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De Voorkamer is looking for a new intern! Someone who is eager to learn from and contribute to the cultural and social domain. Are you passionate about community related work, communication and cultural exchange? Check out this vacancy!

De Voorkamer is an open space to meet other cultures: a place to belong, a safe place for new experiences. By focussing on creativity and talent De Voorkamer connects people within their community with diverse cultural backgrounds on a personal level.

In 2016 De Voorkamer opened its doors in Utrecht, creating a cultural meeting space to promote inclusion and integration by stimulating and facilitating the talents of their diverse community. Since day one, they have strived to ensure the initiative is not only for their community, but created by them.

De Voorkamer does this by working with small groups to establish creative and valuable connections through which to share and exchange inspiration and talents. In collaboration with local professionals, they design meetings and projects that bring their space to life and create events, workshops and objects that facilitate their activities. De Voorkamer has realised many projects born from the fascinations and interests of their community, including: their weekly language cafes and game nights, storytelling events, photography and visual art/design projects, music events and many more.

The intern’s tasks may include:

• Doing research as a foundation for project development;
• Identifying and developing projects and events;
• Community building;
• Hosting activities;
• Communication (online & offline);
• Developing your own project;
• As an organization De Voorkamer offers their team members the space to work from their own initiative and talent. Also during this internship, the responsibilities of the intern are somewhat dependent on the wishes and interests of the intern himself/herself.

The ideal team member is:

• Living in Utrecht;
• Interested in other cultures, meeting other people and the exchange of knowledge;
• Experienced/interested in working with people from various cultural backgrounds;
• Proactive, motivated and takes initiative;
• Social, approaches people easily and can take the lead in collaborations.

What can you expect from De Voorkamer?

• An energetic, active and involved team;
• a diverse work environment;
• you work on many different tasks and projects and gain a lot of experience in a short period of time;
• an introduction to other cultures;
• guidance from the team of De Voorkamer;
• other ‘perks’ such as a delicious lunches, access to concerts and other activities and an informal
• workplace where great contacts can be made.

If you are interested, please send a motivation letter and your CV to info@devoorkamer.org. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact them.