Brussels-based think tank-Call for a Development Intern

Call for a Development Intern

Deadline for application 12 March 2017 (23:59 CET)

Bruegel is recruiting an intern for 6 months, in the Development Team (in charge of raising funds and nurturing strategic partnerships for Bruegel). The internship is paid, full time and based at Bruegel’s office in Brussels.

Bruegel offers an interesting and challenging period of learning and working experience in a major Brussels-based think tank, with the opportunity to gain specific knowledge on communication and outreach related to Economic Policy and European Affairs.

Bruegel is the leading European think tank specialising in economics. Established in 2005, Bruegel is independent and non-doctrinal. Its mission is to improve the quality of economic policy with open and fact-based research, analysis and debate. We are committed to impartiality, openness and excellence. Bruegel’s membership includes EU Member State governments, international corporations and institutions.

MAIN TASKS

Conduct research on companies, foundations, individuals and other relevant audiences

Research/analysis on philanthropy and other think tanks activities/best practices

Enter and maintain contact information in the database

Provide occasional support in the logistics of Bruegel events

Provide support in preparing communication materials

Schedule and prepare external meetings

General administrative support

PROFILE OF APPLICANTS

Academic background in economics, business administration, marketing, political science, social sciences or equivalent.

Interest in economic policy, business organisation and development and knowledge of European affairs.

Previous experience in fundraising, in other think tanks and foundations is welcome.

Available for six months, full-time, starting around mid-April 2017.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

The candidate should be self-motivated, well organised and capable of multitasking and working efficiently and autonomously.

Strategic thinking and critical assessment of new opportunities as well as spirit of initiative is an important part of the work.

Able to research, collate, analyse and summarise information;

Drafting and editing skills for texts targeting external audiences;

Capacity to work with people from different social and cultural backgrounds;

Excellent written and oral skills in English, knowledge of another language is an asset

Computer literate, willingness to explore new functionalities in customer relationship management application

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To submit your application for this vacancy, please send your CV and a cover letter (in English) with “Application: Development Internship” in the subject to recruitment@bruegel.org.

Deadline for applications is 12 March 2017 at 23.59 CET, interviews will take place at the beginning of April 2017. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed.

Due to the high number of applications usually received for Bruegel vacancies, only candidates short-listed for interviews will be contacted. Reception of applications will be acknowledged.

Bruegel aims to ensure that no application or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, disability or chronic illness.

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Cultural Diplomacy Platform: Call for applications 2017

Are you a young cultural practitioner looking to develop and strengthen your cultural leadership skills?Then the Global Cultural Leadership Programme is designed just for you!Through its framework, content and methodology, the Global Cultural Leadership Programme (GCLP) specifically aims to improve the skills of cultural managers, as well as develop collaborative peer-to-peer learning and network building. The programme offers a set of learning modules, tools and manuals for practice-based learning, giving you opportunities to build meaningful collaborations at the global level, and enabling you to develop fresh insights into international cultural collaboration practices.For the second edition of the GCLP, the Cultural Diplomacy Platform is looking specifically for applications from outstanding cultural managers from the ten Strategic Partners of the EU (three participants from each of these ten countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and the USA), as well as from the 28 European Union Member States (ten participants, each from a different EU countries).The participants to the GCLP 2017 will come from different fields of relevant cultural practice in their respective countries and represent sectors that are specifically interested in reaching out with their work globally.This second edition of the GCLP will take place in Athens, Greece on 19-23 June 2017.Candidates who wish to be considered for participation in the second edition of the GCLP must submit their application via the application form below before 25 March 2017, 23:59 CET (Brussels) time.For further information on expected outcomes, content, methodology and application procedure please download the full Call for applications (pdf).You have a question regarding the Global Cultural Leadership Programme? You can consult the FAQ of the Call.We are looking forward to receiving your applications!Find out more and apply here.

