Internship with Active Citizenship Network

Internship opens

Cittadinanzattiva Onlus is looking for a trainee to contribute to the development of its activities in the European framework. The selected candidate will be part of the Active Citizenship Network (ACN) team, the European branch of Cittadinanzattiva, and will work together with the Director of European policies of Cittadinanzattiva and its team, located in Rome and Bruxelles.

The candidate will have the opportunity to develop competencies in the field of European projects, citizen’s involvement, advocacy and policy making at European Union level, communication, corporate governance and citizens’ rights. He or she will also be involved in the management of other European initiatives and projects, particularly dealing with ACN’s Network and having relations with partners, institutions and private and public stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

Skills, knowledge and qualifications:

• A very good knowledge of the EU institutions and a strong interest in current affairs and the European political landscape
• A university degree or studies in law, International Affairs, European policy, social sciences, economics, communication or a similar disciplines are desirable
• Excellent English (spoken and written). Fluency in Italian and other EU languages is a plus
• A very good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Networking & communication  skills: capacity to establish and maintain relationships with the world of civic associations, institutions and provate entities
• Ability to work in team but also unsupervised and under stress
• Flexibility and experience in organizing events are desirable
• Experience or specif interest in health management or consumer policy are desirable
• Knowledge of the NGOs landscape
• Available to travel across Europe

You can find HERE more information about our policy about collaboration, support, hosting  interns and volunteers from university students and graduates.

Job Description

Tasks will include:

• Supporting ACN team for the EU projects
• Attending EU face to face & online events and reporting back
• Liaising with the European institutions, national and internation organizations, private stakeholders, etc.
• Internal & external communication support
• Community & Fellowship support
• Data entry & Networking
• interpreting and translations if needed

Further Information
Duration: 3 months, with the possibility to be extended for other 3/6 months
Start date: to be defined togheter with the trainee
Location: Cittadinanzattiva’s Headquarters - Via Cereate, 6, Rome - Italy
Other information: part-time job (20/25 hours per week), flexible working time, including smart working

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Updated: July 2020