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International Music Council (IMC)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Culture&Art
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Paris, France
  • Internship Title: International intern
  • Duration: Minimum 4 months
  • Number of Interns: 2
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
About IMC
The International Music Council (IMC) is the world’s leading membership-based professional organization dedicated to the promotion of the value of music in the lives of all peoples. IMC’s mission is to develop sustainable music sectors worldwide, to create awareness about the value of music, to make music matter throughout the fabric of society, and to uphold basic music rights in all countries.
 
IMC was founded in 1949 at the request of the Director-General of UNESCO as a non-governmental advisory body to the agency on musical matters. It is based at UNESCO headquarters in Paris and functions today independently as an international NGO official partner of UNESCO.
 
In the course of its existence, IMC has developed into a highly influential network advocating for appropriate policies and practices aimed at strengthening the work of its members and partners worldwide. 
 
IMC’s network is present in 150 countries on all continents, with national music councils and international, regional and national music organizations as well as specialized organizations in the field of arts and culture. IMC members of honour are chosen among the world’s outstanding professionals, educators, performers and composers. Through its members, IMC has direct access to over 1000 organizations and 200 million persons eager to develop and share knowledge and experience on diverse aspects of musical life.
 
IMC is represented by a Regional Music Council in each of the following 5 regions: Africa, The Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Arab World. Their mission is to contribute and develop regional programme and to support activities that are specifically tailored to the needs of IMC members and partners in the region.
 
Principles
 
Rights
IMC’s mission and objectives honour human and cultural rights as enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in other relevant international covenants propagated by the United Nations, UNESCO and equivalent organizations.
 
Equality
In devising its actions, IMC gives equal value and respect to all musical cultures of the world.
 
Respect
IMC’s international cooperation is based on mutual tolerance, respect and dialogue.
 
Comprehensiveness
As a non-governmental, non-profit organization, IMC is independent of any individual political ideology and supports the vibrancy of music and musical life in all its aspects–artistic, economic and societal–without prejudice or partiality.
Internship Tasks (2 different positions):
 
I. PROJECT MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT  
 
Three missions: (Project Management, Communication, Manage the network of members)
 
a ) Project Management
● Assist the project manager in the implementation of the following projects:
– International Rostrum of Composers (promotion of contemporary classical music through radio)
– Culture @ work (intercultural dialogue for social cohesion in a series of African countries)
– SHIFT (Shared Initiatives for Training) 
– Other projects awaiting funding
● Monitoring funding opportunities
 
b ) Communication
● Site Management: General website of the IMC and websites linked to projects
● Presence on social networks: creation and publication (also with visuals), increase followers, creation and coordination of campaigns, harmonization between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn profiles. Management of the IMC Youtube Channel
● Production and analysis of statistics relating to the presence of the IMC on the Web
● Production or assistance to the production of printed communication media (banners, posters, flyers) related to projects and for the communication of the IMC in general
● Production of the Music World News newsletter
● Update of the databases
 
c ) Manage the network of members
● Communications
● Activity monitoring
● Contribution monitoring
● Update databases
 
Knowledge or skills developed by the trainee:
● Parallel management of several projects
● International communication
● Internal functioning of a cultural INGO
● Activities of musical organizations and institutions worldwide
● Challenges and opportunities for civil society organizations in the music / culture 
● sector
 
Required profile
● Ability to work in an international environment
● Ability to work independently based on a minimum of instructions
● Proactive, taking initiatives
● Excellent knowledge of one of the two languages (English and French) of the organization and very good knowledge of the other language; very good writing skills in both languages
● Knowledge of Spanish / Chinese / Arabic would be an asset
● Knowledge of Windows Office software
 
 In addition, for the mission b. Communication:
● Knowledge of the main social networks and their functioning
● Basic knowledge of Joomla CMS and WordPress
● Basic knowledge of digital graphics software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign 
 
