Are you a third- or fourth-year student at an academic institute with a keen interest in international politics, democratization, and inclusion? Do you want to learn about NIMD’s programming and support for our network of partners and offices around the globe? Are you looking for a fun and inspiring work and learning environment to gain knowledge and experience? Then apply to join the autumn cycle of our internship programme in the Hague.
INTERNSHIP SPRING / SUMMER 2025
NIMD Grants Management Team
24 hours per week
The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) works to promote peaceful, just, and inclusive democracy worldwide. We believe that democracy can only thrive when all voices are heard, and that inclusive and respectful dialogue between politicians, political parties, civil society, and citizens is crucial to achieving that goal.
We build all our democracy support programmes around that core belief, ensuring we help empower everyone – from traditionally marginalized groups to established politicians – to play their role in political life and work for the common good of their country. We do this by promoting dialogue, strengthening the capacities of political actors, and training young and established leaders in our Democracy Schools. Currently, NIMD runs programmes in around twenty countries in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. For more information on what we do and where NIMD works, see www.nimd.org/where-we-work.
There are four main teams in NIMD Headquarters: Programme & Knowledge, Grant Management, Positioning, and Finance, Control and Support. You would be supporting and learning from the Grants Management Team, directly involved in programme management, with focus on our programming on women, peace and security and inclusive democracy.
What will you do
You will gain insight into the inner workings of an International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) through supporting the work of NIMD’s Grants Management Team, in relation to the finalization of two large multi-country five-year programmes funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. Power of Dialogue and LEAP4Peace), which are both ending in 2025.
Specifically, you will supporting the grants coordinators responsible for the two programmes in developing (thematic and/or geographical) impact stories and track-record documents. The related task include:
- Review of the relevant programme documentation.
- Review relevant secondary literature on the specific thematic focus of the track records.
- Collect information by engaging with relevant NIMD partners and offices.
- Support the categorization of collected information and its analysis for the identification of best practices, lessons learned and success stories.
- Understand and apply an intersectional and participatory approach throughout the different work assignments.
- Support the identification and drafting process of impact stories and track-record documents.
- Collect and organize photos, videos and other visibility materials that can be used in relation to the impact stories.
- Support the drafting of the track records for different public and purposes.
- Assist on other tasks of the Grants Management team, based on needs.
Your assigned mentor for this internship will be Antoine Brasset, Senior Grants Coordinator.
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone with:
- A relevant study in a field related to international politics, international development, gender studies, and governance.
- Experience and/or understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods applied to social sciences is an added value.
- Good writing and editing skills.
- Open to working in an international environment.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
- Excellent command of the English language, all other languages NIMD uses are of added value, especially French and Spanish.
- Strong computer skills.
- Eager to learn from and add value to NIMD.
What we offer
The position will be held between April and September 2025 for a minimum of 4 months and for 24 hours a week. As an intern with NIMD you will receive:
- A monthly compensation of €750 (gross).
- Full compensation of work-related travel.
- One day leave per working month.
- The possibility to sometimes working from home upon agreement with your internship mentor.
Please note that any internship agreement or learning plan from your academic institution will need to be discussed during the selection process. All applicants must already have a valid work permit for the European Union.
How to apply
Record a short video (no longer than 2 minutes) of yourself explaining your motivation for the internship and send this along with your CV to recruitment@nimd.org before 15 February 2025. Please include ‘Application Internship Position – Grants Management Team’ in the subject line.
Please note that we will only be accepting candidates residing in the Netherlands. Due to the high number of applications, we will also only be contacting shortlisted candidates.
For additional information, please contact Antoine Brasset, Senior Grants Coordinator, antoinebrasset@nimd.org.
