Internships

The Global Policy and Development Department of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin offers continuous 3-month-internships to interested students.

The following time-slots are offered:

• January – March: Application deadline is August 31 of the preceding year
• April – June: Application deadline is November 30 of the preceding year
• July to August: no internships due to the parliamentary break
• September – November: Application deadline is April 30

Please note that internships are only possible in the time-slots noted above. Applications that arrive after the deadline cannot be taken into account. Confirmations of receipt will not be sent.

Please address the application (via email) to GPol.Praktikum(at)fes.de. We would like to ask all applicants to provide us with a single, compressed PDF file for download, instead of large email attachments. Applicants will be notified about 2 months after the application deadline. An allowance will be paid for the duration of the internship.

Internships at the foreign offices of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung offers internships at their internationally operating foreign offices. This applies to mandatory internships, voluntary internships during the course of studies and vocational training, as well as to voluntary orientation internships (generally up to 3 months during studies or vocational training).

Please address your application to the FES foreign office at which you would like to undertake your internship. Your contact and (contractual) partner is the respective foreign office and not the FES representation in Germany. An overview over the FES foreign offices as well as information on the possible duration of the internships can be found here: www.fes.de/de/standorte/fes-international.

As a general rule, the FES will pay a monthly allowance. Further information is available at  www.fes.de/de/standorte/fes-international.

The FES will not bear further costs incurred, such as flights, visa fees, evaluation of tropical fitness, and insurances. These expenses must be carried by the applicant.

Requirements

• advanced studies of political, social, economic or legal sciences. Applicants must have entered their 5^th semester at minimum, however not yet be holders of Master's degrees or diplomas.
• interest in our field of work and the work of a political foundation
• good or very good knowledge of English, fluent German
• socio-political engagement
• ability to work in a team, communication skills, independence

Tasks and areas of employment

All interns will have individual supervision. They will further receive a training schedule at the beginning of their internship. This plan will contain:

• content-related and organizational support of current policy consultation projects
• assistance with the preparation, the implementation and the post-processing of trade events
• internet research
• assistance with daily tasks

Required application documents

• CV
• letter of motivation outlining your reasons for seeking an internship at the FES as well as for your interest in the field of development policy
• enrollment certificate
• information on your major field of study, as well as your preferred time frame for the internship
• please only submit applications in German and via email; unsolicited applications will not be returned