INTERNSHIP - INTERPOL Staff Committee

  Internship 1468

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 Member Countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. 

Title: INTERNSHIP - INTERPOL Staff Committee
Unit: INTERPOL Staff Committee (CFO)

Duty station: Lyon
Duration (in months): 6.00 
Estimated starting date: 1 January 2026
Level of security clearance: Basic
Deadline for applications: 13 November 2025

INTERPOL’s Internship Programme welcomes candidates from any of our 196 member countries.
The Programme attracts talented students or recent graduates to the Organization and provides them with:

- A better understanding of the Organization’s goals and objectives and how international police cooperation is organized
- An insight into how an international organization operates
- A framework to enhance their educational experience through practical work assignments, thereby developing skills which are useful for their career and future employment
- Experience of working in a multicultural, multidisciplinary and multi-ethnic environment, contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance

All the relevant information about our Internship Programme may be found on our official web site.

As of 1 January 2025, the internship allowance is EUR 700 and a transport subsidy of EUR 30 per month. An additional housing subsidy of EUR 170 per month will be provided to eligible interns.  

Interns are required to be subscribed to a health insurance coverage for the entire duration of the internship. However, they are eligible to request enrolment in the Organization’s health insurance coverage at no additional cost. 

Candidates are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the conditions of internship and the requirements prior to applying for this internship.

PRIMARY DUTIES

The Staff Committee is the elected body that represents the Organization’s officials. It makes proposals to the Secretary General with a view to improving working conditions and appoints people to represent officials on each of the joint committees.

Under the conditions laid down in the Staff Regulations and Rules, the Committee is empowered to:

• Represent the interests of the officials of the Organization before the Secretary General.
• Make proposals with a view to improving the working conditions of the officials of the Organization.
• Designate the persons who shall represent the officials of the Organization on each of the Joint Committees.
• Participate in the organization of social activities for the benefit of the officials or, where appropriate, run certain such activities, and propose, if necessary, the establishment of other such activities.
• Express its point of view to the Organization's governing bodies, through the Secretary General.

The Staff Committee is looking for an intern to provide support in different staff events and other daily CFO’s duties.

Throughout this internship the selected applicant will provide support to the Staff Committee and its activities by:

Helping the Committee in its administrative activities.

• Administrating the CFO mail by addressing urgent requests and classifying different types of mails.
• Helping the CFO to welcome the staff and addressing their needs.
• Helping the CFO to classify the partnerships and maintain communication with them.
• Taking minutes during CFO meetings.
• Conducting surveys among the staff to understand better their needs and their expectations.

Helping the Committee to communicate about staff advantages.

• Communicate about CFO activities and advantages through the internal channels available to the committee, working directly with the communication office (internal website, dashboards, etc.)
• Communicate about CFO events.

Events Management. 

• Supporting the staff in organizing different internal events and activities.
• Giving ideas for new events.
• Supporting in the elaboration of budgets for these events. 

Requirements

All candidates will be assessed on the basis of the under-mentioned requirements.

• Be a national of one of INTERPOL’s 196-member countries.
• Have attained the legal age of majority in their country of nationality.
• Be willing to adapt to an international, multicultural, and multilingual environment; good communication skills; and ability to work in a team.

Training/Education

• Be enrolled in, or have graduated from, a post-secondary accredited academic institution in Event Management or Communication in the last 12 months prior to application.

Languages

• Excellent level of English and French are required.
• Proficiency in any other INTERPOL official languages (Spanish or Arabic) will be an asset.

Specific skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.

In addition to the requirements, the following Assets and Special Aptitudes would be beneficial.

• Experience within an international organization.
• Experience organizing events.
• Experience on budget management.
• Experience working with external partners.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT METHOD

Application process

Only applications submitted in response to a specific internship vacancy will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received, we are unable to answer individual queries.

A completed online application is required and should include a cover letter including:

• Your motivation to join the INTERPOL internship program.
• Your interest in and your assets for this specific internship opportunity.
• Your expectations for this internship.

Assessment method

All applications will be assessed against the requirements indicated in this call for internship. Applicants who meet these requirements most closely will be contacted by the hiring manager directly for further consideration and assessment.

INTERPOL does not discriminate on any grounds and candidates will be treated under conditions of equality.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

A confidentiality vetting inquiry will be carried out on behalf of the Organization prior to confirming any selection. By accepting this offer, you give the Organization expressed consent for completing this inquiry.

If selected, you will be required to produce a certificate of non-criminal records (including spent and unspent sentences pronounced by justice) from your country of nationality and from any other country in which you have resided for more than 12 months in the past five years. If you are considered at a further stage of the selection process (interview) we advise you to familiarize yourself with the procedure for requesting such documentation in the concerned countries so that, if accepted, your arrival to the Organization is not unnecessarily delayed.