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Internship: Business Development and Partnership bei Sfcg

Sfcg · Brussels, Belgien · Onsite

12.672,00 €  -  12.672,00 €

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Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated intern to assist its Brussels-based team in all European business development activities, including funding research, fundraising data analysis, supporting donor outreach and support to proposal development. Interns must be available at least 32 hours per week for a period of six months from October 2025 onward.


Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated intern to assist its Brussels-based team in all European business development activities, including funding research, fundraising data analysis, supporting donor outreach and support to proposal development. Interns must be available at least 32 hours per week for a period of six months from October 2025 onward.

Key responsibilities

  • Business development (70%):
  • Conduct research on European (EU, governments, foundations) funding opportunities; 
  • Support the writing and reviewing of proposals and related documents;
  • Analysis of fundraising data;
  • Support partner meetings;
  • Other tasks related to business development.
  • Other support (30%):
  • Provide general administrative support.

  • As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities. 


    Minimum required qualifications
  • Bachelor Degree, preferably in international relations, conflict studies, development studies, political science or similar;
  • Masters in a relevant field is an asset;
  • Demonstrated research skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail;
  • Good knowledge of European institutions and understanding of EU decision-making procedures; 
  • Prior (volunteering) experience in business development or a related field is an asset;
  • Excellent oral and written communication in English; 
  • Good organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously within a demanding environment.
  • Computer literate with practical experience in Microsoft Office applications.


  • Desired qualifications
  • Working knowledge of French is a very big advantage;
  • Working knowledge of Dutch would be desirable;
  • Experience working at a (non-)governmental organisation/non-profit or similar international environment.


  • Behavioral Competencies
  • Works cooperatively and effectively with other employees, team members and managers; 
  • Uses logical thinking to structure, interpret and analyse data; 
  • Possesses excellent analytical, writing and editing skills; 
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines and to prioritise essential tasks; 
  • Listens actively and is open to learning; 
  • Values multicultural teamwork; 
  • Has knowledge of and respect for the values and norms of the organisation; 
  • Is able to identify essential information for a task or project; 
  • A self-starting, detail-oriented and flexible approach to tasks; 
  • Is resourceful and uses Search tools to support efficiency for self and team members.  


  • Supervision
    The intern will be part of the Partnership and Business Development team and will be supervised by the Partnership and Business Development Specialist. 
    Working conditions
    Usual office environment in Brussels. Search Belgium currently has a policy requiring at least 2 days per week presence in the office.  
    Salary and contract
    The internship will fall under the Convention d’Immersion Professionnelle (CIP) or Beroepsinlevingsstage, a framework for internships in Belgium for recent graduates. Hence the candidate must have completed their studies and have the legal ability to live and work in Belgium (this includes citizens of the European Economic Area plus Switzerland).
    The internship will be compensated with 1,056 EUR/month (full time). We are expecting this internship to be full-time and for a duration of 6 months, exceptions to this can be discussed during the recruitment process.
    Desirable start date
    October 13th 2025.

    As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities. 

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    Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.  Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.

    Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.
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    Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission.

    Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.
    Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.
    Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

    Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.
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    Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables.  Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.

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