EU Partnership Intern - DRC Brussels, Representation Office

Overview

Support the partnership and engagement efforts towards EU decision makers in Brussels.

You have:

• University degree (bachelor required, master recommended) in law, social sciences, international development, humanitarian aid, or any other relevant degree.
• Be fluent in both written and spoken English.
• Have knowledge and experience of effective use of Office 365 applications, particularly Excel.
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Be able to work systematically with a good structure for the work that you do.
• Have an eye for detail and strive to get the job done.
• Knowledge of and interest in international and EU humanitarian and development funding, and NGO funding/partnership engagement.
• Working knowledge of written and spoken French.

Contract

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The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is looking for an intern to support the partnership and engagement efforts towards Brussels-based EU decision makers. DRC Brussels is a small team working on partnership and advocacy towards EU institutions. You will be part of a small and dynamic team in Brussels, reporting to our Senior Partnership Advisor – EU donors, working alongside and supporting the EU Partnership team, and collaborating with other team members including the Senior EU Advocacy Advisor, the Regional Finance Coordinator, and the EU Director.

About the job

You will work alongside and support colleagues in the DRC Brussels Representation, with an emphasis on the following tasks:

• Support with tasks related to both internal and external meetings, including virtual and in-person meetings of DRC country and HQ colleagues (e.g. logistics, scheduling, note-taking, briefing materials)
• Information-gathering and drafting of internal and external written products (e.g inputs for external questionnaires, guidance notes, donor-related tools)
• Support with stakeholder mapping and maintain contact lists for partnership outreach
• Monitor developments, provide analyses, and inform relevant colleagues, on issues related to ECHO, INTPA, NEAR, and FPI funding as well as the EU’s role in different humanitarian crises and conflict-affected settings and the EU’s humanitarian and resilience policies
• Maintain DRC’s ECHO and EC Development grant databases
• Support DRC quantitative/qualitative funding and performance analyses as well as analyses of policies and programming related to DRC EU partnership engagement
• Maintain Insite (intranet) pages for the team and other communication tools, including the quarterly Newsletter
• Formatting and proofreading of documents, EU donor-related tools and Insite pages
• Other administrative support.

There may be additional tasks assigned depending on the qualifications of the successful candidate.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a keen interest and understanding of humanitarian operations, global displacement and migration; have knowledge about EU institutions and legal frameworks; and be well articulate in English.

Moreover, we expect the following:

Required

• University degree (bachelor required, master recommended) in law, social sciences, international development, humanitarian aid, or any other relevant degree.
• Be fluent in both written and spoken English.
• Have knowledge and experience of effective use of Office 365 applications, particularly Excel.
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be able to work independently as well as in a team
• Be able to work systematically with a good structure for the work that you do.
• Have an eye for detail and strive to get the job done.

Desired

• Knowledge of and interest in international and EU humanitarian and development funding, and NGO funding/partnership engagement.
• Working knowledge of written and spoken French.

Additional information

• Recent graduates and candidates with limited professional experience are especially encouraged to apply.
• People with a migration or refugee background are highly encouraged to apply.
• Please note that you need to have the right to work in Belgium (through nationality or existing work visa) in order to be considered for this role. DRC is not providing support to relocate to Brussels.

We offer

Paid internship for 6 months (Belgian Contract – “Contrat belge d’Immersion Professionelle”/CIP).

Workplace: DRC Brussels, Avenue des Arts 7-8, 1210 Bruxelles (Belgium)

Start date: 1 December 2025 Duration: 6 months – with possibility to extend up to another 6 months

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Apply online on our page Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 17 October, 17:00

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for 05 November. Please note that written assignments will be conducted during the week preceding the interviews.

Further information

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

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