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Intern Legal

Netherlands - Amsterdam office
Full-time
Intern / Student

Your mission

War Child is looking for a: 
Intern Legal 

“An opportunity to gain experience in providing legal support and learning the ropes in an international NGO”

3 days a week minimum.

Your Challenge
You are interested in working in an international non-governmental organization and are eager to learn. You are great at legal research and writing in English and are enthusiastic and result driven. 
As an intern, you will primarily provide support on contracts, branch office registrations, powers of attorney, and regulatory compliance. Are areas of legal research and support may include anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), governance, procurement, and intellectual property. you will work under the guidance and supervision of War Child’s Legal & Governance Advisor,
You will work under the guidance and supervision of War Child’s Legal & Governance advisor.

What you will do:
  • Supporting contract reviews
  • Administration: Maintaining corporate information and contract library, coordinating legalisation of documents
  • Researching and providing support on AML/CFT requirements
  • Reviewing and researching policy documents
  • Ad hoc support on a range of legal issues such as data protection, intellectual property, and governance
  • Supporting projects within the legal team

Your profile

  • You are an academic Masters student, preferably in commercial law, with a specialization in corporate or contractual law
  • You are enrolled in a Dutch higher education institute for the whole duration of the internship
  • Able to conduct legal research on a range of issues
  • Proficient in legal drafting and able to write legal documents
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Dutch, French, Arabic and/or Spanish languages are an added benefit
  • Hands-on and accurate
  • Independent and quick learner
  • Open to a multi-cultural work environment
  • Affinity with War Child’s work
  • Based in the Netherlands, available for a minimum of 3 days per week working at the War Child office in Amsterdam and possibility to work remotely
  • Available to start beginning of April 2026

What we offer

We are looking for a Legal Intern who will join us starting beginning of April 2026. As an intern in War Child you can count on an interesting internship, with an opportunity to learn across a broad range of legal challenges. Of course you will get guidance, but also freedom to work out your ideas. As per War Child Intern Policy, your fee will be €300 gross per month (based on 5 days). Travel costs will be reimbursed.

Please note that War Child interns need to be registered students at a Dutch educational institution. This is a hard requirement. Students must be enrolled 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 no later than 15 August 2026 by submitting their CV (English, max 2 pages) and cover letter outlining the skills and knowledge you might bring and your motivation for this post.

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By submitting your application you certify that all of the statements made in your application are true, complete, and correct and are made in good faith. You understand that falsifying, misrepresenting or intentionally withholding information will be grounds for rejection of your application or withdrawal of any offer of appointment or, if an appointment offer has been accepted, this will be ground for employment sanctions, such as, but not limited to, instant dismissal. In addition, you understand that you need to submit a Criminal Record Certificate and that, if you fail to submit it, no employment relationship can be established.

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.

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 and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home
 
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work. If you have any questions about our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) do get in touch: JEDI.team@warchild.net