Vacancy for a Policy and Programmes Intern

Missing Children Europe (MCE) is currently recruiting a full-time Policy and Programmes Intern (convention d’immersion professionnelle training contract) to join a small and dynamic team in January 2024.

Missing Children Europe is the European federation for missing and sexually exploited children, representing 32 organizations from 26 European countries. We provide the link between research, policies and organizations on the ground, to protect children from any kind of violence, abuse or neglect that is caused by, or results from them going missing.

The Policy and Programme Intern will assist MCE in meeting its advocacy and programmes objectives related to missing children in Europe including background research, administrative and organisational tasks and support to different advocacy activities.

Duration: 6 months, starting in January 2024

Location: Brussels, Belgium [N.B: In accordance with the Belgium COVID-19 rules]

Line management: The Policy & Programmes Intern will report to the Senior Research Officer and will also support the Secretary General and the Project Officers (International Abduction & Cross Border Mediation, Hotlines and Runaways, Children in Migration).

Key responsibilities and tasks

1. Policy monitoring

• Monitor policy developments and activities relevant for the organisation’s advocacy and programmes, at the EU, national and local levels related to children in migration, parental abductions, runaways and sexual abuse and exploitation.
• Support the drafting of reports and/or briefs on policy developments as relevant.

2. Research

• Undertake specific research on various topics relating to the protection of children on the move, child victims of trafficking, missing children in migration, international protection, parental abductions, runaways, child victims of domestic violence and child sexual abuse.
• Establish and maintain a database with data on missing children in migration, parental abductions, and runaways.

3. Advocacy activities

• Administrative tasks related to the organisation of advocacy activities including bilateral meetings, public events, production of research reports etc.
• Maintaining and updating Missing Children Europe’s contact lists.
• Participation and note taking in Missing Children Europe internal and external meetings.
• Supporting the drafting of policy positions.

4. Programme activities

• Administrative work related to the day-to-day running of programmes (parental abductions, children in migration, runaways), including drafting reports to staff, partners and relevant stakeholders.
• Organisation of events.
• Coordination of programme partnerships, including organising and participating in meetings.

5. Other

• Assisting with other tasks (communications, operations) based on the needs of the organisation.

Profile, skills and background

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in social or political sciences, human rights, EU or international affairs or another relevant field
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Understanding of and interest in human rights and children’s rights/child protection issues
• Ability to work well in a small team with people from different professional and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to think of the big picture while also having an eye for detail
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently as well as stress resistant
• Positive with a can-do attitude and desire to receive feedback and improve
• Ability to work proactively and to take charge of projects and efforts
• Ability to work within tight budget constraints and a creative problem solver

• Experience in working for the NGO sector
• Knowledge of the functioning of the EU institutions policy and decision-making

Selection Procedure

If you believe you qualify for this position, please send your CV and a letter outlining your motivation (1 page max.) to [email protected] by the 17 of November 2023 midnight CET with “Policy and Programme Intern” as a subject title. The interviews will take place in the first week of December 2023. The selected candidate will start in January 2024.

Equal Opportunity Strategy

Disclaimer

All information given upon application will be treated in a confidential manner and according to Missing Children Europe’s privacy policies.

Please note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Missing Children Europe (MCE) jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. MCE will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with MCE. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorized MCE representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand.

Staff recruited by Missing Children Europe will be asked to comply with our child protection policy, including necessary vetting and background checks of personnel. For Missing Children Europe, human qualities are decisive regardless of your race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.

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