II POLICY ASSISTANT
 
Description of the missions or functions entrusted to the trainee:
● Analyse cultural policy documents at international and regional level, from IGOs, NGOs or other sources
● Monitor the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Promotion and Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, by the UNESCO Secretariat and States Parties
● Follow the sessions of the UNESCO Executive Board and prepare a report on issues of relevance to the work of the IMC 
● Follow the sessions of the bodies of the 2003 (cultural heritage) and 2005 Conventions (diversity of cultural expressions)
● Organize meetings with Permanent Delegations of UNESCO Member States
● Contribute to the implementation of the “IMC Music Rights Champions” programme 
● Writing reports, recommendations etc.
● Assist the Secretariat in day-to-day business
 
Knowledge or skills developed by the trainee:
● Internal functioning of a cultural INGO
● Internal functioning of UNESCO
● UNESCO programme dealing with cultural issues (heritage, cultural industry, development, intercultural dialogue, freedom of expression etc.)
● International conventions
● Cultural rights / human rights and their transposition in the field of music
 
Profile of trainee:
● Analytical and synthetic thinking 
● Ability to work in an international environment
l●Ability to work independently based on a minimum of instructions
● Proactive, taking initiatives
● Excellent knowledge of one of the two languages (English and French) of the organization and very good knowledge of the other language; very good writing skills in both languages
2019-09-27 | Paris, France – World Forum on Music
2019-09-27 | Paris, France – Biennial General Assembly
2017-06-11 | Paphos, Cyprus – Biennial General Assembly
2015-11-11 | Rabat, Morocco – Biennial General Assembly
2015 | Tallinn, Estonia – International Rostrum of Composers
2014 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2014 | Brazzaville, Congo Brazzaville – African Music Rostrum
2013-11-24 | Brisbane, QLD Australia – Biennial General Assembly
2013-11-21 | Brisbane, QLD Australia – World forum on music
2013 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2012 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2011-10-01 | Tallinn, Estonia – Biennial General Assembly
2011-09-26 | Tallinn, Estonia – World forum on music
2011 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2010-11-14 | Douala, Cameroon – Meeting / African Music Rostrum
2010-04 | Vienna, Austria – Meeting
2010 | Lisbon, Portugal – International Rostrum of Composers
2010 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2009-10-21 | Tunis, Tunisia – Biennial General Assembly
2009-10-17 | Tunis, Tunisia – World forum on music
2009-04-06 | Porto Alegre, Brazil – Three americas seminar
2009-02-28 | Pomaz, Hungary – Workshop for Central-Eastern European countries
2009 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2008 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2007-10-14 | Beijing, China – Biennial General Assembly
2007-10-11 | Beijing, China – World forum on music
2007 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2007 | Paris, France – International Rostrum of Composers
2007 | Lisbon, Portugal – International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music
2006-09-19 | Paris, France – Symposium on the 50th anniversary of the first international congress of black writers and artists visual / International Rostrum of Composers
2006 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2005-10-01 | Los Angeles, CA USA – World forum on music
2005-10-01 | Los Angeles, CA USA – Biennial general assembly / World Forum on Music
2005-04-01 | Paris, France – Hip hop world summit
2005 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2005 | Vienna, Austria – International Rostrum of Composers
2004-11-17 | Manila, Philippines – Asian music forum
2004-04-15 | Graz, Austria – Conference on interdisciplinary musicology
2004 | Kinshasa, Congo DR – African Music Rostrum
2004 | Asunción, Paraguay – Rostrum of Caribbean and Latin American Music (TRIMALCA)
2004 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2004 | Paris, France – International Rostrum of Composers
2004 | Rome, Italy – International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music
2003-10-12 | Montevideo, Uruguay – Biennial General Assembly
2003 | Vienna, Austria – International Rostrum of Composers
2003 | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – African Music Rostrum
2003 | Bratislava, Slovakia – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2002 | Bucharest, Romania – New Talent – International Rostrum for Young Performers
2002 | Paris, France – International Rostrum of Composers
2002 | Mexico City, Mexico – Rostrum of Caribbean and Latin American Music (TRIMALCA)
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Observer to: T-XT0561 – Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with: B-XB2061 – International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM); B-XB2630 – International Theatre Institute (ITI).

Members
National Music Councils; international and regional music organizations; national and specialized organizations; honorary. National Music Councils in 33 countries and territories:

Member Countries & Regions
Albania, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Congo DR, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Czech Rep, Germany, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Hungary, Israel, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Morocco, Monaco, Philippines, Poland, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, USA, Uruguay.