NATO Defense College Internship Programme, Italy

Overview

The NATO Defense College Internship Programme, introduced in 2005, aims to provide a small number of current or recent graduates (degree obtained no longer than 12 months ago) with the opportunity to “intern” with the NDC in Rome.

Candidates studying Political Science, International Relations, Security Studies, Library Science, Media Studies, Journalism, Computer Science (or related studies) are invited to apply.

Internships will, in principle, last 5 months, and a total of 8 candidates will be selected every year.

Programme Objectives

The NATO Defense College Internship Programme has three main objectives:

To provide interns with an opportunity to learn from the NATO community and get a better understanding and a more balanced view of the organization.
To contribute to creating a more diverse workforce.
To expand understanding of NATO in Alliance countries.

What does NATO Defense College offer?

Interns will benefit by experiencing an international organization from the inside while substantiating their curriculum vitae.

Internships are offered in the following areas:

Research Division (RD)
Academic Programmes - Operations Divisions (AOD)
Academic Programmes - Curriculum Planning Branch (CPB)
Public Affairs Office (PAO)
Library (Library and Knowledge Centre)
Communication & Information Services.

Remuneration: Interns will receive a lump sum of Euros 500= per month. The payment is not exempt from taxation by the candidate's original country.

Insurance: Interns must have health insurance cover, and will be required to sign a certificate confirming such cover.

Leave: Interns will keep the same hours of work and have the same official public holidays as other NDC staff members. After three months of service interns shall be entitled to leave (including sick leave) at the rate of 2.5 days for every month of service completed. Any accumulated untaken leave will not be paid. In case of sickness, interns must notify Human Resources immediately.

Certification: At the end of the internship, the Hosting Branch will provide the intern with certification, which will include an evaluation of his/her work.

Eligibility Criteria

Current students and recent graduates (1 year) with:

Age : over 21 at the time of internship.
Nationality : nationals of a NATO member state.
Studies : at least two years of university study.
Languages : proficiency in one of the official NATO languages ( English/ French); desirable working knowledge of the other.

All interns will require a security clearance from their national authorities prior to working at NATO. The procedure will be initiated as soon as the candidate has been selected.

Interns are required to comply with the necessary formalities with the Italian authorities regarding their stay in Italy.

Application Instructions

If you are interested in an internship at NATO Defense College you need to submit electronically the following documents to: recruitment@ndc.nato.int

The completed Application Form:
To download the General Internship Application form, please "click" here
To download the LIBRARY Internship Application form, please "click" here
Curriculum Vitae.
Letter of motivation, indicating why you want to intern at NATO Defense College.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be processed.

Applications are accepted until 31st August 2011 for Intership period 01 March 2012 - 31 July 2012

Internship (Except Library) application form: ENG

LIBRARY ONLY application form: ENG

Contact Details

NATO Defense College
Via Giorgio Pelosi 1, 00143, Roma - Italy
E-mail: pao@ndc.nato.int

http://www.ndc.nato.int/about/positions.php?icode=1#PAO

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