The Intern will assist the Director of the Secretariat and the Communications Manager in administrative, policy and communication related tasks.

Terms of Contract

Job location: Brussels, Belgium

Start date: ASAP (April 2013)

Time period: 4– 6 months (please state your preferred time period in your application)

Candidate’s Profile

The Intern will:

Have basic understanding of the workings of the EU, bilateral and multi-lateral tracks of the Eastern Partnership, and civil society involvement in the EaP
Be a recent graduate of European Studies, International Relations, Public relations or other related field
Be fluent in English and Russian and able to interact verbally and in writing with professionalism; Russian as a native language is an advantage
Be an independent, problem solver, team player
Be flexible to perform a wide variety of tasks in a small office
Ability to start in April 2013

Key responsibilities

Working on the database of the Civil Society Forum’ members
Supporting the CSF staff during the selection of participants for the next Forum
Support in organisation of various events
General assistance in administrative tasks
Participation in events in conjunction to the Eastern Partnership in Brussels and taking minutes
Press monitoring and identifying important information on the Eastern Partnership and the partner countries
Occasionally posting information to the website of the Forum
Occasional translation of information items for the website of the CSF and other documents from English into Russian and from Russian into English

Applications and interviews

CV and motivation letter should be sent to secretariat@eap-csf.eu by midnight CET the 18th of April 2013 with the reference: “Intern”. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. The interviews will be conducted in Brussels or via Skype in late April.

About the Forum and the Secretariat

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum was established in 2009 and aims to support Eastern European countries' sustainable reform process with a view to accelerating their political association and economic integration with the EU. The Forum strengthens the diversity and plurality of public discourse and policymaking by holding governments and public authorities accountable to the commitments made in the joint declaration of the Prague Eastern Partnership summit, signed by the EU and the governments of the six Partner countries. See archive.eap-csf.eu for further details.

The Secretariat of the Forum was registered in 2012 as an international non-profit organisation in Brussels, Belgium. The Secretariat serves as an information, coordination and expertise hub for the participants of the Forum, the bodies of the Forum, and stakeholders in Brussels and EaP partner countries. It works to support the activities of the Steering Committee and enhance the visibility of the Forum.

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