ICA World Traineeship

ICA World – International Consulting Alliance is a network of like-minded Partner Organisations and Top Experts working in the development cooperation field, striving to build long-term partnerships and committed to sharing experiences and good practices. The Alliance was founded in 2012 notably by IBF International Consulting and its four close partners and currently counts 65 Member Organisations worldwide, each of them with a specific technical or country expertise. ICA World’s interactive online platform, networking events and online webinars enable the Members to react fast and efficiently to funding agencies' open calls and to increase their chances of winning new projects together.

ICA World seeks to recruit a Trainee to join its Brussels-based headquarters for the duration of 4 to 12 months. The commencement of the traineeship will be in October 2019 or as soon as possible.

The traineeship will be done in the frame of the Erasmus+ Internship Programme or a similar international mobility programme.

Traineeship description:

• Support the ICA Network Managers in stimulating cooperation among network’s partners (e.g. private companies, NGOs, semi-public organisations and independent consultants), with the aim to increase their success in tendering for projects of international Financial Institutions.
• Continuously seek to improve the ICAnet Platform and promote its use among the Members.
• Active involvement in the organisation of ICA online activities, meetings and the next annual ICA Event.
• Assist with the ICA World internal and external communication activities.
• Administrative support to the team.

Profile:

• You are a recent graduate, a final year Bachelor student or a student enrolled in a Master programme, and are eligible for a grant via Erasmus+ traineeship programme or a  similar international mobility programme.
• You have proven interest or experience in consultancy, development aid projects and/or international affairs.
• You possess knowledge of European Commission and/or other funding agencies’ tendering and decision-making procedures.
• You are service-minded, pro-active and outgoing and have excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills. Experience in organising events is preferred.
• You are a "doer", someone who makes things happen, who finds creative solutions to achieve the team objectives.
• You possess excellent command of English and proficient knowledge of Spanish or French. Knowledge of other languages is a plus.
• Strong IT skills are required (MS Excel and MS Word proficiency).
• Additional digital and marketing skills will be considered an asset (e.g. experience with the production of publications, design tools, photography, photo/video editing, social media).

Contact details:

Interested candidates should send their CV with a motivation letter by email to Mateja Bakker [email protected].

Closing date:

07/10/2019 - Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis (first come, first serve). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.