Our internship positions for the first half of 2012 have been filled. Next available internships with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS) Southern Africa will start at the beginning of June 2012. The application period for internships in the second half of 2012 is 15 March - 01 April 2012. The general requirements, duties and tasks are laid out below.

Requirements
The suitable candidate will meet the following criteria:

• The applicant should be a graduate student (who has either just completed her/ his studies or is working on her/ his final research project) in one of the following areas: political or social science, gender/ feminist studies, migration studies, sustainable development, environmental science or any related area. Applications from undergraduates will not be considered.
• The candidate will possess strong written and oral English language skills, have a high level of computer literacy (MS Office) and have the ability to work independently or in a team. In addition, she/he should preferably have some qualitative research and field work experience.
• We particularly encourage applicants from the SADC region.
• The applicant must have proven experience (either through work or research) working in one of the HBS programme areas.

Job Description
The candidate will be placed in one of the HBS programmes under the supervision of a Programme Manager. The candidate will ideally work at our office for 3 to 6 months and should be available to work full time.

The intern will be required to undertake the following tasks:

• Research,
• Event planning,
• Documentation of projects,
• General office work and office communication.

A monthly stipend will be awarded, however, interns will be responsible to arrange and pay for their travel to Cape Town and their own accommodation.

Applications should be written in English and include a cover letter, an up to date CV, a writing sample as well as a completed application form. Applications must be submitted to info'at'boell.org.za.