Internship in Legal Affairs Division - Darmstadt, Deutschland - EUMETSAT

EUMETSAT

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Darmstadt, Deutschland

vor 4 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

EUMETSAT's Legal Affairs Division (LAD) is responsible for providing legal advice across the Organisation and for protecting its legal interests, and for maintaining, interpreting and developing the Organisation's legal framework.

With the growth of EUMETSAT in recent years and the addition of new activities, the work of LAD has become increasingly diverse and broad in scope.

An internship within LAD therefore allows a unique insight into the myriad of legal issues facing an international organisation active in the fields of meteorology and climate observation.

The intern will be part of a small team (five lawyers and three administrative staff), which will allow him or her to be involved in a broad array of activities.

He or she will have the opportunity to interact with other EUMETSAT divisions, in order to become acquainted with the administrative functioning of the Organisation.

At the same time, LAD will benefit from the academic knowledge brought by the intern and will strive to provide him or her with a meaningful working experience.

Duties:

The intern will:
- work on various assignments including performing research, drafting legal opinions, revising documents from other Divisions;
- prepare summaries, meetings and presentations;
- work with Legal Officers in charge of various areas of responsibility of LAD, such as institutional law, international civil service law, cooperation agreements, satellite programmes, and personal data protection.

In addition, the intern will support relevant daytoday activities within the team.

LOCATION:

Darmstadt, Germany
QUALIFICATIONS:

The internships are open to master students with mandatory internship requirements in relevant disciplines such as law.

LANGUAGES:

The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. It is necessary to be able to work effectively in English.

Some knowledge of French would be an advantage.

DEADLINE:

31 January 2023

Duties:

The intern will:
- work on various assignments including performing research, drafting legal opinions, revising documents from other Divisions;
- prepare summaries, meetings and presentations;
- work with Legal Officers in charge of various areas of responsibility of LAD, such as institutional law, international civil service law, cooperation agreements, satellite programmes, and personal data protection.

In addition, the intern will support relevant daytoday activities within the team.

Skills and Experience:

The intern should be aiming for a career in international organisations, in public international law or in the aerospace sector.
The intern should have the ability to work independently and to manage several assignments in parallel.
Have the ability to work effectively in English.

The ability to communicate with tact would be advantageous:

The intern should be computer literate;
The intern should have the ability to take the initiative in researching ideas;
The intern should have the ability to collect, collate, conceptualize and present information clearly.

Additional specific requirements:

Knowledge of international and European law would be an advantage.

Employment Conditions:

Length of internship
: 6 months

Anticipated start date
:
Spring or early summer 2023

No salary is paid to interns who are still in studies, however a daily allowance and contribution to travel / accommodation costs may be provided.

The conditions will be established taking into account the requirements and policy of the intern's educational institution.

Interns are responsible for providing their own health and accident insurance and for finding their own accommodation in Darmstadt.

EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women.

Please note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply. The EUMETSAT Convention requires that Staff shall be recruited on the basis of their qualifications, account being taken of the international character of EUMETSAT.

About EUMETSAT:

EUMETSAT is Europe's meteorological satellite agency.

Its role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.

EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.

As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT has 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.)