Intern, Network Support, Strategic Communications

European Climate Foundation Brussels Belgium Strategic Communications
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Company Description

About the European Climate Foundation

The European Climate Foundation (ECF) is a major philanthropic initiative working to help tackle the climate crisis by fostering the development of a net-zero emission society at the national, European and global level.

We support over 300 partner organisations to carry out activities that drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, contribute to the public debate on climate action and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world.

The ECF brings together diverse perspectives and backgrounds to find the best innovative solutions to tackle climate change. We are focusing on engaging and hiring great people from a wide diversity of backgrounds to strengthen the cause. If you share our values of respect, innovation, and collaboration, join us.

Position

About the role

ECF’s Strategic Communications Team is the outreach unit of the Foundation. The team acts as a centre of expertise on climate communications and seeks to help create more political, media and public endorsement for action on climate change at an international level. The team delivers strategic advice, communications and outreach services to ECF programmes and grantees and helps build strategic communications capacity in the wider climate community.

ECF’s Strategic Communications Team is currently accepting applications for an enthusiastic and highly driven individual to join its team as an intern and gain professional experience in strategic climate communications.

This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate / career starter with a sincere interest in climate and energy issues and the ambition to make a difference, to play an active role in helping speed up the low carbon transition and avoid the worst impacts of global climate change.


Key responsibilities

Reporting to the Network Associate, Strategic Communications, the Strategic Communications Intern will be responsible for:

  • Working with the team to support the communications - and media needs of ECF and the wider climate community;
  • Assisting ECF’s strategic communications network in its day-to-day work and providing support to network colleagues;
  • Contributing to the delivery of outreach strategies that help build political, media and public endorsement for action on climate change at international, national and sectoral level;
  • Making full use of new media tools to disseminate messages and raise awareness of ECF-supported initiatives and outputs;
  • Monitoring the news agenda and public debates;
  • Monitoring and reporting of network activities;
  • Maintenance and development of in-house media - and outreach databases;
  • For the right candidate there will be a possibility to deepen social and digital media as well as graphic design skills to raise awareness of the network’s strategic communications projects;

Other ad hoc outreach, research and administrative tasks

Requirements

Experience and competencies

  • A genuine interest in the mission and values of ECF;
  • Fast-learning self-starter comfortable to work in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones, phone/video conferencing, etc.;
  • Background in the fields of communications, public relations, energy or environmental issues/ international affairs;
  • Media and social media-savvy, experience in writing / editing is a plus;
  • The ability to think analytically and research effectively;
  • Up to speed with online communication tools and social media;
  • Experience in graphic design and video editing software welcome;
  • Enthusiasm to help frame public and media debates around the issue of climate change;
  • Superior English language skills, both written and verbal; knowledge of other languages welcome;
  • Flexible, with the ability to work independently and in a team;
  • Appreciation of the vital role of administrative tasks;
  • The disposition to work with colleagues in a high-trust international community of peers with a spirit of generosity and mutual support;
  • A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change.

Other information

What we offer

  • The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;
  • A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;
  • A temporary 6-month contract, remunerated, on a full-time basis

Location

Brussels

Start date

As soon as possiblle

How to apply

Please upload below:

  1. CV
  2. short cover letter expressing your motivation for this role
  3. both in English!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Candidates need to be in the possession of a work permit for the work location in case applicable.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion in our organisation. We strongly encourage candidates from disadvantaged or marginalised groups to apply.

All applications will be treated confidentially. We will store your information in our internal database unless you specifically request otherwise.