General Secretary Office - Internship 

Volt wants to change politics, empower people, and unite Europe. We believe that only Europeans that act together can solve our shared challenges. A Pan-European movement with over 130 elected officials in five different countries, Volt Europa is a young, international and dynamic organisation that works with thousands of professionals and volunteers from all corners of Europe. 

Volt Europa offers the chance to experience European politics firsthand. Apply and become a part of our community! We are an ambitious organisation who want to see the European Union change for the better. 

What you will do: 

Some examples of tasks at the General Secretary’s Office are: 

  • Academy: Facilitating workshops and trainings for Volt members, such as leadership programmes, EU masterclasses or supporting the setup of our e-learning system ILIAS

  • Chapter Relations: Supporting national, regional and local Volt teams through the established channels, liaising between them and European teams, ensuring bidirectional support and communication 

  • Communications: Writing newsletters, speeches, internal communications and social media posts.

  • Community & Policy: supporting our Community and Policy teams and structures across Europe, and helping our European thematic communities with their events and cross-border projects 

  • Event Planning: Writing stage plans, coordinating requests from guest speakers, briefing volunteers being on point for the run of show and having a big stake at how these events come to life

  • Integrity: Help keep Volt honest. Supporting the Integrity Bodies in the organisation means making the systems behind accountability actually work. 

  • Legal and Governance: You can help shape the rules Volt runs on. You'll help write and update our statutes and internal regulations, and jump into projects with all sorts of legal angles. 

  • Campaigns: Supporting the European campaigns team with their ongoing projects: ECI campaigns and several local and national elections throughout Europe

  • Partnerships: Helping the team grow and develop their initiatives across Europe

  • Volunteer Engagement: Improving  volunteer engagement and retention across Europe. Coordinating monthly functional teams meetings, monthly European general secretaries meetings and European community meetings.

... And more: Volt’s a “choose your own adventure” kind of place. Got a topic or project you’re passionate about? There’s usually space to run with it.  

What you will get out of it:

  • Working in a unique, dynamic, and fast moving environment

  • Collaborating with both fulltimers and volunteers from all across Europe,  from a variety of cultural, social and economic backgrounds

  • (Event) planning and recruitment  Finance and Administration 

  • Content creation 

Need to have  

  • A passion for Volt’s vision, mission, and policies

  • A positive, pro-active, self-starting, go-getter attitude

  • Fluency in written and spoken English

  • Communication skills: at Volt Europa you will deal with professionals and volunteers from all backgrounds and all corners of Europe. An inclusive and constructive mindset combined with solid communications skills are therefore required as well as cultural sensitivity.

  • Working independently and self-motivated: we provide a large amount of freedom. This means you are in charge of your own schedule and will have to plan accordingly.

Who will thrive here:

  • Reliable so that people can hand you the important stuff, and you actually deliver.

  • Independent and curious, you take initiative without waiting to be asked.

  • Good with people and good with arguments, you can hold your own in a debate and still get along with everyone after.

  • Comfortable not knowing everything yet. You'll learn fast, and you'll get things wrong sometimes. That's fine.

  • Fine with flexible hours. Volt runs largely on volunteers, so there's no strict nine to five. We're aiming for 38 hours a week, evenings included, which also means mornings can be yours. Flexibility matters more than a fixed schedule.

  • Able to hit deadlines even when the schedule's a bit fluid.

  • Currently in the final stretch of an undergraduate degree, or doing a Master's.

Practical Details

  • An internship allowance of €550 gross p/m for a full-time contract for 6 months.

  • 2 days off / month

How to Apply

Interested? Apply by filling out this form, candidates are being considered on a rolling basis. The position will close when we have found a fit. If you have any questions, check out the FAQ page for internships.