Internship at CERTA Intelligence & Security

An internship at CERTA Intelligence & Security will give you the opportunity to gain insight into the work of identifying, preventing, and addressing security threats and risks that affect the activities, employees, and reputation of private corporations.

At the same time, the internship will allow you to test your skills in an environment of researchers, analysts, and advisors with experience from, among other places, national intelligence and security services.

As an intern at CERTA, you will be an integral part of the team you are assigned to and will be given a supervisor. The specific tasks you will be responsible for will vary depending on the team you join.

CERTA offers ongoing internships in each of the following areas:

Intelligence collection and analysis

Security consulting

Duration and Application Deadlines

We are looking for interns twice a year, and the internship lasts for six months:

Spring (February 1st – July 31st)

Application period is October 15th to November 15th the previous year

Autumn (August 1st – January 31st)

Application period is April 15th to May 15th

Requirements

You must be a student enrolled in a higher education institution at the bachelor’s or master’s level. Your application should specify whether the internship can be credited toward your degree and if you will receive student grants (SU) during the internship.

It is not a requirement that you are a Danish citizen or that you speak and write Danish fluently, although it may be beneficial if you understand Danish to some extent.

Qualifications

We are looking for students with strong analytical skills and methodological abilities, dedication, as well as a curious, open, and positive approach to problem-solving. Please include good examples of these qualifications in your application. Additionally, we expect you to have good English skills and preferably knowledge of other languages, as well as being IT proficient, including familiarity with the MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word).

The internship should contribute to your education and will take place under the guidance of an academic staff member at CERTA Intelligence & Security. We recommend that you check in advance what academic requirements your educational institution has regarding an internship.

Vacation and Working Hours

The average working hours are 37 hours per week (excluding lunch break). You will accrue 2.08 vacation days for each month of your internship, totalling 12.5 days during your 6-month internship. If your study program requires you to write a major academic assignment in connection with your internship, you may also receive writing leave of up to 10 days, depending on the scope and complexity of the assignment.

Application

You can apply for an internship at CERTA Intelligence & Security by submitting a written and motivated application to internship@certaintelligence.com during the application period. When applying for an intern position, you must include your CV along with your diploma/grades. You may also choose to attach other relevant documents, such as references from employers or educational institutions.

Your motivated application should be written in English and not exceed one page, and it should include a description of why you want an internship, what you hope to gain from the internship, and what relevant experience and skills you have for the specific intern position.

It should be clearly stated in your application which area (“Intelligence collection and analysis” or “Security consulting”) you are applying for an intern position.

You may be invited to an interview regarding your application, and no later than two months before the start of the internship (December 1st or June 1st), you will receive a response about whether we can offer you an internship position.