Department: | Black Sea Trust |
Location: | Bucharest, ROM |
Job Type: | Internship |
Reporting to: Program Officer
Summary
The Bucharest Office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States is looking to hire trainee for a period of six months. The trainees are expected to start on April 1st, 2023.
This is a paid traineeship, and the selected candidates will work part-time (20 hours per week). The duties and responsibilities will be carried out exclusively on site at the GMF Bucharest premises. Please note, GMF does not cover relocation costs.
Qualifications and requirements
The ideal candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:
Key areas of responsibilities
Why apply?
The traineeship is a great opportunity to learn more about the Wider Black Sea Region, current global political issues, the inner workings of an international non-profit, as well as firsthand experience in what grant-making is and how it is done. Additionally, the program facilitates interaction and dialogue with experts, officials and scholars from the fields of international relations, security and policy through a number of policy events and conferences trainees help organize and attend.
Throughout the duration of the traineeship, trainees have access to our offline and online library. More importantly, GMF can facilitate the interaction with top experts for research purposes.
By the end of the program, trainees gain a deeper understanding of the areas they are studying, develop a readiness to adapt and respond to any kind of challenges related to organizing successful conferences as well as a full set of skills in the workspace: higher attention to detail, increased ability to find solutions to different problems and a substantial experience in working in a team as well as independently.
At the end of the program, trainees will be provided with a certificate which will attest the completion of the program. We provide references upon prior request.
Due to high volume of responses, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.