Internship: Business Development and Partnership

Job title:

Internship: Business Development and Partnership

Company:

Search for Common Ground

Job description

Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated intern to assist its Brussels-based team in all European business development activities, including funding research, fundraising data analysis, supporting donor outreach and support to proposal development. Interns must be available at least 32 hours per week for a period of six months from April 2025 onward.Depending on the intern’s individual learning goals and interests, which will be determined at the beginning of the internship, the EAP intern can gain the following knowledge and skills:

• Insights into peacebuilding and conflict transformation methodologies and programming
• Knowledge of the work of European institutions and European governments on the topic of peacebuilding
• Experience of business development: understanding of funding instruments and funding research; proposal development
• Skills to better organise and prioritise own work, time management
• Expanded network in Brussels

Progress against the learning objectives will be monitored by the intern and their supervisor. The learning objectives and/or tasks may be modified during the internship if this is deemed appropriate by both parties.The intern will be an integral part of the Business Development and Partnership team and Search Brussels team. The intern’s responsibilities will include:Business development (70%) * Conduct research on European (EU, governments, foundations) funding opportunities

• Support the writing and reviewing of proposals and related documents
• Analysis of fundraising data
• Other tasks related to business development

Other support (30%) * Provide general administrative support

• As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Education and skills requirements

• Bachelor Degree, preferably in international relations, conflict studies, development studies, political science or similar; Masters in a relevant field is an asset;
• Demonstrated research skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail;
• Good knowledge of European institutions and understanding of EU decision-making procedures;
• Prior (volunteering) experience in business development or a related field is an asset;
• Excellent oral and written communication in English and French; knowledge of Dutch, or any other European language is an asset;
• Good organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously within a demanding environment.

Behavioural Competencies

• Working with People. The ability to respect the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy, listens, supports; consults others and shares information and expertise, builds team spirit and adapts to the team.
• Flexibility. The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities, to tolerate ambiguity, to adapt personal style to different people and situations.
• Communication. The ability to effectively exchange information with others, to effectively deliver critical information, to gather information and communicate with others.
• Ethical Practice. The ability to integrate Search vision, mission and core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organisational and business practices.
• Commitment to Search Values: Audacity, Tenacity, Collaboration, Empathy, Results.

Duration: The candidate must be available at least 32 hours per week for a period of six months from April 2025.Compensation: The internship will fall under the Convention d’Immersion Professionnelle (CIP), a framework for internships in Belgium. Hence the candidate must have the legal ability to live and work in Belgium. The internship will be compensated with 1056 EUR/month (full time).Residency requirement: Please note that EEA residency is required for this internship.Location: Brussels.Deadline: Candidates are asked to submit their application by March 14th, 2025.As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity – Tenacity – Empathy – Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct and our privacy policy .Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d’autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d’appels téléphoniques s’il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web pour tous les détails de notre mission.Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace – Ténacité – Empathie – Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d’intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s’engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d’une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l’expression de genre, l’âge, l’origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l’état matrimonial, l’orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.Consultez notre code de conduite et notre politique de confidentialité ici.Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración – Audacia – Tenacidad – Empatía – Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta y nuestra política de privacidad .

Expected salary

Location

Bruxelles

Job date

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:10:28 GMT

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