INTERNSHIP SPRING – Positioning Team

Are you a third- or fourth-year student at an academic institute with a keen interest in international politics, democratization, and inclusion? Do you want to learn about NIMD’s programming and support for our network of partners and offices around the globe? Are you looking for a fun and inspiring work and learning environment to gain knowledge and experience? Then apply to join the autumn cycle of our internship programme in the Hague.

INTERNSHIP SPRING 2025

NIMD Positioning Team

24 hours per week

The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) works to promote peaceful, just, and inclusive democracy worldwide. We believe that democracy can only thrive when all voices are heard, and that inclusive and respectful dialogue between politicians, political parties, civil society, and citizens is crucial to achieving that goal.

We build all our democracy support programmes around that core belief, ensuring we help empower everyone – from traditionally marginalized groups to established politicians – to play their role in political life and work for the common good of their country. We do this by promoting dialogue, strengthening the capacities of political actors, and training young and established leaders in our Democracy Schools. Currently, NIMD runs programmes in around twenty countries in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. For more information on what we do and where NIMD works, see www.nimd.org/where-we-work.

There are four main teams in NIMD Headquarters: Programme & Knowledge, Grant Management, Positioning, and Finance, Control and Support. You would be supporting and learning from the Positioning Team, which is responsible for NIMD’s communications, external positioning and organization-wide fundraising. The team is also responsible for communicating NIMD’s results, which includes releasing publications, creating online content, organizing events and coordinating media outreach.

What will you do 

You will gain insight into the inner workings of an International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) through supporting the work of NIMD’s Positioning Team, in relation to its work to communicate about NIMD’s work to support democracies worldwide, and to help attract a diverse funding base for this work. You will supporting the colleagues at NIMD in developing (thematic and/or geographical) impact stories and track-record documents. These are to be used for reporting, external and internal communication and fundraising. Specifically, your assignment will be to use the results of the different projects of NIMD to contribute to writing articles showcasing the tangible results of our work.

The related tasks include:

• Review of the relevant documentation (outcome harvests and narrative reporting).
• Support the categorization of collected information and its analysis for the identification of best practices, lessons learned and success stories.
• Review relevant secondary literature on the specific themes of the projects.
• Support the drafting of the track records for different public and purposes.
• Support the writing of articles highlighting the concrete results of NIMD’s work.
• Collect and organize photos, videos and other visibility materials that can be used in relation to the impact stories.
• Assist on other tasks of the Positioning team, based on needs, such as external events in Brussels or The Hague.

What we are looking for 

We are looking for someone with:

• A relevant study in a field related to international politics, international development, gender studies, and governance.
• Good writing and editing skills.
• Open to working in an international environment.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Eager to learn from and add value to NIMD.
• Excellent command of the English language.
• Command of other languages NIMD uses are of added value, especially French and Spanish.
• Experience and/or understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods applied to social sciences is an added value.

What we offer 

The position will be held between April and September 2025 for a minimum of 4 months and for 24 hours a week.  As an intern with NIMD you will receive:

• A monthly compensation of €750 (gross).
• Full compensation of work-related travel.
• One day leave per working month.
• The possibility to sometimes working from home upon agreement with your internship mentor.

Please note that any internship agreement or learning plan from your academic institution will need to be discussed during the selection process. All applicants must already have a valid work permit for the European Union.

How to apply 

Record a short video (no longer than 2 minutes) of yourself explaining your motivation for the internship and send this along with your CV to recruitment@nimd.org avant 15 February 2025. Please include ‘Application Internship Position – Positioning Team’ in the subject line.   

Please note that we will only be accepting candidates residing in the Netherlands. Due to the high number of applications, we will also only be contacting shortlisted candidates.

For additional information, please contact Heleen Schrooyen, Head of Positioning, heleenschrooyen@nimd.org.