War Child Alliance · Netherlands - Amsterdam
Intern Legal
YOUR MISSION War Child is looking for a: Intern Legal “An opportunity to gain experience in providing legal support and learning the ropes in an internation...
YOUR MISSION
War Child is looking for a:
Intern Legal
“An opportunity to gain experience in providing legal support and learning the ropes in an international NGO”
3 days a week minimum.
Your Challenge
You are interested in working in an international non-governmental organization and are eager to learn. You are great at legal
research and writing in English and are enthusiastic and result driven.
As an intern, you will primarily provide support on contracts, branch office registrations, powers of attorney, and regulatory
compliance. Are areas of legal research and support may include anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism
(AML/CFT), governance, procurement, and intellectual property. you will work under the guidance and supervision of War Child’s
Legal & Governance Advisor,
You will work under the guidance and supervision of War Child’s Legal & Governance advisor.
What you will do:
- Supporting contract reviews
- Administration: Maintaining corporate information and contract library, coordinating legalisation of documents
- Researching and providing support on AML/CFT requirements
- Reviewing and researching policy documents
- Ad hoc support on a range of legal issues such as data protection, intellectual property, and governance
- Supporting projects within the legal team
YOUR PROFILE
- You are an academic Masters student, preferably in commercial law, with a specialization in corporate or contractual law
- You are enrolled in a Dutch higher education institute for the whole duration of the internship
- Able to conduct legal research on a range of issues
- Proficient in legal drafting and able to write legal documents
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Dutch, French, Arabic and/or Spanish languages are an added
benefit
- Hands-on and accurate
- Independent and quick learner
- Open to a multi-cultural work environment
- Affinity with War Child’s work
- Based in the Netherlands, available for a minimum of 3 days per week working at the War Child office in Amsterdam and
possibility to work remotely
- Available to start beginning of April 2026
WHAT WE OFFER
We are looking for a Legal Intern who will join us starting beginning of April 2026. As an intern in War Child you can count on an
interesting internship, with an opportunity to learn across a broad range of legal challenges. Of course you will get guidance,
but also freedom to work out your ideas. As per War Child Intern Policy, your fee will be €300 gross per month (based on 5 days).
Travel costs will be reimbursed.
Please note that War Child interns need to be registered students at a Dutch educational institution. This is a hard requirement.
Students must be enrolled for the duration of their internship. Please note that this internship does not suit students who are in
their thesis writing semesters.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply no later than 15 August 2026 by submitting their CV (English, max 2
pages) and cover letter outlining the skills and knowledge you might bring and your motivation for this post.
Is this not your dream internship? Support War Child by sharing this job with your network! This vacancy might close earlier if we
have found a suitable intern before the closing date.
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By submitting your application you certify that all of the statements made in your application are true, complete, and correct and
are made in good faith. You understand that falsifying, misrepresenting or intentionally withholding information will be grounds
for rejection of your application or withdrawal of any offer of appointment or, if an appointment offer has been accepted, this
will be ground for employment sanctions, such as, but not limited to, instant dismissal. In addition, you understand that you need
to submit a Criminal Record Certificate and that, if you fail to submit it, no employment relationship can be established.
Disclaimer
- Only applications received via our website are processed.
- If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date, we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website
before that date. In such a case, any responses received after that time are not processed.
- It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so, and you have not yet heard
from us, your application will remain active.
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