Netherlands: Research and Influencing Intern, 24-36 hrs per week, 4-6 months, The Hague

Are you a student with good research skills, who is passionate about children’s safety and rights? Would you like to learn new skills, while contributing to our work to stop child exploitation? Become an intern at the Research, Expertise and Influencing Team of Terre des Hommes Netherlands!

About Terre des Hommes: 

Terre des Hommes Netherlands aims to protect children by preventing and stopping child exploitation. And by empowering children to make their voices count. Terre des Hommes Netherlands focuses on Sexual Exploitation of Children (SEC), Child Labour, Child Trafficking and Humanitarian Action. For each of these forms of child exploitation, Terre des Hommes Netherlands is developing and implementing projects and programmes through local partners, mainly in Asia, Africa and Europe. Join us!

What will you work on:

The specific tasks and projects will be defined in agreement with the intern and will be based on interest, experience and skills.

Your tasks may include:

• Supporting the development, implementation and dissemination of research on child exploitation;
• Supporting the development and carrying out of lobby and advocacy initiatives;
• Supporting the quality assurance, training or tool development related to our Thematic Programmes to end child exploitation, working closely with staff in any of our regions;

If a thesis is a mandatory component of your studies, we are happy to discuss the possibility of combining this with your internship and looking for opportunities for you to contribute towards our research agenda.

We are looking for a motivated and hands-on intern, who:

• Studies towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, for instance in child rights, human rights, law, psychology, international development studies, pedagogy, or any other relevant degree;
• Has knowledge on child rights, child protection, or child exploitation;
• Has experience (through studies or work) with research analysis, writing and editing;
• Has good oral and written communication skills in English;
• Has good analytical skills;
• Has good organisational skills;
• We appreciate special interests in and knowledge of especially marginalised groups, LGBTQI+ or disability rights.

What do we have to offer?

Because Terre des Hommes Netherlands carries out programmes and projects itself, the difference is that the organisation, and therefore also your contribution, is visible and tangible every day. We offer:

• An internship where you can really make a difference for children;
• An organisation with enthusiastic and highly skilled colleagues;
• An easily accessible office in the middle of The Hague;
• A 4-6 month internship contract;
• The stipend is 400 EUR per month based on 36 hours a week;
• Possible start date 15 October 2023 or as soon as possible.

How to Apply: 

Do you like to become part of our Research Expertise and Influencing (REI) team? Please upload your application before 6 October via this link.

For more information please contact hr@tdh.nl.

Other Information: 

Terre des Hommes is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. Therefore, people of all gender identities, sexes, sexual orientations, races, colours, religions, cultures, abilities, etc. are encouraged to apply for this position.

Terre des Hommes aims to attract great talent that not only fits the job but also our high standard of values and principles, who shares and demonstrates Terre des Hommes commitment to prevent and eradicate any type of misconduct including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any other type of misuse of power or lack of integrity and financial misconduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. We require a Declaration of Good Behaviour and Signature of our Child Safeguarding policy and our Code of Conduct.

Terre des Hommes is unfortunately not able to provide a work / residence visa for applicants outside the EU.