Intern in EU and Global Health Policy and Governance, GRID Unit

Position description

The successful applicant will contribute to the research activities of EU and Global Health Policy related projects within the GRID unit. The successful applicant will contribute to several activities, such as:

• Conducting analysis and desk research tasks to support work on health projects:
  • EU R&I and Health Policy to Tackle Global Challenges;
  • Compliance checks for HealthData@EU and Secure Processing Environments in the European Health Data Space;
  • Study on the implementation of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan;
  • Lancet Series on Global Health Diplomacy;
  • Foresight for NUS Lancet Pandemic Readiness, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation Commission;
  • Health Union Professional Network.
• Preparing and implementing hybrid and virtual events and workshops;
• Supporting the implementation of the CEPS Advisory Forum on the EU’s role in Global Health and updating of the CEPS HeliX platform;
• Contributing to projects development (proposal drafting) in the unit;
• Further tasks as agreed with the appointed mentor.

 

Qualifications

Your background and qualifications

• Student enrolled in a university degree in Public Policy, Economics, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, other Social Sciences, or related topics, for the full duration of the internship;
• Proficiency working with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
• B.A. degree in one of the following fields: Public Policy, Economics, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, European Studies, other Social Sciences;
• Knowledge of health policies in the EU and beyond;
• A proactive approach to work and sound teamworking skills.

Learning elements and outcomes

On completion of the internship, the candidate will have:

• Developed understanding of and expertise on challenges and opportunities related to EU and Global Health Policy and Governance;
• Learned about the management processes and partners involved in diverse project (EU-funded, foundation-funded…);
• Strengthened writing, political analysis, management, communication and reporting skills;
• Gained extensive exposure to the think tank environment, the work with EU institutions, and diverse stakeholders.

 

Application instructions

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