Internship - Assistant Program Officer - Europe Program

Type of contract: Full-time paid internship (necessarily attested by a training agreement or “convention de stage”), 4-6 months;
Location: Paris, 8th arrondissement;
Start date: From 1 September 2025, for 4 to 6 months. 

Under the supervision of the Resident Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for International Studies and working closely with the Program Officer, the Assistant Program Officer will:

• Support the Europe Program with its daily administrative tasks
• Assist with the organization of high-level events and international workshops
• Assist the director and researchers with background research
• Support the editing of blogs and publications
• Manage the contacts’ database
• Follow daily coverage of European issues in France and Europe.

• Enrolled in a Master’s degree program (ideally in European affairs)
• Excellent command of French and English (written and spoken)
• Project management and administrative skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Interest in European issues
• In possession of the right to work in France, by the start of the internship program.

Please send your CV and cover letter to jlebaudy@institutmontaigne.org

Institut Montaigne is an independent and influential French think tank specializing in French and European public policy, chaired by Henri de Castries. A non-profit organization, Institut Montaigne is home to a network of accomplished business leaders, former politicians and policy makers, and key academic players and researchers, who come together to put forward recommendations on the basis of independent, non-partisan analyses, international benchmarking and evidence-based research. We promote a balanced vision of society, in which open and competitive markets go hand in hand with equality of opportunity and social cohesion. Our strong commitment to representative democracy and citizen participation, on the one hand, and European sovereignty and integration, on the other, form the intellectual basis for our work.