Intern Operations

Intern / Student, Full-time · Amsterdam office

300 € per month

Your mission

‘'Team- and process-oriented with communication skills'.

4-5 days per week for a period of 5 months or longer, starting in September 2025

You are interested in working in an international non-governmental organization and eager to learn what is behind all the programming for children affected by conflict? You are enthusiastic and result driven. We can benefit from someone who is technologically savvy. You have an interest in how to bring about change in ways of working, notably the communication aspect of it. This is a multidimensional internship in which you have contact with various departments. We are really looking for a Jack-of-all-trades!

Your Challenge

You will support the members of staff who lead on the support processes in the organization: risk management, quality management, policy management, procurement, travel management, planning and control. You will assist in actual work, and you will participate in efforts to upgrade these and other processes. You can hone your communication skills when supporting the implementation across the organisation. Obligations you may have in relation to your study will be discussed with you in order to ensure that the time with War Child will contribute to your start in the job market.

Your activities:

Quality, risk, policy management

Support with coordination and improvement actions
Support with implementation across the organization
Contribute to making processes more efficient and effective

Planning, review and reporting

Analyze team plans and consolidate
Support interim progress evaluation

Travel & procurement

Assist travelers with travel bookings
Support with procurement: invoicing, summary briefs, presentation materials for internal discussions
Support with improving the current procurement processes

Your profile

Student of HBO or Bachelor or Master program in a relevant discipline, concentrating on organizational functioning (e.g. business management), on what a non-governmental organisation wants to achieve (humanitarian action, development studies) or on communication related-fields (e.g. communication, media, public relations). A broad interest in the operations of an INGO is what matters most.
You are enrolled in a Dutch higher education institute for the whole duration of the internship
You are keen to make things easier using technology. Preferably, you have knowledge of NGO and/or development sector
Good skills in planning, organizing, problem solving, Excel and preferably other software as well.
Key words: pro-active, independent, teamwork, flexible, a can-do mentality
Interested to work and communicate with people from various backgrounds
Excellent command of English language, both spoken and written

What we offer

We are looking for an Intern Shared Operations who will join Team Finance & Operations, from September 2025 for a period of at least 5 months, 4-5 days per week. As intern in War Child you can count on an interesting internship, with an opportunity to learn a lot. Of course you will get guidance, but also freedom to work out your ideas. You will receive an internship allowance of € 300, - gross per month, based on 40 hours per week.

Please note that War Child interns need to be enrolled as students at a Dutch educational institution for the duration of their internship. Please note that this internship does not suit students who are in their thesis writing semesters.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply by no later than 18/06/2025 by submitting their CV (English, max 2 pages) and cover letter.

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War Child is an international organisation, and we are committed to be a diverse and inclusive employer, placing human and child rights at the centre of our existence and work. We hire our new colleagues based on their talents, competences and shared values; we do not distinguish them based on their age, gender and gender identity, race, color, ethnicity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, disability etc.

The safety of children and youth is a paramount and essential to War Child’s work. War Child has a zero tolerance policy towards any form of abuse. To prevent placing children and youth at any risk this subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures. Moreover, the accepted candidates will be required to state their commitment/ intent to be aware, consider and adhere to the minimum standards applicable in development and humanitarian settings, such as humanitarian values and principles, Sphere Humanitarian Charter, Standards in the Humanitarian Standards Partnership, Core Humanitarian Standard, International Humanitarian Law, Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and IASC Six Core Principles Relating to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

Disclaimer

• Only applications received via our website are processed.

• If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date, we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that date. In such a case, any responses received after that time are not processed.

• It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so, and you have not yet heard from us, your application will remain active.

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About us

The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/

Safeguarding
War Child is committed to humanitarian values, standards and norms and we expect the same from job applicants. War Child is especially committed to safeguarding the children and youth we support and doesn’t tolerate any form of abuse. Because we want to prevent and deter any actions that place children and youth at risk, conduct references are an important part of our recruitment procedure. As part of the selection process, War Child will request standardized references in accordance with the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and a recent Criminal Records statement.
The safety of children is essential to War Child. War Child does not tolerate or accept any form of abuse. This subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures.

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