APPLICATION FORM

Internship

***Please submit a signed electronic version by e-mail to: by Sunday, 8thNovember 2015.

PART I

1. General information:

Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:

2. ILGA-Europe member organisation

If you are affiliated to a member organisation of ILGA-Europe, which member organisation supports your application? Please make sure you get an explicit endorsement. This doesn’t need to be a letter, but we need to be able to verify this with the member organisation concerned.
Contact person:
Telephone:
Email:

3. Further/higher education/other training:

Name and address
of college/university / From/to / Qualifications obtained

4. Languages:

Please specify your level of competence by checking the appropriate box according to the following indicators:

1: Basic

2: Competent

3: Fluent

4: Mother tongue/Native

Language / Spoken / Written
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
English
French
Others (please specify)

5. Professional experience:

Please list any relevant work, internship or volunteer experience.

Employer’s name and address (please start with current/most recent) / From/to
(month/year) / Position held and brief description of your duties

6. Relevant Information

Please list any other relevant information, such as publications, awards, membership in professional organizations, IT skills.

7. Interview dates:

If selected for in interview, would you be available for a phone or Skype interview on Friday 13th November?

8. Starting date:

If selected, would you be able to start the internship with ILGA-Europe early December and stay until the end of April?

PART II. QUALIFICATIONS

Please tell us about you about your current experience (from paid work, internships, studies or volunteer experience) in relation to the following qualifications (in 150 words maximum for each section):

  1. Your knowledge of human rights and equality issues
  2. Your experience in research and analytical skills
  3. Your experience in communication, mobilisation and campaigning
  4. Your strategic thinking and ability to manage and prioritise complex information

PART III. ESSAYS

Please answer both essay questions. As a reminder, essays that exceed the maximum number of words listed (500) will not be considered for selection.

A. Personal statement

In 500 words maximum, please write a personal statement discussing your motivation, what you want to learn from the internship and how this internship can contribute to your professional/academic development.

B. Demonstrated interest in human rights and equality

In 500 words maximum, please give us an example of how you have promoted equal opportunities and/or diversity in the context of studies or projects, volunteer work, paid work, etc. Please tell us what you have learned from this experience and how you applied this learning.

C. Proven experience in communication, mobilisation and campaigning

In 500 words maximum, please give us an example of your experience in communication and campaigning and how you would apply what you have learned in the context of Creating Opportunities.

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