Ten career opportunities are open right now across Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands and France, spanning paid internships and senior professional roles at EU institutions, international organisations and human-rights NGOs. This is a strong week for anyone building a career in policy, advocacy, communications or the humanitarian sector, with names on the list like the Center for Reproductive Rights, Humanity & Inclusion (a Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient), Mercy Corps, EFRAG and the Swiss Finance Council. If you are a student, there are paid internships from a chemistry-focused innovation role in the US at $25 to $30 an hour to climate-policy work in The Hague and communications at EFRAG in Brussels. If you already have experience, there are senior and permanent roles: an advocacy adviser defending reproductive rights across Central and Eastern Europe, a financial-services policy advisor in the European quarter, a Head of HR and Operations in Brussels, and a Dutch-native conference translator at a 200-year-old international body in Strasbourg. Whatever stage you are at, there is a real opening here for you.
A quick guide to who each one suits. The internships range from Master's-level policy and communications roles at EU-facing organisations to hands-on hospitality internships at a professional restaurant in Nieuwpoort, so there is something whether you study international relations or culinary arts. The jobs are for experienced professionals: most ask for several years in policy, advocacy, HR or translation, and many require a second European language alongside English, French, Dutch or German depending on the role. Locations lean heavily toward Brussels and the wider EU, with one fully virtual US internship and one role in Strasbourg. Read the requirements on each carefully, because language and experience conditions decide eligibility here far more than anything else.
On pay, these are professional positions rather than volunteering, so the funding picture is concrete where the listing states it: the US innovation internship pays $25 to $30 an hour, the climate internship in The Hague pays €50 per working day, the two restaurant internships pay around €450 a month with free accommodation and meals, and the EFRAG internship comes with a living-cost allowance, meal tickets and a transport allowance. The senior roles offer salaries and benefits described in general terms, so check each listing for specifics. You can browse more internships and jobs across the site at youthworkshub.org. Every role below is open on a rolling, "as soon as possible" basis, so the sooner you apply, the better your chances.
In This Batch
- 🇺🇸 United States — innovation consulting intern, chemistry focus, at RTI International ($25-30/hour)
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands, The Hague — climate policy and advocacy intern (€50/day)
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Brussels — institutional funding trainee at Humanity & Inclusion
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Brussels — communications intern at EFRAG
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Nieuwpoort — kitchen internship at a restaurant (€450/month)
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Nieuwpoort — service internship at a restaurant (€450/month)
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — advocacy adviser for Europe at the Center for Reproductive Rights
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Brussels — policy advisor on financial services at the Swiss Finance Council
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Brussels — head of HR and operations manager
- 🇫🇷 France, Strasbourg — Dutch-native conference translator and interpreter at the CCNR
6 Internships · 4 Jobs · 4 Countries · Policy, Advocacy, Climate and More
💼 Internships
1. 🇺🇸 Internship in the United States 🧪 Innovation Consulting Intern, Chemistry Focus, at RTI International 💡 ($25-30/hour)
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Got a chemistry background and a curiosity for how new technologies reach the market? RTI International's Center for Innovation and Advanced Evaluation is hiring a paid, virtual Innovation Consulting Intern to research and analyze technology opportunities for commercial and federal clients like NSF, NASA and NIH. It is a part-time role of 15 to 30 hours a week paying $25 to $30 an hour, for a science or business graduate student ready to work across unfamiliar domains. Apply here →
2. 🇳🇱 Internship in the Netherlands 🌍 Climate Policy and Advocacy Intern at the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance ✊ (€50/day)
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Passionate about climate action and international advocacy? Mercy Corps is looking for a Policy & Advocacy Intern in The Hague to support the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance in the run-up to COP31, from drafting briefing notes and influencing materials to mapping donors and partners across the Netherlands and the EU. This is a six-month internship paying €50 per working day, for someone based in the Netherlands with strong research and writing skills in English. Apply here →
3. 🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium 🌍 Institutional Funding Trainee at Humanity & Inclusion 🤝
