Intern Legal

Netherlands - Amsterdam office

Full-time

Intern / Student

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.

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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.

Over ons

Onze organisatie
War Child is een dynamische organisatie waar een informele sfeer heerst en waar veel ruimte is voor creativiteit en eigen initiatief. Het imago dat War Child extern uitdraagt, is een blauwdruk van het werk op het hoofdkantoor: het is dynamisch, vernieuwend, integer en gericht op het behalen van resultaten tegen lage kosten. War Child besteedt zoveel mogelijk budget aan het helpen van kinderen in oorlog en doet er daarom alles aan om de kosten zo laag mogelijk te houden. Onze arbeidsvoorwaarden zijn op het niveau van de Nederlandse NGO sector. Het kantoor is gevestigd in de Amsterdamse wijk Watergraafsmeer. We werken in een hybride vorm, met de combinatie van thuis en op kantoor.

Veiligheid
War Child werkt vanuit humanitaire waarden en normen. Van mogelijke nieuwe collega’s vragen we hetzelfde. Voor War Child staat de veiligheid van de kinderen en jongeren die we steunen voorop. We bestrijden elke vorm van misbruik. Omdat we willen dat kinderen en jongeren geen enkel risico lopen komt dit uitgebreid aan bod bij de werving van nieuwe collega’s. Als onderdeel van sollicitaties vragen we daarom om referenties naar aanleiding van het Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme en een recente Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag (VOG).

Gelijke kansen
War Child droomt dat alle kinderen in vrede kunnen leven, wie ze ook zijn en waar ze ook opgroeien. Daarom is War Child trots dat we gelijke kansen bieden aan iedereen die met ons wil werken. We bevorderen diversiteit en willen dat iedereen zich bij ons thuis voelt. War Child selecteert mogelijke nieuwe collega’s ongeacht hun gender, ras, nationaliteit, beperking, leeftijd of seksuele voorkeur.

Sollicitaties
We besteden zoveel mogelijk van onze inkomsten aan de ondersteuning van kinderen en jongeren. Daarom werken we efficiënt. Dat betekent dat we alleen sollicitaties bekijken die we via onze websites ontvangen. Mochten we een geschikte persoon vinden vóór de sluitingsdatum, verwijderen we de vacature van onze websites. Sollicitaties die we later ontvangen, kunnen we dan niet meer in behandeling nemen.