Jobs/traineeships

Are you currently affiliated with a university, where you share our ambitions for impact and change at the local, regional, and municipal levels? CEMR offers internship opportunities to motivate students interested in gaining hands-on experience in European policy, project management, and advocacy. We are open to receiving students’ expressions of interest throughout the year, nonetheless, interns are hosted for 3-6 months starting either in January or September.

Here’s what you can expect to learn and be doing throughout your internship depending on the team you’ll be part of:

• Policy Intern:

The intern will support the Policy Team working on a range of issues such as environment & climate issues, energy transition, mobility, cohesion policy, gender, migrations, democracy and more.  S/he will support expert groups’ work on policy and advocacy, the work on research and studies, and the exchange of good experiences both from a content and communication perspective and will have the opportunity to work with the policy officers and advisors. S/he will contribute to the wider policy activities which include engaging with external stakeholders and players.
Whenever needed, s/he will support some policy-related project implementation such as the Local, Social, Digital project or Living-in.EU and twinning activities.

• Projects & Programmes Intern:

The intern will support the Projects & Programmes Team in implementing activities on a range of issues such as climate, energy, twinning and partnership building. S/he will support with the preparation and organisation of events, and working group meetings including identification and dissemination of funding opportunities from various donors open to local governments and their associations.

When needed, will assist in drafting reports, publications, and surveys and collect best practices in the framework of the ongoing Projects & Programmes activities.
Currently, the team is delivering on the main following projects: Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities, Covenant of Mayors, Living-in.EU, Bridges of Trust, Sun4Ukraine and a sub-grant promoting twinning and partnership building.

• PLATFORMA Intern:

The PLATFORMA Intern will support the PLATFORMA Team with communications, administration, project management, and thematic activities such as working groups, publications, surveys, etc. in the field of decentralised development cooperation, localisation of global agendas at local and regional levels, as well as development education and awareness-raising (Global Citizenship Education).

The intern will get involved in the work of the team, attend, and contribute to weekly team meetings, and other team coordination moments, support and participate in meetings and events, support media monitoring and coverage of events, follow the legislative agenda and attend EP Committee meetings, draft policy briefs and newsletters, support project monitoring and implementation, and assist in drafting articles, reports, publications, studies, or good practices.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• An interest and a good understanding of EU affairs and implications for the citizens.
• Good communication and drafting skills
• Very good command of English; French desirable; other languages a plus.
• Efficient user of IT tools: MS Office (Outlook, Word; Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite, and teleconferencing software (Zoom, WebEx, MS Teams).
• Knowledge of online graphic design tools (Canva, KapWing, etc.) is considered a plus.
• Ability to effectively use social media.
• Motivated team player with a willingness to learn.

ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• The internship is unpaid. However, interns will receive daily meal vouchers (8 euros) and reimbursement for Brussels public transport monthly tickets.
• CEMR interns are also entitled to ½ off per week, to allow them to keep up with their university commitments while they complete their internship.
• As a general rule, interns are required to work from the CEMR office and only telework occasionally (with prior approval), from their residence in Brussels. Our office is based in a modern, well-situated office in the European Quarter.
• Read more here

APPLICATION PROCESS

We accept internship applications year-round. Interns will start their roles every 3–6 months, depending on the organisational needs and the internship cycle.

To apply, please send the following to application@ccre-cemr.org:

• A cover letter (in English or French) stating your motivation, availability, and any university requirements.
• Your CV in English.

If applying for a specific internship, please indicate “Policy Internship”, “Projects & Programmes Internship” or “PLATFORMA Internship” in the subject line. If you are open to any role, simply write “Internship Application.”

If you are interested in being considered for any internship available, please include in the subject email simply “Application for Internship”.
Please note that only students currently enrolled in a university programme can qualify for an internship opportunity. An internship agreement with the University (“Convention de stage”) is mandatory.
Every application receives our dedicated attention as we believe in giving each candidate the consideration they deserve. However, given the large number of applications we usually receive, unfortunately, we will only be able to respond to the shortlisted candidates.