Marketing Student Intern European Citizen Action Service (ECAS)

ECAS is Recruiting a Marketing Student Intern

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) is a Brussels-based international, non-profit organisation with a pan-European membership and 28 years of experience.

ECAS mission

Empowering citizens in order to create a more inclusive and stronger European Union by:

  • Promoting and defending citizens’ rights;
  • Developing and supporting mechanisms to increase citizens’ and citizen organisations’ democratic participation in, and engagement with, the EU.

ECAS Vision

An inclusive, transparent, citizen-centric and democratic European Union in which citizens’ rights are at the heart of decision making at all levels and in which citizens are informed, consulted and actively participate.

ECAS Team Values

  • Non-partisanship: Free from affiliation with any political party;
  • Professionalism: Striving for excellence in all aspects of our work;
  • Empowerment: Enabling citizens to understand and utilise their rights;
  • Inclusiveness: Ensuring that all EU citizens can fully enjoy their rights;
  • Innovation: Applying unique and modern solutions.

Description of the Vacancy

ECAS is looking for a motivated student to join its team in Brussels for a 3/4-month curricular internship based on a university agreement.

The internship position is open only to students who have to carry out an internship as part of their university programme.

Students residing outside Belgium should be also entitled to receive a scholarship from their university for the purpose of the internship programme.

Tasks

The successful candidate will assist ECAS Citizens’ Rights Training Coordinator in the development of ECAS Training Centre. In particular, he/she will contribute to:

  • The design of a market study;
  • Conducting prospective desk and field market research;
  • Quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
  • Drafting of business development plan and marketing strategy.

Profile and skills

The ideal candidate should have the following profile and skills:

  • Being enrolled in a Bachelor/Master’s degree programme in Marketing, Communication, Business Management, Economics or similar;
  • Proven interest in European public affairs and the work of European civil society organisations;
  • Good research and analytical skills;
  • Thinking outside the box and willing to take initiative;
  • Good knowledge of the MS Office package and social media tools;
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, knowledge of French or Dutch is a plus;
  • Capable of multitasking;
  • Friendly, social, proactive.

Contract

University convention.
Start date: Beginning of February 2020.

Application process

Applications – CV and Motivation Letter (max. 1 page) – should be submitted by January 10, 2020 to Mr. David Garcia-Falaux at david.garciafalaux@ecas.org with the subject “Marketing intern application”. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

ECAS is an equal opportunity employer which seeks to further diversify its staff in terms of gender, culture and nationality.

Due to an expected high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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