The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD) is a non-profit and non-partisan international affairs think tank active in the United States and Canada dedicated to promoting dialogue, diplomacy, prudent realism, and military restraint—principles which we believe are the four cornerstones of sustainable peace in an increasingly complex and dynamic international system. Through our expert panel discussions, publications and analysis we hope to positively contribute to the foreign policy discussion in the North Atlantic.
Location: Ottawa
Duration: May 10-12
Vacancies: 6
Compensation Package: Honorarium to be provided
As part of this internship, conference assistants will be involved in facilitating IPD’s second annual Middle East Strategy Forum (MESF 2022) over the course of 3 days (May 10, May 11, and May 12). Held in-person at the Delta Hotel in downtown Ottawa, recruited conference assistants will undergo training on May 10 and work over the following two days of MESF under the supervision of IPD staff. Successful candidates will be expected to be fully available over the three-day duration.
As Ottawa’s only dedicated policy forum to the Middle East, MESF 2022 is supported by the MINDS program at the Canadian Department of National Defence and will host more than 40 renowned speakers and foreign policy experts from the Middle East, Europe and North America. Over 250 foreign policy and defence professionals, diplomats, lawmakers and bureaucrats, think-tankers and business leaders are expected to attend.
Learn more about MESF 2022 here.
Conference assistants will hold a range of responsibilities including intake of delegate registration, microphone and audiovisual management, participant info provision, and other logistical tasks. Assistants will gain full entry into MESF’s exclusive programming schedule and exposure to the associated panels, keynote remarks, one-on-one dialogues, and reception events.
Successful candidates will acquire valuable first-hand experience working for a non-profit, non-partisan, and start-up think tank in a high-profile environment with domestic and international stakeholders in defence and international affairs.
Applicants are only required to submit a resume for this opportunity.
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