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International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Culture&Art
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Internship Title: Project Coordinator
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: start from Jan 1st, 2021; Interview
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) is a global platform open to organisations working within the field of sport for all, recreational sports and physical activity. Created in 1995, ISCA is today a global actor closely cooperating with its 261member organisations, international NGOs, and public and private sector stakeholders. Its 40 million individual members from 89 countries on five continents represent a diverse group of people active within youth, sport and cultural activities.
Created with the aim of providing an alternative to the increasingly performance-based attitude of the international sports federations, ISCA has grown rapidly since its foundation. The association is governed by an executive committee of nine elected members and is steered by continental and technical committees. The secretariat is based in Copenhagen.
ISCA’s philosophy is that sport is not just about competition and exercise, but also involves having a good time and making friends. Moreover, sport regulates social behaviour and creates a feeling of belonging – which in turn leads to a strengthening of democracy.
 
ISCA was created with the purpose of:
● Supporting cross-border understanding through sport and culture
● Promoting sport as a bearer of cultural identity
● Encouraging the broadest possible participation in sports and cultural activities for affiliated members
 
KEY AREAS
To fulfil these objectives, ISCA concentrates on three key areas – solutions, campaigns and advocacy. As well as promoting events and providing capacity building opportunities, ISCA takes a full role in the public debate on sport and culture and strives to influence policies in these areas. Overall, ISCA endeavours to improve the general health and well being of individuals in society.
Internship Tasks：
Looking for self-motivated, passionate and energetic young people to join our international team in Copenhagen. Experience something new and exciting while also broadening your horizons and developing your professional and personal skills.
During your internship at ISCA, you will have the opportunity to be engaged in our projects, campaigns and events that promote sport and physical activity at both regional and international levels. ISCA also engages many member organisations and other partners in diverse projects that are related to key issues and topics in the sports sector today. 
You would be most notably focusing on our Europe-China exchange project that will come to an end in 2021. The overall objective of the project is to develop individual competencies and organisational networks that will drive sport participation and mutual relations forward between China and Europe. 
Additional objectives: 
● Develop competencies among 50 (25 from Europe and 25 from China) grassroots sport leaders who will be involved in the exchanges. 
● Establish networks and long-term relations between partners and further involved organisations
● Enhance mutual and cultural understanding between the EU and China.
You will be part of the ISCA team coordinating this project’s logistical/operational details of online and offline meetings and webinars with active focus in coordination, communication and partnership building.
 
Requirements：
● All applicants should be highly motivated, proactive, independent and dynamic young people with an interest in: 
– project management, event coordination, partnership building;
– intercultural dialogue;
– sports, physical activity, healthy lifestyle and culture.
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Fluency in spoken and written English
● Strong interpersonal and English communicative skills
● Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)
2019-10-16 | Budapest, Hungary – Move Congress
2017-10-04 | Birmingham, UK – Move Congress
2013-10-16 | Barcelona, Spain – Move Congress
2011-10-19 | Paris, France – General Assembly
2010-10-20 | Frankfurt-Main, Germany – MOVE Congress
2009-10-24 | Copenhagen, Denmark – General Assembly
2009-10-21 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Sport, health and citizenship
2008-11-30 | Paris, France – European youth and sport forum
2008-10-23 | Barcelona, Spain – Sport and health – from theory to practice
2008-10 | Ghent, Belgium – Congress and general assembly / World Congress and General Assembly
2007-10-25 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Congress and general assembly / World Congress and General Assembly
2006 | Portoroz, Slovenia – Annual congress and general assembly / World Congress and General Assembly
2005-11-06 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Governance in sport – the good, the bad and the ugly
2005-04-21 | Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro – Conference on cooperation of governmental and non-governmenal organisations in the field of sport for all development
2005-04-13 | Papendal, Netherlands – Congress and general assembly / World Congress and General Assembly
2005-03-11 | Frankfurt-Main, Germany – Meeting
2004-11-26 | Lisbon, Portugal – Meeting
2004-05-21 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Congress and general assembly
2004-05-19 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Sport for all
2004-04-23 | Korea Rep – Asian assembly
2003 | Sao Paulo, Brazil – World Congress and General Assembly
2003 | Bertioga, Brazil – Congress and general assembly
2002-11-10 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Play the Game : world communication conference on sport and society
2002 | Nantes, France – Traditional Games Conference
2002 | Prague, Czech Rep – Congress and general assembly / World Congress and General Assembly / Conference
2001 | Rome, Italy – World Congress and General Assembly
2000-11-12 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Reaching for democracy in sports
2000 | Largs, UK – World Congress and General Assembly
2000 | Santander, Spain – Traditional Games Conference
1999 | Montréal, Canada – World Congress and General Assembly
1999 | Plouguerneau, France – Traditional Games Conference
1997 | Vejle, Denmark – Conference
1996 | Spain – Traditional Games Conference
1995 | Italy – Traditional Games Conference
1991 | San Sebastian, Spain – Traditional Games Conference
1990 | Carhaix-Plouguer, France | Leuven, Belgium – Traditional Games Conference
1989 | Reykjavik, Iceland – Traditional Games Conference
1988 | Gerlev, Denmark – Traditional Games Conference
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
● Represented on Board of:
   F-XM3416 – Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS)
● Links with: 
   D-XD0435 – Council of Europe (CE)
   E-XE2442 – European Commission (EC)

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
● Member of: 
   U-XM3394 – EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
   F-XJ4239 – Lifelong Learning Platform – European Civil Society for Education (LLLP)
● Partner of: 
   H-XJ4468 – European Confederation of Sport and Health
● Supports: 
   E-XJ4971 – European Alliance for the Statute of the European Association (EASEA)
● Links with: 
   U-XJ4466 – European Academy – Sport for All – on Tour (EAT)
   F-XF3811 – European Fair Play Movement (EFPM)
   C-XD4746 – International Council of Organizations for Folklore Festivals and Folk Art
   G-XM1225 – International Platform on Sport and Development
   C-XD2818 – International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation
   D-XD1769 – Nordic Youth Organization
   D-XJ6166 – Pan-Asian Society of Sports and Physical Education 
● Links indicated by: 

   G-XM6504 – World Student Games Federation (WSGF)

Members
● Organizations (128) in 60 countries and territories:
    Member Countries & Regions
    Albania, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, Brazil, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Rep, Germany, Denmark,         
    Estonia, Spain, Finland, Faeroe Is, France, UK, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea Rep, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Latvia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Mauritius, 
    Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Netherlands, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda,     
    USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Eswatini

● Included in the above, 2 organizations listed in this Yearbook:
    Member Organizations
    International Federation of Celtic Wrestling, Organizzazione Europea Vigili del Fuoco Volontari di Protezione Civile