Job Announcement: EC Internships for Young Roma 2008 (deadline: 07.01.2008)

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, Macedonia, 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: To give Roma interns a general idea of the objectives and problems of European integration; To provide them with practical knowledge of the working of Commission departments; To enable them to acquire personal experience by means of the contacts made in the course of their everyday work; To enable them to enrich and put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their studies or professional careers. Starting date is 1st March, 2008. 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. The internship will give an opportunity to become acquainted with /involved in the activities related to Romani issues within the respective DG. Financial assistance for the internship is provided by the Open Society Institute. The 5 month internship grant covers: 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. Accommodation, subsistence and health and accident insurance: 6000 Euro (1200 Euro/month). Please send your application (using the attached application form) by e-mail, regular mail or via fax by the 7th January 2008. For more information contact: 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.