The aim of this internship project announcement is to establish a reserve list of successful candidates for the Internal Communication & Protocol Team within the Corporate Communications Unit (CAB-2) of the Corporate Affairs Bureau of Europol. This internship will focus on providing support to high-level visits and other protocol matters and event management. The intern will support the team by:

• Providing support in the preparation of high-level visits and events from protocol as well as organisational perspective;
• Assisting during the execution of visits;
• Supporting the Protocol function in the team in every-day administration linked to the organisation of the high-level visits and event management;
• Drafting processes related to the implementation of the protocol;
• Maintaining overviews and logs;
• Carrying out desktop market research for protocol items (provide its analysis and support the procurement process) under supervision;
• Any other activities requested by the internship supervisor.

• Completed university studies or vocational training in the field of diplomacy and protocol, event management, international relations, hospitality management or any other relevant field;
• Good knowledge of individual elements of each phase of the event planning cycle; 
• Knowledge on the principles, role and importance of diplomatic protocol.
• Have very good knowledge of English, which is Europol’s main language of internal communication, and a satisfactory knowledge (corresponding at least to B1 level of the Common European framework of reference for the level of languages) of another language of the European Union.
• Experience in event management and/or protocol;
• Experience in drafting processes and procedures;
• Experience dealing with high profile stakeholders will be considered an advantage.