The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) would like to invite a student of cultural, communications or media studies to join our team as an intern for three days a week for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 9 months, starting 1 September 2008. Applicants must be registered students in a higher education institution throughout the course of the internship. Studies of an international character or international experience are seen as an asset. Important: the intern must have a valid work permit for the Netherlands, according to Dutch Labour Law.
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF, www.eurocult.org) is an independent foundation supporting cultural cooperation and advocating strong cultural policies for Europe. The ECF believes in the enriching experience of diversity, and in the power of culture to promote mutual understanding and respect. The ECF was founded in 1954 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The internship will take place in Amsterdam, within the Stranger Festival team in the ECF. StrangerFestival builds on the ECF´s 5-year experience from the international youth video project The One Minutes Jr www.theoneminutesjr.org.
For more information: http://www.strangerfestival.com
Internship
As an intern, you will be involved in helping to develop and coordinate the StrangerFestival. After the first edition the project focuses on consolidating existing partnerships, analyzing the results and building new partnerships. During Autumn the highlights of StrangerFestival will be the launch of a European research, releasing an educational DVD and the video exhibition travelling across Europe.
The internship offers the potential to acquire new insights into the world of the media and skills for working in an international and intercultural setting. The internship involves the following working areas:
a. Gaining experience from producing events (video workshops, Stranger Festival)
b. Assisting in the daily coordination of the StrangerFestival
c. Mapping of European youth and media organisations and platforms which ECF could work with and creating a database of contacts
d. Assisting in the communications of StrangerFestival and theoneminutesjr
e. Participating in ECF's activities related to developing the youth and media programme
The internship also includes research on a topic related to youth expression. The intern will receive a gross fee of 375 Euros per month, based on 3 days per week, from which the internship provider will pay the social security premiums and wage tax and national insurance contributions that are due.The intern will ensure that he/she is covered by third-party and health insurance during the internship.
Profile of the intern
We are looking for an intern who:
- is interested in and has first-hand experience of youth and popular cultures
- is fluent in English and at least one other language
- has good and proven communication and organisational skills
- has a genuine interest in cultural diversity and Europe
- is computer-literate (Word, Excel, Power Point, preferably experience with CMS)
Application procedure
Applicants should send a CV and cover letter (in English) before Friday 11 July 2008 via e-mail or mail to:
StrangerFestival
Tommi Laitio
tlaitio@eurocult.org.
Jan van Goyenkade 5
1075 HN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
The letter should explain your motivation for applying for the internship. The interviews will take place during weeks 29 and 30 in Amsterdam. For further information, please contact Mr Tommi Laitio tlaitio@eurocult.org or
Ms Raya Ribbius rribbius@eurocult.org
NB: living in Amsterdam is expensive and accommodation can be hard to find. Please consider this when applying.
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