🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium 🏛️ Policy Assistant at a Lifelong Learning Network 📚 — €865.90–€1,056/month

The Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) is looking for a Policy Assistant — a team player, eager to constantly learn, and comfortable working within a multicultural, membership-based organisation.

The Role

The role is split between policy support (90%) and administration (10%), giving you hands-on experience at the heart of EU education and training policy.

Policy Support (90%)

🔍 Supporting the policy team with research and analysis of current policy initiatives

📜 Monitoring relevant developments in EU legislative processes

📣 Communicating policy initiatives and developments to internal and external stakeholders

📝 Drafting and disseminating reports, briefings and info notes for internal use

📨 Drafting and disseminating the advocacy newsletters for LLLP members

🔗 Liaising with the communication team for external dissemination and with the project team to align project outputs with LLLP's policy objectives

🪑 Attending and reporting on relevant meetings on behalf of LLLP (without speaking duties)

✍️ Minute-taking at LLLP policy events — the Erasmus+ Coalition, internal working groups, flagship events and policy events of LLLP projects

Admin (10%)

🎟️ Supporting LLLP in the organisation of events

🗂️ Archiving and filing relevant documents created for policy and project colleagues

Essential Qualifications

🎓 A post-secondary degree in European studies, project management, educational sciences, political science or a related discipline, and/or relevant work or volunteer experience in education or the non-profit sector

🗣️ An excellent command of English (spoken and written)

🇪🇺 A keen interest in working on EU policy and initiatives

Highly Valued

📚 A genuine interest in lifelong learning, education and training

✍️ Good writing and analysis skills, with the ability to adapt your language to the target audience

💻 Good digital skills and media literacy

🛠️ Experience with communication tools such as Wix, Brevo, Basecamp and social media

🇪🇺 Knowledge of EU funding programmes (especially Erasmus+)

🌍 Knowledge of additional languages

Terms & Conditions

👤 Reports to: the Policy and Advocacy Manager

⏳ Duration: 6 months, with the possibility of extension

🕒 Capacity: Full-time, 37.5 hours/week

📍 Location: Rue de deux Eglises 14, 1000 Brussels, Belgium — home-working is possible 2 days/week

📄 Contract type: Contrat d'Immersion Professionnelle (CIP), subject to approval by the public authority, or an Erasmus+ scholarship if applicable

💶 Remuneration: €1,056/month (above 21) or €865.90/month (below 21) under CIP; remuneration under Erasmus+ grants varies depending on the support received

🚇 LLLP also covers local transport costs in Brussels and offers a meal voucher allowance

Good to Know

🛂 Applicants must be eligible to work in Belgium — LLLP does not sponsor work permits

📩 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

How to Apply

Upload the following as one single PDF file in the right-end column of the careers page:

📄 A two-page CV

✍️ Your answer to this question: If you could change one thing in how education and training is accessed, delivered and/or organised, what would it be and why? (maximum 1800 characters including spaces — original answers are highly valued)

Additional documents will be disregarded, and failing to follow these requirements will negatively affect your application.