Internship - Project Portfolio Management Office (PPMO)

  Internship 839

 

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 Member Countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. 

INTERPOL strives to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. To achieve our Diversity goals, we encourage applications from women and nationals of under/unrepresented member countries who are passionate about our mission. INTERPOL’s recruitment process is merit-based hence all hiring decisions are made considering the applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Organization.

 

Title: Internship - Project Portfolio Management Office (PPMO)
Directorate: Planning & Development 
Sub-Directorate: Project Portfolio Management Office 
Duty station: Lyon, France
Duration (in months): 11.00 
Estimated starting date: 2 March 2025
Level of security clearance: Basic
Deadline for applications: 26 January 2025

 

INTERPOL’s Internship Programme welcomes candidates from any of our 196 member states.
The Programme attracts talented students or recent graduates to the Organization and provides them with:

- A better understanding of the Organization’s goals and objectives and how international police cooperation is organized
- An insight into how an international organization operates
- A framework to enhance their educational experience through practical work assignments, thereby developing skills which are useful for their career and future employment
- Experience of working in a multicultural, multidisciplinary and multi-ethnic environment, contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance

 

All the relevant information about our Internship Programme may be found on our official web site.

 

Candidates should familiarize themselves with the conditions of internship and the requirements prior to applying for this internship.

 

The purpose of this internship will be to assist the Portfolio Project Management Office (PPMO) in its activities, more specifically in the areas of accompanying projects through their life cycle, data management and donor relations.

 

The intern will work under the supervision of the Assistant Director or a Senior Project Portfolio Manager, PPMO, and assist to perform the following tasks:

 

1. Support the work of the Portfolio Project Management Office

 

• Participate in internal meetings, and take minutes when required,
• Assist in coordinating the logistical side of the project management pool of INTERPOL,
• Assist the members of the team in their daily work as the need arises in order to get exposure to all aspects of project management cycle,
• Support the PPMO in activities related to the roll out and implementation of enterprise project portfolio management tool

 

1. Data management

 

• To collate, process, store data on INTERPOL’s projects throughout the project lifecycle,
• To perform quality checks and ensure that information is constantly up to date and with high standards,
• To ensure that incoming requests/emails in the generic mailbox of the unit is traced and available through an efficient filing system. In particular, the incumbent will work with CINCOM, an internal library storing all the information on projects and with Outlook and Excel.

 

1. Research and Analysis

 

• To assist in the analysis of project data and support the development of strategic analysis,
• To assist in performing research on project management issues,
• To assist in drafting internal policy/guidelines/SOPs papers on project management issues.

 

1. Organization of project management training/workshops

 

• Assist to organize project management workshops and training events for the