The HQ SACT Internship Programme 2023 aims to provide a small number of current or recent students with the opportunity to ‘intern’ with HQ SACT in Norfolk, Virginia, HQ SACT, Staff Element Europe, Mons, Belgium, SACT Representative in Europe, Brussels, Belgium or at the Joint Analysis Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal.

Interns will benefit by gaining understanding of an International Organization, while substantiating their Curriculum Vitae. All internship placements will be for a six-month period, with start dates to be determined individually as interns cannot start their internship without their NATO Secret security clearance, and the timing for the completion of clearances varies by nation.

Internship Programme Specialty Areas

HQ SACT – Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• Commanders Action Group
• Communications/Public Affairs
• Human Capital Enhancement and Individual Training
• Logistics Branch
• Medical Branch
• Multi National Solutions
• Office of the Gender Advisor
• Office of the Legal Advisor
• Office of the Political Advisor
• Strategic Foresight
• Strategic Issues and Engagement
• Strategic Plans and Policy Branch
• Tasking and Knowledge Management

JALLC, Lisbon, Portugal

• JALLC Lessons Learned Analysis Division
• JALLC Lessons Learned Management Division

Applicants must review the “Job Descriptions” for each of these speciality areas for specific details on each area to help them determine which (if any) Job Descriptions are of interest to them. Please note that when filling out an application for the 2023 ACT Internship Programme, applicants are required to provide their “top five” choices for placement by selecting the relevant Job Description, and also indicate whether the applicant would also be prepared to be placed in a position that is not one of their “top five”.

Programme Objectives

To provide the Organization with access to the latest theoretical and technical knowledge that the intern can apply through practical work assignments, as well as with additional staff resources.

To provide interns with an opportunity to learn from the HQ SACT or JALLC community and get a better understanding and a more balanced view of the Organization.

To expand understanding of ACT, JALLC and NATO in Alliance countries.

Eligibility Criteria and Conditions for Internship

2023 Interns will be either current post graduate students or recent post graduates who have obtained their post graduate degree as of 1 January 2022.

Age: Over 21 at the time of internship (for insurance reasons) and not older than 35 at the time of application;

Nationality: Nationals of a NATO member country; Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Languages: The two official languages of NATO are English and French, however the work both oral and written in this Headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English.

Insurance and Immigration Requirements: Interns are required to have health insurance coverage, and take care of formalities with the U.S. authorities regarding their stay in the United States.

Security Clearance: All interns will require a security clearance from their national authorities prior to starting their internship at HQ SACT or JALLC.

Remuneration

Interns will be paid a lump sum of approximately $1,490 per month (€963.00 per month for JALLC interns) and will be reimbursed for travel costs on joining and separation from the Headquarters, subject to the internship regulations in force. The payment is not exempt from taxation.

Applicants are advised that the cost of living accommodation and transportation rates in the Norfolk area are very high and it is extremely difficult for interns to live on their monthly internship stipend alone.

2023 Internship Application Process

There will be one call for applications for the 2023 Internship Programme, early January 2022 to 30 April 2022, with start dates determined individually. Internships will be for a six-month period.

Application packages shall be one single pdf document, consisting of the following documentation, and are to be submitted electronically to intern@act.nato.int.

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