Project length : 30 weeks, from October 2008 to May 2009
Nature of contract: full time remunerated internship position (35 hours/week)
1. Mandate :
Under the supervision of the Alternatives internship project officer, the intern will be tasked to:
– Plan, coordinate, organise, supervise and evaluate activities Alternatives’ QSF internships activities.
– Participate in intern selection, pre-departure trainings, fund raising, intern contract mangement, predeparture evaluations, return activities, etc.
– Coordinate the arrival of the overseas interns to Montreal, as per the project’s reciprocity agreement (put together the activities calendar, accommodations, etc.)
2. Application criteria
Applicants must:
– Be no less than 18 years of age at the beginning of the placement and no more than 35 years of age at the internship’s deadline to apply.
– Have possessed a permanent address in Quebec for over the past year
– Be a Canadian citizenship or possess permanent residency status.
– Have a high school diploma
– Have already undertaken a ’Québec Sans Frontières’ internship.
– Have not already undertaken this particular ’Québec Sans Frontières’ internship with a sending organisation.
Knowledge and skills needed:
– Organisation skills
– Initiative
– Leadership
– Ability to work within a team
– Excellent communication skills
– Demonstrate a keen interest in development issues and North-South dynamics.
Other skills a plus:
– Understanding of the Spanish language
– Knowledge of Alternatives’ mandate
– Knowledge and interest in communications and alternative media, as well as urban agriculture.
3. To submit your application
To submit your application, you must send your résumé as well as a motivation letter and the application included on this web page:
Word document:
Open document (OpenOffice):
Deadline to submit applications : 1 September 2008
by email to the following address: stages@alternatives.ca
please note the following in the subject line:
– intern: Assistant to the QSF Program, OCI phase
5. Important dates to remember
14 August 2008: Info-Stages evening at 17h30, Alternatives’ offices, 3720 ave. Du Parc, Montréal, 2nd floor
1 September 2008: Deadline for submitting applications
week of 15 September: Interviews
6. For more information
Please refer to our FAQs.
For more information on our internships, please contact
Caroline Tagny and Vanessa Gordon at 514-982-6606
For more information on the Québec Sans Frontières Program, click here.
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