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Internesip for young Roma university graduates

 
Internesip for young Roma university graduates

The European Commission in co-operation with the Open Society Institute is pleased to offer 5 five-month internships beginning on 1st March, 2008 for young Roma university graduates from all new member states (excluding Cyprus and Malta), Croatia, F.Y.R.O.M, Serbia, including Kosovo, and Montenegro.

 

These training periods involve work experience in one of the Commission's departments.

 

The internship has the following main aims:

a.To give Roma interns a general idea of the objectives and problems of European integration;
b.To provide them with practical knowledge of the working of Commission departments;
c.To enable them to acquire personal experience by means of the contacts made in the course of their everyday work;
d. To enable them to enrich and put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their studies or professional careers.

Profile of interns:

 

 

  • Nationals from all new member states (excluding Cyprus and Malta), Croatia, F.Y.R.O.M, Serbia, including Kosovo, and Montenegro, who are of Roma origin;
  • Applications from women are encouraged;
  • The candidates must have completed a course of university education and obtained a full degree or its equivalent (for minimum national education qualifications required, see the Annex 1) by the closing date for applications. Applications are only accepted if they are accompanied by a photocopy of the candidate's degree certificate (or, in the absence of this document, an official statement from the university confirming the degree result, see Annex 2 for list of university degrees sought by the EC services);
  • Preference will be given to candidates with proven experience in civil society work;

a. Working knowledge of at least English or French. Ability to draft reports in one of these languages. Other languages would be appreciated;
b. Minimum computer literacy;
c. The age limit for interns is minimum 25. However, the Selection Committee may, if there is a good reason, make exceptions to this age limit at the candidate's request (in which case, a cover letter should be submitted with the application form). As the nature of the Commission's in-service training programme is young graduates at the beginning of their career, this age limit should not be considered to be discriminatory;

a. The internship scheme at the Commission is open to candidates who have not benefited yet from in-service training in another European institution or body;

Time frame:

 

Five-month internship - Starting date: 1st March, 2008

 

 

Note: Candidates should only apply if they seriously intend to take up the offer of an internship within the European Commission. Notification of withdrawal from the program after selection is unacceptable as it precludes others from this opportunity and is a source of inconvenience to both Open Society Institute and the European Commission.

 

 

Working conditions:

 

  • Health and accident insurance is compulsory and must be obtained by the selected intern before the start of the internship. The OSI grant will include the costs of the health and accident insurance for 5 months;
  • Relevant infrastructure (office space, computer etc.) will be provided by the European Commission;
  • Each intern will be assigned a supervisor.

 

In-service scheme description:

 

Job description:

 

a. Job description will be provided by the senior official (supervisor) to whom the intern will be assigned during the period of his/her in-service training. The supervisor will follow the intern's work. The intern is expected to participate in all the tasks of the team. The type of work will be equivalent to that of a junior executive-grade official, e.g. compiling information and documentation, organizing working groups, forums, public hearings and meetings, preparing reports and replying to queries, participation in team meetings, filing, linguistic revision of texts, etc.
b. The internship will give an opportunity to become acquainted with /involved in the activities related to Romani issues within the respective DG.

 

 

 

Practical information:

 

a. Trainees must hold upon their arrival proper permit/visa in relation to their country of origin as required by the Belgian authorities for 5 month tourist stay.
b. Accommodation expenses are included in the Open Society Institute grant. The stagiaires must arrange accommodation themselves, however OSI might assist the interns in finding suitable accommodation. The EC will provide them with basic information and guidance at the beginning of the stage.

 

The internship grant:

 

Financial assistance for the internship is provided by the Open Society Institute. The 5 month internship grant covers:

 

a. Travel expenses to and from Brussels will be arranged by OSI/RPP (using the cheapest available means of transportation). Actual travel expenses will be covered by the OSI up to a maximum of 600 Euro.
b. Accommodation, subsistence and health and accident insurance: 6000 Euro (1200 Euro/month).

Note: The Commission is not involved in budget management or making the relevant payments in relation to this programme.

 

Application:

 

Please send your application (using the attached application form) by e-mail, regular mail or via fax by the 7th January 2008.

 

Brussels Internship Program

Roma Participation Program

Open Society Institute Budapest

Oktober 6 u.12
H-1051 Budapest Hungary
E-mail: rpp@osi.hu
Fax: +361 327-3841

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