OSCE : Generic Internship (Several Positions) – Vienna

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    INTERN
  • Posted:
    4 months ago
  • Category:
    Administration
  • Deadline:
    03/05/2025

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Tasks and Responsibilities:

To give you an idea of what kinds of assignments you can expect, we have listed some typical day-to-day duties which interns perform in our different departments:

Drafting research papers, policy reports, concept papers, and other written materials such as briefing papers/memos/talking points/speeches/documents/newsletters/presentations;
Assisting in project management and implementation such as the preparation of project proposals/budgets, and compiling project progress reports for donors;
Conducting thematic research, assisting with the revision legal documents and with the preparation of legal opinions, assisting with media monitoring, or conducting surveys and/or financial analyses;
Supporting communication-related events/outreach activities such as website updates, putting together booklets and leaflets and creating audio-visual content for social media;
Supporting the organization of events, meetings, regional workshops, press conferences, round-tables and other conferences;
Attending meetings of the OSCE decision-making and OSCE-related bodies, taking minutes, drafting official records and writing reports;
Supporting daily operational work in our administrative departments such as human resources, financial services, supply chain/travel management/procurement activities, information and communication technology;
Assisting senior managers in preparing for trips, bi-lateral meetings and country visits by compiling background documents, dealing with logistic arrangements and communicating with a range of OSCE internal and external stakeholders.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Secretariat, please see: http://www.osce.org/secretariat.

We also recommend you visit https://jobs.osce.org/internships, where you can find more information about the internship.

Necessary Qualifications:

You should not be older than 30 years on the deadline of this vacancy;
You should have completed two years of full-time post-secondary education or graduated within two years prior to 31 December 2025;
You should be professionally fluent in English, both oral and written, and have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely (interviews will be conducted);
You should bring along high motivation, open-mindedness, and flexibility;
You should be able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different national, cultural and religious backgrounds whilst maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
You should be aware of the importance of integrating a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
You should be able to operate a computer, with familiarity of Microsoft Office applications (Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint, word processing and e-mail).

Desirable:

Previous work experience in a relevant field;
Experience of working in a multilateral/multicultural environment;
Organizational, multi-tasking and analytical skills; drafting skills;
Knowledge of other OSCE official languages, especially Russian.

Employment Type: INTERN

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Date Posted: 2025-03-21

Application Deadline: 21-Mar-26

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM

Experience in Months: 60

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