Intern (ExCo) [09Feb26-28Jun26]-[25Aug26-18Dec26]

1. Context

The Office of the Commandant is supported by personal staff which includes a Military Assistant, Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Staff Assistant and Driver. The Office of the Commandant is supported directly by the Office of the Executive Coordinator (EXCO), the Public Affairs Office, and the Assessment and Lessons Learned Office (ALLO).

The EXCO role is to interact with the Office of the Commandant, the Office of the Dean and Director of Enablement to coordinate aspects of the Academic and Enablement Directorates of the College and College-wide calendar, correspondence and task management systems and thereby providing an accessible working-level point of contact for IMS/IS at NATO HQ and for other external agencies. The EXCO supervises the Central Registry as part of an Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) function.

2. Description of tasks

Under direct supervision of EXCO, the Intern performs the following functions:

§ Contribute to cross-divisional projects on internal planning processes.

§ Participate and be responsible for minutes on internal meetings.

§ Support the IKM on developing/updating relevant documentation and processes.

§ Support the ALLO in developing surveys and follow-up on feedback data from both NDC courses and internal as necessary.  

§ Prepare Command Group Meetings, office calls and official visits with relevant documentation and other tasks.

§ Support the Front Office and IKM with ad hoc tasks.

§ Assist the ADC in preparing travels for the CMDT.

§ Support EXCO in developing the internal NDC tasking process.

A very good level of English language proficiency is required. Knowledge of Italian is highly appreciated

The candidate is required to be enrolled in university degree programme at Master’s level or hold a university degree (Master’s degree preferably in Political Science, International Relations, International Affairs, International Public Policy,). 

NATO Defense College is only able to offer internship to people who are at least 21 and under the age of 30 and citizens of a NATO member country.