The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe Traineeship Programme 2019

The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe offers traineeships twice a year for a period of three (minimum) to five (maximum) months. In 2018, the traineeship sessions will be as follows:

Training Period: 7th February – 7th July 2019 (5 months)
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Department: Youth Cooperation Programme

First session: between January 2019 – June 2019 (deadline 16 November 2018)

Second session: between July 2019 – December 2019 (Deadline: 30 April 2019)

Under the authority of the Executive Director and the supervision of the responsible person for the Youth Co-operation Programme, the trainee will contribute to the North South Centre’s Youth Cooperation Programme by assisting to the preparation, implementation and reporting of the different initiatives and activities at an international level.
Purposes of the traineeship (Article 2: Rule No. 1345 of 23 April 2012 on traineeships and study visits in the Council of Europe Secretariat)

1. A traineeship enables the trainee to gain a general overview of the Organisation’s activities, objectives and work.
2. A traineeship gives the trainee the opportunity to supplement the knowledge acquired through his or her studies or work and to put that knowledge to practical use.
3. A traineeship is intended to promote European integration, enabling the trainee to work in a multicultural and multilingual environment where the values of the Council of Europe are respected.

Conditions:

The internship is unpaid, however, the North-South Centre guarantees medical and accident insurance during the traineeship period.
Full-time position (7h45min working hours per day) from Monday to Friday.
The Trainee is entitled of two days/month of leaves.

Requirements:

Nationality: be a citizen of one of the member states of the North-South Centre and/or the Council of Europe.
Education: successful completion of at least three years of university studies;
Language: good knowledge of the Council of Europe’s official languages: English and French.
Skills:
a. Good writing skills: ability to write briefing papers, reports and other official documents.
b. Capacity to work using the MS Office suite, with specific competence in Excel.
c. Ability to conduct comprehensive research via internet.
d. Experience in the youth-sector or in activities organized by the North South Centre would be beneficial but is not essential.

Application Deadline: November 16th 2018

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