EUROPOL - Internship in development of cyber security awareness material

Europol’s main tasks are the following:

a) to collect, store, process, analyse and exchange information, including criminal intelligence;

b) to coordinate, organise and implement investigative and operational actions to support and strengthen actions by the competent authorities of the Member States;

c) to notify the Member States, via the national units, without delay of any information and connections between criminal offences concerning them;

d) to provide information and analytical support to Member States in connection with major international events;

e) to develop, share and promote specialist knowledge of crime prevention methods, investigative procedures and technical and forensic methods, and provide advice to Member States;

f) to support Member States' cross-border information exchange activities, operations and investigations, as well as joint investigation teams, including by providing operational, technical and financial support;

g) to proactively monitor research and innovation activities that are relevant for the achievement of Europol’s objectives and contribute to such activities by supporting related activities of Member States and by implementing its own research and innovation activities;

h) to prepare threat assessments, strategic analyses and general situation reports relating to its objective, including organised crime threat assessments.

For more information please visit Europol’s website.

The objectives of Europol’s internship scheme are:

• To provide interns with a unique and first-hand experience of the workings of Europol in particular and of the European Union institutions in general. It aims at providing an understanding of the objectives and goals of the Europol processes and policies.
• To enable interns to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of Europol departments and services. To provide the opportunity to work in a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi-ethnic environment contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance. To promote European integration within the spirit of new governance and through active participation to create awareness of true European citizenship.
• To provide the opportunity to interns to put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies and training and in particular their specific areas of competence. To introduce these interns to the professional world and the constraints, duties and opportunities therein.

Europol, through its official internship scheme:

• Benefits from the input of enthusiastic interns, who can give a fresh point of view and up-to-date academic and educational knowledge, which will enhance the everyday work of Europol;
• Creates a pool of interns with first-hand experience of and training in Europol procedures, who will be better prepared to collaborate and co-operate with Europol in the future;
• Creates long-term “goodwill ambassadors” for European ideas and values both within the European Union and outside.

INTERNSHIP PROJECT SPECIFICATION

The aim of this internship project announcement is to establish a reserve list of successful candidates for the Information Security Team (G5-21), Security Risk Management & Services Unit, within the Corporate Security Department of Europol.The selected applicant will join the internship project for a minimum period of 6 months and a maximum period of 12 months, including any possibility of extension based on the performance of the intern, the interest of the service and budget availability, with a work schedule of 40 hours a week. The internship will take place at the Europol premises in The Hague, The Netherlands.There is one (1) internship slot available and the internship will focus on supporting the formal process of training and educating Europol staff on cyber security threats, best practices and applicable policies.
The intern will support all stages of the cyber security awareness process by:

• Assisting to determine the current cyber threat status via analysis of the cyber threat landscape and identification of current and emerging cyber threats;
• Contributing to the development of a security awareness programme by drafting brochures, reports, messages, presentations and campaign scenarios;
• Preparing presentation material for diverse target audiences (internal and external);
• Contributing to the measurement of the progress made in the security awareness program and revising it where necessary;
• Other related tasks identified by the supervisor.