General Information
Unfortunately, there are currently no internship positions available in New York.
GPF Europe usually has 1 intern position for a duration of three months. If you are interested in an internship, please send your application to europe[ät]globalpolicy.org.
For details on how to apply, please refer to our application guidelines.
Global Policy Forum Europe welcomes applications for internships. We encourage qualified undergraduates to apply, as well as graduate students. Please note that due to legislation in Germany, we are able to consider applications from persons who will be students at the time of internship only. We welcome students who have studied the United Nations and international organizations, but we consider specialized academic training less important than dedication, intelligence and enthusiasm for learning.
What We are Looking For
Most importantly, you should be interested in what we do and have a certain dedication to our aims. The period for an internship with GPF Europe is 12 weeks.
GPF Europe is looking for applicants who are students of Political Science/International Law, Political Economy or International Public Policy Studies - but we strongly encourage applications from those outside those fields as well. We consider international experience and a progressive, egalitarian and global outlook more important than academic merits and value social commitment higher than university grades and credit points.
We look for those who are highly talented and able to do serious and critical thinking but who are also ready to do more ordinary tasks with a spirit of enthusiasm and cooperation. We also look for those who have shown the most active engagement on policy issues parallel to our interests.
Excellent English and German language skills are required – and you have to be enrolled at an academic institution.
Intern Responsibilities
Depending on GPF's priorities and interns' capacities, interns are asked to participate in special thematic projects.
Currently, there are three issue areas:
- International development policy/sustainable development/2030 Agenda and its implementation
- Financing for development/international tax policy/tax justice
- Corporate accountability and coporate influence on international processes
Interns are primarily (more than 80% of their time) engaged in preparing background information on international policy processes, participating in the preparation of workshops and conferences, writing articles and working papers, and contributing to the GPF Website.
Interns also devote some time to office tasks, such as preparing mailings, helping organize meetings, ordering supplies, or just keeping the printer stocked with paper.
Interns work in close cooperation with the director of GPF's European office and in collaboration with the GPF in New York, with other German and European NGOs and international NGO networks.
The European Office of GPF
GPF's European office is located in the centre of Bonn. We share our office space with several development consultants and journalists.
GPF Europe expects an intern to stay for at least three months. Those that stay for longer periods of time learn more and have a richer overall experience.
We estimate that monthly subsistence expenses (lodging, transport and food) in Bonn run about 700 Euro or more.
In general, GPF internships are unpaid. Some interns arrange for subsistence funding from their universities or from foundations.
We try to respond quickly to inquiries. If you do not receive a reply within two weeks, please feel free to follow-up. Those seriously interested can simply forward a full application (see application guidelines), but a preliminary inquiry may save preparation time, in case places are already taken, or your qualifications do not match our needs.
Submit your application
Application requirements:
(1) a letter describing why you are interested in interning with GPF Europe and what special skills or experience you have that would fit with GPF's programs, including the proposed starting and ending dates of your internship.
(2) a resume showing academic accomplishments, work experience, language studies, volunteer experience etc.
(3) a short piece of writing (e.g. course paper) showing your writing skills.
Please note: Excellent English and German language skills are absolutely essential! You will have to read and write texts in both languages.
Submit your application package - in English or German - by email to europe@globalpolicy.org
Never send applications by fax, please.
Begin each item on a separate sheet of paper.
Please, indicate your name on the top of each page, file name(s) and in the subject line of your email.
We look forward to hearing from you!