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Digital Competition in Europe

Participate in our Digital Competition! #DEEPEU 

Share your views on studying, working or volunteering abroad and win a trip to Brussels! Send us a video, infographic, picture or other type of digital creation on the topic of youth mobility in Europe.

HOW TO ENTER:

To participate to the Digital Competition:

1. Create digital content (eg. video, infographic, etc.) related to youth mobility and the Erasmus+ programme;
2. Upload your content online through your own social media, youtube channel, etc.;
3. Inform us that you wish to enter the Competition by completing the following form HERE.

Your entry to the Digital Competition is confirmed only after you receive an email from us with a personalised hashtag you will need to use for distributing your content online.

COMPETITION RULES

• The submitted content must meet the content design eligibility criteria;
• The entrants must be from age 18 to 35 and from a European country;
• The digital content can be submitted in English, Croatian or Hungarian from 28 October 2016 to 28 February 2017;
• Material must be on the topic of EU youth mobility (e.g. learning mobility, Erasmus, EVS, work/study/volunteering abroad);
• In the event of any dispute regarding the Rules, conduct, results and all other matters relating to the competition, the decision of the judge(s) shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into;
• Employees of ECAS or any partner associated with the project and their immediate families, persons connected with the competition/prize draw and their immediate families i.e. prize sponsors, distributors are not eligible to enter the Competition;
• ECAS reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of the Rules;
• Prize winners must be available to travel to Brussels in September/October 2017 and be in the presence of a valid EU passport/identity card;
• Any personal data (except for names) relating to entrants will not be disclosed to a third party without the individual’s consent.

CONTENT DESIGN ELIGIBILITY:

The aim of the competition is to generate appealing digital content on the subject of youth mobility (e.g. studying, working or volunteering aboard).  This might be a video, graphic or any other form of digital content which can be distributed over social media. (For example: a funny video on the problems in Erasmus, an informative video about youth volunteering in EU countries, a provocative picture on youth mobility, etc)

For all content:

• You cannot advertise a product or a service. If a branded product is showed in the video, the brand must be blurred;
• You should not use music or other content protected by copyright if you don’t have the rights to do so. You can find free music and sounds for your video in many places (ex. here);
• Content must be tasteful (e.g. not illegal,offensive, defamatory or target named individuals);
• Content must be your own work.

Suggestions:

• Video Content: Format preferred AVI,MPG,WMV, suggested maximum length 2 minutes;
• Picture or infographic: Format preferred JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF;
• Other types of material: GIF, audio files.

WINNERS:

Six pieces of digital content will be awarded the top prize, after the assessment of the jury.

The top prize is an all-expenses paid trip to Brussels (travel, accommodation and subsidiency costs for 2 days; reimbursement up to 900 euros max.) The winners will have the opportunity to meet with Members of the European Parliament and present their work at the Digital Democracy Day 2017 (October 2017 tbc).

Note: If the digital content was created in a group, then only one representative will have his/her travel paid to Brussels.

Apart from the top 6 winners, additional prizes will be awarded for very good digital contents in the form of places for the Citizen Participation University 2017, which will take place in Kunbábony (Hungary) in summer 2017. The prizes include EU travel, accommodation and meals. More details to come.

JURY:

The jury is composed by the DEEP-linking Youth project partners who will assess each entry to verify that it meets the competition rules and decide on the prize winners.

Entries will be based on the following criteria:

• Content relevance (ex. related to learning mobility, policy-solving orientation and solution oriented – addressing decision-makers);
• Production quality (ex. originality of the content in terms of its narrative, use of media, appearances etc.);
• Outreach (ex. shares, number of views/clicks/likes/etc. and reactions to content on social media).

The jury reserves the right to reject inappropriate content containing hate speech (which includes content that directly attacks people based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, sex, gender or gender identity, or serious disabilities or diseases), violence, etc.

The jury will be applying its Code of Conduct while monitoring and assessing the entries in to the Digital Competition.

For more information contact: elisa.lironi@ecas.org

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