Deadline: October 20, 2017
Venue: Austria
Salzburg Global is now accepting applications for 2018 internships.
Salzburg Global Seminar is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1947 to challenge present and future leaders to solve issues of global concern. We are a strategic convener and cross-generation, cross-sector bridge builder. We work with the world’s leading public and private organizations and philanthropic investors to accelerate breakthrough thinking and collaboration on complex and emerging challenges. Leveraging our network of 25,000 Salzburg Global Fellows in 160 countries, we identify young change-makers, encourage their development, and connect their efforts to take solutions to scale.
Schloss Leopoldskron – a 300-year old palace once home of Max Reinhardt, founder of the Salzburg Festival – provides an inspiring space for openness in support of our problem-solving mission.
Salzburg Global thrives by empowering people to have significant impact in the world. This means understanding context, developing insight, exploring and defining opportunities, setting strategy, creating tangible goals and business opportunities, and above all, translating vision into action and results. If you are hungry to put your classroom learnings to work, think of Salzburg Global as your opportunity to gain real world knowledge and skills.
Interns are selected from across the world in a highly competitive process. While undergraduates who have completed at least three years of accredited study may apply, preference is given to recent college graduates or to those in early stage graduate studies whose interests and skills align well with the programs and challenges receiving priority attention in Salzburg and Washington. Salzburg Global makes every effort to select a diverse group of interns and to align their general and specific assignments to maximize both the learning experience interns receive and the contribution they are able to make.
Salzburg Global Seminar offers a number of three-month internship programs (non-accredited), which give interns the opportunity to not only enhance their skills and knowledge, but also access this impressive network of Salzburg Global Fellows.
INTERNSHIP CATEGORIES
- PROGRAM INTERNSHIP
Salzburg Global Seminar seeks qualified students and graduates to assist its staff in the preparation and conducting of sessions. Candidates should be in or have recently graduated from an international relations program or a field related to one of Salzburg Global’s program areas.
QUALIFICATIONS
Helpful academic or professional backgrounds:
Candidates should be in or have recently graduated from an international relations program or a field related to one of Salzburg Global’s program areas.
Where possible, interns will be assigned projects directly connected to their specific skills and interests.
Candidates should have excellent research and communication capacities, including the ability to write clear and concise text in English, as well the ability to synthesize large amounts of information and draw out key points and critical analysis for program staff.
Candidates must also be comfortable working with people in different time zones, from diverse cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the organization, including senior executives, in a creative, but formal and professional environment, e.g. business attire is required.
Enthusiasm for the global mission, exceptional organizational and writing skills, attention to detail, and internet research and Microsoft Office Suite skills are required.
- COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP
Salzburg Global offers internships with its Marketing and Communications Team to produce written and multimedia content for the organization’s website, social media platforms and print publications. Candidates should recently have completed a degree-level qualification in journalism or other media/communications-related field; candidates who have completed post-graduate studies in journalism/communications coupled with undergraduate studies in a field relating to Salzburg Global Seminar’s programs are preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS
Helpful academic or professional backgrounds:
Candidates should have completed a degree-level qualification in journalism or other media/communications-related field; candidates who have completed post-graduate studies in journalism/communications coupled with undergraduate studies in a field relating to Salzburg Global Seminar’s programs are preferred.
Candidates must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with rapidly shifting priorities, and demonstrate a willingness to work flexible hours, according to program needs.
Candidates should also have:
Experience of working in the media, particularly online;
Native or equivalent proficiency in written and spoken English; excellent written communication skills and attention to detail;
Knowledge of international affairs and/or other topics covered by Salzburg Global Seminar’s programs during the internship;
Excellent IT skills, including MS Office are required; experience with Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign and Photoshop), web CMS, and multimedia editing is also highly desirable.
Candidates must also be comfortable working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the organization, including senior executives, in a creative, but formal and professional environment, e.g. business attire is required.
Enthusiasm for the mission of Salzburg Global Seminar is also expected.
- LIBRARY INTERNSHIP
Salzburg Global Seminar offers an internship program working in our historic Max Reinhardt Library and archives. Candidates should have recently completed postgraduate studies in library and information science or a related area.
QUALIFICATIONS
Helpful academic or professional backgrounds:
Candidates should have recently completed postgraduate studies in library and information science or a related area, which should include at least one cataloging course.
Candidates should have previous volunteer, internship or professional experience in a library setting.
The candidate must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with rapidly shifting priorities.
Candidates must also be comfortable working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the organization, including senior executives, in a creative, but formal and professional environment, e.g. business attire is required.
Enthusiasm for the global mission, exceptional organizational and writing skills, attention to detail, and internet research and Microsoft Office Suite skills are required.
- DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP
Salzburg Global Seminar offers internships with its Development Team in both the Salzburg and Washington, DC offices. The internship includes researching both institutional and individual fundraising prospects and developing proposals. Candidates should be in or have recently graduated from an international relations program, a field related to one of Salzburg Global’s program areas, or have academic or professional experience in non-profit management, fundraising, or development.
QUALIFICATIONS
Helpful academic or professional backgrounds:
Candidates should be in or have recently graduated from an international relations program, a field related to one of Salzburg Global’s program areas, or have academic or professional experience in non-profit management, fundraising, or development.
The candidate must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with rapidly shifting priorities. Experience working with databases preferable.
Candidates must also be comfortable working with people in different time zones, from diverse cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the organization, including senior executives, in a creative, but formal and professional environment, e.g. business attire is required. Enthusiasm for the Salzburg Global mission, exceptional organizational and writing skills, attention to detail, and internet research and Microsoft Office Suite skills are required.
Benefits
The internship is full-time for three months. The position is unpaid, but the successful candidate will be provided with free on-site accommodation at Schloss Leopoldskron, all meals and a return ticket for their country of origin, as well as excellent networking opportunities with the international participants of our programs. German language skills are not required.
TO APPLY
Salzburg Global is now accepting applications for the Internships in Salzburg taking place in 2018. Each internship is three months long with start dates periodically throughout the year. Please state your months of availability and preferred starting month. We will take this into consideration when assessing your application. To apply, please send your covering letter of motivation, your CV, two writing samples of no more than two pages, and the names and contact details of two references to Michaela Goldman, Internship Program Manager, Salzburg Global Seminar: [email protected]
