The TI Secretariat in Berlin is seeking a highly motivated intern for the POLICY AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

Transparency International (TI) is the civil society organisation leading the global fight against corruption. TI currently has close to 90 National Chapters around the world. Its International Secretariat is based in Berlin, Germany.

TI does not investigate or expose individual cases of corruption but advocates for reform by focusing on systemic improvement and by building coalitions with other anti-corruption stakeholders, including governments, the private sector and civil society organisations.

Description of Internship

Main function: Assist the research, organisational and administrative work of the team on a variety of corruption related themes.
Starting date: 2 June 2008.
Duration: Three months; full time Monday to Friday. Possibility of extension.
Remuneration: see TI Internship Guidelines at: http://www.transparency.org/contact_us/work
Location: Berlin, Germany

Key responsibilities:

The successful candidate will provide key support to the Policy and Research Department based in TI’s global secretariat in Berlin, Germany. The department leads the organisation’s advocacy work on anti-corruption, coordinating a range of complementary policy and research products and activities. Specific initiatives include the production of corruption measurement tools, such as the Corruption Perceptions Index, the Bribe Payers Index, the Global Corruption Barometer and National Integrity System Country Studies. For more information on knowledge products and projects, see: www.transparency.org/policy_research.

The department’s intern will be asked to perform key tasks, including:

• Contributing to research and advocacy activities required for the production and publishing of TI’s working and policy position paper series (including human rights and asset recovery).
• Providing substantive and administrative assistance to launch of the 2008 Global Corruption Report (on water) and background research on the 2009 topic (private sector).
• Conducting and contributing to quantitative and qualitative analysis on anti-corruption indices, indicators and monitoring systems, including the production of graphs and databases that draw on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Global Corruption Barometer and Bribe Payer’s Index (BPI).
• Assisting advocacy efforts around the upcoming Accra High Level Forum on development effectiveness.
• Supporting department administrative work on related policy and research events, workshops and activities.

Requirements:

• Advanced university degree in public policy, international law, international studies, development economics or a related social science field.
• Some background in current anti-corruption discourse, policies and players.
• Previous experience working on higher level research and/or advocacy activities with a think tank or non governmental organization.
• Strong research and writing skills; editing experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, independently and balancing multiple tasks.
• Excellent spoken and written English. French and/or Spanish language an asset

To apply:

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter indicating availability and interest, CV (in English) and three references to:

Craig Fagan
Senior Policy Coordinator
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL

Alt Moabit 96
10559 Berlin
Germany
cfagan@transparency.org.

All applications must be received by Friday, 16 May 2008. Late applications will be considered if the position has not been filled. Interested candidates, whose internship will be funded by sponsoring organisations, are encouraged to apply.

Legal requirements for the paid internship:

EU / EEC nationals and those with a valid work permit for Germany are encouraged to apply. Interns must obtain their own health insurance and submit a tax card for 2008. Students should submit documents verifying their enrolment status.

Transparency International is an equal opportunity employer.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.