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Curious about the humanitarian sector? Humanity & Inclusion, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is looking for an Institutional Funding Trainee to join its Brussels-based North Europe funding team (FINE), which mobilises funding from the EU, the Nordic and the Benelux countries. You follow donor calls, map actors, support analysis and help build training materials, all in a multicultural NGO present in 56 countries. Open to Master's students fluent in English and French. Apply here →
4. 🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium 🎨 Communications Intern at EFRAG 🎬
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Love design, video and digital communications? EFRAG, the European voice in corporate reporting, is looking for a Communications Intern in Brussels to create graphics and videos, manage its website and track campaign analytics across financial and sustainability reporting. It is a six-month, full-time internship with a living-cost allowance, meal tickets and transport allowance, open to EEA nationals based in Brussels. Apply here →
5. 🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium 👨🍳 Kitchen Internship at a Professional Restaurant in Nieuwpoort 🍽️ (€450/month)
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Culinary or hospitality student ready for real kitchen experience abroad? Cook alongside an experienced team in Nieuwpoort, Belgium: paid, with free accommodation and meals, plus a possible Erasmus+ grant on top. Apply here →
6. 🇧🇪 Internship in Belgium 🍽️ Service Internship at a Professional Restaurant in Nieuwpoort 🛎️ (€450/month)
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Hospitality or tourism student who loves working with guests? Sharpen your service skills with a professional restaurant team in Nieuwpoort, Belgium: paid, with free accommodation and meals, plus a possible Erasmus+ grant on top. Apply here →
🏛️ Jobs
7. 🇧🇪 Job in Belgium 🕊️ Advocacy Adviser for Europe at the Center for Reproductive Rights ⚖️
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Want to defend human rights at the European level? The Center for Reproductive Rights, a global human rights organization, is hiring an Advocacy Adviser for Europe to shape advocacy, research and partnerships protecting reproductive rights, with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe. The role is based remotely in Germany, Poland, Romania or Brussels, and asks for 8+ years of experience and fluency in English plus another European language. Apply here →
8. 🇧🇪 Job in Belgium 🏦 Policy Advisor on Financial Services at the Swiss Finance Council 🇨🇭
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Do you know your way around EU financial regulation? The Swiss Finance Council is hiring a Policy Advisor in the heart of the European quarter in Brussels, leading working groups and shaping advocacy on banking and prudential rules, digital finance and tax policy. This is a permanent, full-time role in a small, international team, with a competitive salary and part-time home office. At least three years of EU-level policy experience in financial services is required. Apply here →
9. 🇧🇪 Job in Belgium 🧑💼 Head of HR and Operations Manager at an International Public Affairs Consultancy 📊
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Ready to combine HR leadership with operational excellence? A leading international public affairs consultancy in Brussels is hiring a Head of HR & Operations Manager to strengthen HR processes, run smooth office operations and partner with senior leadership. This is a permanent, highly visible mid-management role for someone fluent in English and Dutch with solid experience in Belgian HR and employment law. Apply here →
10. 🇫🇷 Job in France 📖 Dutch-Native Conference Translator and Interpreter at the CCNR 🗣️
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
Are you a native Dutch speaker with a passion for languages and precision? The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine, an international organisation active since 1815, is hiring a Conference Translator and Interpreter in the heart of Strasbourg. You translate technical and politically sensitive texts from German and French into Dutch and interpret at high-level meetings, with a four-year contract, tax-free net pay, two telework days a week and 30 days of leave. Apply here →
Ten opportunities, four countries, and a clear split: paid internships for students and early-career applicants at one end, experienced professional roles at the other. If you scrolled this far, you already know where you sit, whether that is a first serious internship in climate policy, humanitarian funding, communications or hospitality, or a senior move into advocacy, EU financial-services policy, HR leadership or high-level translation. What ties the list together is the calibre of the organisations behind it, from a Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient and a global reproductive-rights body to the European voice in corporate reporting and a two-centuries-old international commission on the Rhine. These are the kind of names that stay on a CV.
Because every role here is open on a rolling, "as soon as possible" basis, there is no deadline to hide behind: strong candidates get shortlisted early, so the advantage goes to whoever applies first. Before you do, check the two things that actually gate these roles, the language requirements and the years of experience, and make sure your CV speaks directly to them. You can find more internships and jobs like these at youthworkshub.org. Then pick the one that fits, open its link and send a sharp, tailored application today. And if you want roles like these to reach you the moment they are posted, join our broadcast channel through the link in our bio, where every new batch goes out first.
