The HQ SACT Internship Programme 2014 aims to provide a small number of current or recent students with the opportunity to 'intern' with HQ SACT in Norfolk, Virginia or at the Joint Analysis Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in Monsanto, Portugal. Interns will benefit by gaining understanding of an International Organization, while substantiating their Curriculum Vitae. All internship placements will be for a six month period, with start dates to be determined individually (in principle, in Spring and Fall). However, since interns cannot start their internship without their NATO Secret security clearance, and the timing for the completion of clearances varies by nation, internship periods often cannot be fixed into two distinct six month periods with precise starting dates.

Internship Programme Specialty Areas (See Attached Job Descriptions)

HQ SACT – Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• C2 - Deployability & Sustainability - Joint Deployment & Sustainment - Logistics
• C4ISR - Technology and Human Factors/Human Factors and Cognitive Science
• C4ISR - Technology and Human Factors/Technology Coordination
• Capability Development - Project Management Branch
• Capability Development - Transformational Network Branch
• Capability Engineering - Operational Analysis
• Capability Engineering - Operational Experimentation
• Command Group - Legal Affairs
• Command Group - Office of the Political Advisor (POLAD)
• Command Group - Strategic Communications - Corporate Communications
• Command Group - Strategic Communications - Public Affairs Office
• Integrated Resources Management - Computer Information Systems / Information Knowledge Management Support
• Strategic Plans & Policy - Strategic Analysis
• Strategic Plans & Policy - Strategic Issues & Engagement

JALLC – Monsanto, Portugal (See attached Job Desctiptions)

• Production Branch, Assistant Editor
• Production Branch, Operational Analysis

Applicants must review the attached "Job Descriptions" for each of these specialty areas for specific details on each area to help them determine which (if any) Job Descriptions are of interest to them. Please note that when filling out an application for the 2014 ACT Internship Programme, applicants are required to provide their "top three" choices for placement by selecting the relevant Job Description, and also indicate whether the applicant would also be prepared to be placed in a position that is not one of their "top three".

Programme Objectives

To provide the Organization with access to the latest theoretical and technical knowledge that the intern can apply through practical work assignments, as well as with additional staff resources.

To provide interns with an opportunity to learn from the HQ SACT or JALLC community and get a better understanding and a more balanced view of the Organization.

To contribute to creating a more diverse and gender-balanced workforce.

To expand understanding of ACT, JALLC and NATO in Alliance countries.

Eligibility Criteria and Conditions for Internship

2014 Interns will be either current students or recent graduates who have obtained their degree on or after 1 January 2013.

Age: Over 21 at the time of internship (for insurance reasons);

Nationality: Nationals of a NATO member country;

Studies: Completed at least two years of university study as of 31 December 2013;

Languages: Proficiency in one of the official NATO languages (English/French); desirable working knowledge of the other. Please note that the work both oral and written in this Headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English therefore, applicants who already possess a certification of English language proficiency from an internationally recognized testing body (e.g. TOEFL – Testing of English for Foreign Learners) are asked to include a copy with their application.

Insurance and Immigration Requirements: Interns are required to have health insurance coverage, and take care of formalities with the U.S. authorities regarding their stay in the United States.

Security Clearance: All interns will require a security clearance from their national authorities prior to starting their internship at HQ SACT or JALLC. Applicants that already have a NATO Secret security clearance are asked to enclose a copy of the clearance with their application package.

Remuneration

Interns will be paid a lump sum of approximately $1,100 per month and will be reimbursed for travel costs on joining and separation from the Headquarters, subject to the internship regulations in force. The payment is not exempt from taxation.

Applicants are advised that the cost of living accommodation and transportation rates in the Norfolk area are very high and it is extremely difficult for interns to live on their monthly internship stipend alone.

2014 Internship Application Process

There will be one call for applications for the 2014 Internship Programme, 2 January 2013 to 30 April 2013, with start dates determined individually (in principle, in Spring and Fall). Internships will be for a six month period.

The intern shall submit electronically:

• The completed application form in English, with:
  • Attached English language certification from internationally recognized English testing body (e.g. TOEFL) (if already in possession of a certification).
  • Attached copy of NATO Secret security clearance (if already in possession of a clearance)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivational letter, indicating why you want to intern at HQ SACT and why you chose a specific specialty area/Job Description. When explaining why you chose a specific specialty area/Job Description, you are required to indicate why your particular educational background and field of study makes you especially well suited to intern in that specialty area(s) bearing the Job Description requirements in mind.

Applicants who are closely related in the first or second degree to a member of a NATO body, in particular, on the SACT or JALLC staff, are also required to include a statement to this effect, identifying their relative by name and position.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered further; and, due to the high number of applications, no follow-up correspondence will occur if the intern fails to submit all of the required application papers (as described above).

The closing date for applications is 30 April 2013; any applications received after 1700hrs (EST) on 30 April 2013 will, with no exceptions, be rejected as an untimely submission.

A security clearance from the intern's national authorities is mandatory before the internship can start. HQ SACT will not provide assistance to initiate the process to gain a security clearance, until after an intern receives a conditional offer of acceptance into the Internship Programme. Applicants should not take any independent action to apply for a NATO secret security clearance through their national authorities.

If the intern holds a grant or scholarship, this should be made known in the application.

Questions about the ACT Internship Programme should be sent by email to intern@act.nato.int