MINELRES: Fwd: CoE/OSI Roma internship Scheme

Mon Mar 3 12:05:40 2003

Original sender: Snjezana Bokulic <[email protected]>

COUNCIL OF EUROPE/OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE

ROMA INTERNSHIP SCHEME

The Council of Europe and the Open Society Institute are glad to
announce that they are offering three months internships to young Roma
students/professional at the Council of Europe.

Conditions for application are as follows:
 Age: 18-35
 Origin: any Central and Eastern European member state (Albania,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian
Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, “the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”, Ukraine), Serbia and Montenegro or Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Complete secondary education/preferably university or equivalent
level (including social workers and mediators/advisors on Roma issues),
in areas such as law, political sciences, sociology/anthropology,
economics, social studies, psychology, education or international
relations
 Working language: good command (written, read and spoken) of at
least one of the official languages of the Council of Europe (French and
English); knowledge of other languages is a plus
 Ability to work in a team and to adapt to a new environment

Trainees will be working in the Directorate General of Social
Cohesion/Migration and Roma/Gypsies Department. Should they wish to
spend time in other sectors of the Organisation, the opportunity might
be provided to spend the whole 3 months or part of the internship in
other departments, provided that the chosen service has the possibility
to take on a trainee.

The work will consist in:
1) Assistance in the preparation of international meetings and
conferences taking place in Strasbourg
2) Preparation and drafting of substance documents/files on different
topics
3) Assistance in preparing the field visits and meetings outside
Strasbourg
4) Assistance in answering requests for information/research in the
Roma/Gypsy documentation centre.
5) Taking part in the daily work of the team, ie. administrative tasks,
team meetings, internal coordination on Roma issues

The programme provides the possibility to attend introductory lectures
on the Organisation (within the general internship scheme of the Council
of Europe), to attend various events in the Council of Europe (such as
Parliamentary Assembly sessions when relevant, Court of Human Rights),
to take part in European Parliament sessions and to make contacts with
local Romani organisations.

A scholarship offered by the Open Society Institute will be allocated to
the selected applicants (1 to 2 per session of three months). It should
cover travel expenses from and to the country of origin, accommodation
costs and subsistence expenses.

Sessions:
Monday 7 April 2003-Friday 27 June 2003.
Monday 15 September 2003-Friday 12 December 2003
Applications should be addressed, in English or French, before 15 March
2003 to Mr Henry SCICLUNA, Coordinator of activities on Roma/Gypsies of
the Council of Europe and sent to [email protected] ; fax: +33 3
88 41 27 31; mail address: Council of Europe, 67075 Strasbourg Cedex,
France.

The applicants are kindly requested to fill in the attached form and to
prepare a letter of motivation, explaining why they wish to apply for an
internship at the Council of Europe and what benefit they expect from
such an experience. Letters of endorsement or recommendation are
welcome.

Selection will be based on language skills, the motivation letter and
education performance.

The Council of Europe is an equal opportunity employer.

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