Czech Centre Cairo

The Czech Centre Cairo offers unpaid internship opportunities for students. The minimum duration of the internship is 2 months, and we prefer long-term internships.

An internship at the Czech Centre Cairo is a rare opportunity to penetrate the Egyptian cultural scene, to be at the beginning of the operation of the first Czech Centre in the Arab world and in Africa and to gain new practical experience in the field of cultural management.

1st internship: translations & text work, PR

Job description

  • translations from Arabic/English to Czech, possibly vice versa

  • collaboration in the administration of the Czech Centre's website and management of social media

  • collaboration in program preparation, promotion, information service, and research

  • assistance in organizing cultural events, coordinating language courses

2nd internship: graphics and documentation

Job description

  • graphic work (editing promotional materials, preparing print data for flyers, posters, etc., preparing graphics for social media)

  • photographic, possibly video documentation of events and subsequent post-production

  • collaboration in program preparation, promotion, information service, and research

  • assistance in organizing cultural events

3rd internship: production, program coordination

Job description

  • creative collaboration in program preparation

  • promotion, information service, and research

  • administrative work

  • assistance in organizing events, monitoring exhibitions, coordinating language courses, and guest service

We are looking for someone who has

  • excellent knowledge of Czech and English

  • interest in the field of culture and international relations

  • experience with social media

  • knowledge of Arabic is an advantage, but not a requirement

  • creativity, reliability, initiative, and the ability to work in a team

  • previous experience in organizing or preparing cultural events is welcome

  • experience in the media field is an advantage

We offer

  • insight into the field of international cultural cooperation

  • deeper understanding of Egyptian culture

  • improvement of organizational and language skills

  • contact with renowned and alternative cultural organizations in the Czech Republic and Egypt

  • experience in public relations and cultural management

How to apply

If interested, please send a motivation letter (max. 1 A4) and your structured CV to the director of the Czech Centre Cairo, Tereza Svášková at svaskova@czechcentres.cz . Any related inquiries should also be directed to her.

In your motivation letter, please indicate what type of internship and what term you prefer, why you are interested in an internship at the Czech Centre Cairo, what you can offer us, and what you expect from the internship.

More information about the Czech Centre Cairo can be found here..