Requirements for applicants:
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All applicants must be university students who are citizens of the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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All applicants must be enrolled in an academic programme during the whole time of the internship;
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The candidates must be studying their Bachelor's final year, post-graduate or Master's programme.
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The field study would be preferably in political science, social science, legal sciences, European or Latin American studies, economics, communications, languages and translation or a related field.
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Professional domain of English and Spanish: a recognition institute must certificate the candidate’s level.
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Demonstrating strength in research and/or data base management.
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Working experience in a multicultural environment, as well as team working. Communication and writing skills are also desirable.
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Demonstrating his/her abilities with the use and management of social media and software (Facebook, Twitter, Drupal, MailChimp, Flickr, Photoshop, Google Analytics, LinkedIn).
Other valuable abilities:
- Experience or knowledge related to the bi-regional relationship between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Knowledge about the process of regional integration and regional institutions
- Fluency in other languages relevant for the Foundation
The application must include the mandatory Excel Form correctly completed as well as the following annexes:
- Cover letter in English or Spanish delineating your motivation to do the internship at the EU-LAC Foundation and the concrete cycle of internship for which you would apply;
- Curriculum Vitae, in English or Spanish; specifying the knowledge and experiences relevant for the internship
- A certificate of enrolment of the University, in which it must be clearly stipulated that the student will be registered at the University during the entire period of the internship;
- An academic transcript of the programme the student is currently enrolled;
- Certificate from a recognized institution of language proficiency
- Excel Form
The applications must be sent on dates given in the internship period and application deadlines page, to the e-mail address: internships@eulacfoundation.org. The subject of the e-mail must be: Internship Application for the period from x to x (you must indicate the months of the application as the case might be)
The selected candidates will be notified 2 months ahead of the scheduled starting date. Please note that due to the large amount of applications, we will only get in touch with candidates whose application has been successful.