Intern, Africa Programme
Chatham House, United Kingdom

Are you curious about career opportunities in a policy institute? Are you passionate about African affairs? Would you like to expand your knowledge of key issues affecting individual states of Africa and their regional and international relations?

Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a world leading independent policy institute based in London. As a global think tank, our mission is to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.

An internship at Chatham House offers an invaluable learning experience through a six-month placement in one of our host teams. Working closely with a host team, you will enjoy dedicated development time and opportunities to learn and improve skills. Your assigned mentor will support and guide you throughout the internship, suggesting training opportunities and helping you define your professional and career goals.

The Africa Programme at Chatham Houseis a world leading centre for independent policy research on African politics and socio-economic change.

The intern will join a diverse and tight-knit team that delivers meaningful policy research and debate on the politics and international relations of the African countries, while supporting the programme's operations, events and social media engagement.

The Role

If you want to gain practical experience in a policy institute and develop skills and knowledge across a range of different areas, we would love to hear from you!

In return, successful applicants will gain direct exposure to the work of a leading international affairs institute and will have the opportunity to be part of and attend many of Chatham House’s workshops and other events. You will learn valuable research, writing, data analysis and event organization skills and benefit from direct involvement in a number of research projects across a wide range of topics.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics. We encourage applications from all backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to improve your experience or support you, please contact us on

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Through your intellectual curiosity, creativity and passion for our mission, this is an exciting chance to benefit from direct involvement in projects across a wide range of topics, while supporting operations, events and social media engagement.

• Support the efficient running of our diverse teams, providing project, events, administration and research support;
• Assist our teams in all aspects of project development and delivery, e.g. evidence reviews, writing up draft documents, taking detailed minutes at meetings, drafting and proofreading content, external engagement;
• Compile literature reviews, initial editing of research publications, acting as a rapporteur at meetings, and carrying out other background research as required;
• Assist us with collating and analysing qualitative and quantitative data to support ongoing research;
• Work collaboratively to help convene high-level meetings, events, roundtables and workshops on topical issues of importance;
• Support Chatham House expand its network and influence through targeted and creative social medial engagement;
• Positively impact our outreach by drafting engaging content for our audiences (newsletters, invites and social media posts).

Person Specification

• You will be able to demonstrate strong interest and passion for African affairs;
• Demonstrate passion and interest for Chatham House and what we do;
• Be an idea generator, never shy with sharing your thoughts;
• Writing and communication skills;
• A good sense of time management skills;
• Shows a willingness to proactively take on new challenges and responsibilities;
• Takes ownership of assigned tasks and ensures timely delivery of outputs;
• Adapts to changing circumstances and work demands;
• Actively seeks opportunities to improve knowledge skills and learning attributes through personal development;
• Detail orientated and able to work under tight deadlines whilst balancing various tasks;
• A team worker, able to work with people at all levels;
• A social person with the ability to build rapport with colleagues.

Benefits

As an intern you will enjoy access to a wide range of benefits including:

• A London Living Wage;
• A unique learning and development programme tailored to your personal goals;
• Networking with commentators, researchers and inter

Job Rewards and Benefits