Who are we looking for?
- Students of communications, public relations, journalism and other related studies.
- Experience in using web based resources, including social media, web editors, CMS. Knowledge of HTML a plus.
- Experience using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign is not mandatory, but a strong plus.
- Excellent writing/blogging skills.
- Passionate about Social Media, Blogging, and the Events Industry.
- Strong computer skills, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Strong research skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of other EU languages a plus.
- Attention to details.
- Well-organised, practical-minded and able to prioritise a busy and varied work-load.
- An independent, self-starter personality.
What will you do?
The successful candidates will work closely with our Communications Manager. Interns would attend team meetings and would be heavily involved in EPHA activities, participating in the day-to-day management of EPHA’s communications stream.
In particular, interns will support the work of our Communications Team in the following areas:
- Monitor social media and contribute to social media strategy implementation
- Editorial roles: blogging, newsletter, weekly feeds, and contributions to EPHA’s editorial calendar
- Support implementation of communication actions (mass mailing design and drafting, graphics, mailing lists growth, social media activity, events logistics) for EPHA’s key campaigns including Agriculture policy (Food, Alcohol & Tobacco) and NCDs, Rights for Health (Health Inequalities, Roma Health and Early Childhood Development…), Healthy Trade policy, Universal Access and Affordable Medicines, Action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
- Event management: planning, logistics and communication
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): ensuring EPHA’s compliance with the new regulation
- Attending key events
- Conduct research
What do we offer?
The selected intern will benefit from the experience in the following ways:
- Understand EU policy-making and the dynamics between the EU institutions (Parliament, Council, Commission) in relation to a variety of public health areas
- Gain a thorough insight into the workings of NGO communications and lobbying in Brussels and at European level
- Obtain practical knowledge on running a members-based organisation
- Develop a solid understanding of external communications practices and practical knowledge of communication tools and softwares
- Experience high-profile events management first hand
- Benefit of internal and external training opportunities whenever possible.
Legal requirements
- The internship at EPHA needs to be a part of the university training.
- Applicants must prove that their internship in Belgium is held in the framework of their studies. For this, EPHA will need a training agreement stating that the course is related to the curriculum followed by the student.
- Foreign students who intern in Belgium should be covered by the insurance from their home country.
- Legal eligibility to work in the EU is a must.
- The internships are unpaid. European Solidarity Corps applications welcome
- The placement is for a duration 6 months, starting in July 2020.
How To Apply
- Interested individuals should send their applications to jobs@epha.org, (cover letter and a CV) with Subject: INTERNSHIP_COMMSOnly successful individuals will be contacted.
- Before you apply, read the latest news about EU policies on EURACTIV.COM.
- Employers want to know how you found their job advert so please state that you found this position advertised on the EURACTIV JobSite.
