Traineeship at EUROCLIO

As a trainee, you will learn all about the world of an International NGO or INGO. You will get in touch with different institutions, donors and funding organs, international associations and learn about the importance of networking, organizing and reporting. The tasks of a trainee vary according to the ongoing projects and upcoming events. In general, you may think of producing press releases, networking via e-mail, updating the website, writing project proposals and contributing to organize the Annual EUROCLIO Conference, which has participants from more than 30 different countries from Europe and beyond.

• Interest in History, History Education and International Cooperation
• For the internship to be most successful, we require a minimum of a 3-day working week.
• Skills in Standard Microsoft Office Applications;
• Flexibility, motivation and the capability to work independently; 
• Fluency in written and spoken English, which is the working language at the Secretariat.
• Knowledge of any other language is an advantage.

EUROCLIO has been established in 1993, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The democratic Network organisation targets on building bridges among the European countries by exploring the connections and complexities between their different histories. EUROCLIO wants to defend and promote history teaching as an essential subject in the education of young people as a response to an initiative of the Council of Europe and the changing political climate in Europe

The EUROCLIO Secretariat in The Hague is a small working environment, where 7 people (not including trainees) work to maintain the network of History Education Institutes, history educators, universities and other (non)governmental organs and run the EUROCLIO Projects across Europe. The Secretariat work includes writing project proposals and reports, organizing activities, meetings and the annual conference, and dissemination of information through the website, bulletin, newsletter and events. The experience of the staff, combined with the contribution of universities and institutes from across Europe, makes the Secretariat a centre of knowledge for History Education in Europe.

We provide the trainee with a working space that includes a desk and computer in our office, which is located at the Laan van Meerdervoort in The Hague.
There is an allowance available of € 200,- per month on average, depending on the working week.