Call for Events Intern

 

About GEF 

The Green European Foundation (GEF) is a European-level Green political foundation. It is a pillar of the European green movement, together with the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and the European Green Party. Our mission is to offer a platform and space for debates, training, research, and new forms of collaboration within and beyond the Green family to foster a more democratic, open and just Europe.  

GEF is funded by the European Parliament as a European political foundation seeking to support and enable citizens to participate, in full respect of pluralism and in an active manner, in European politics. GEF is both a Brussels-based organization and a network of national member foundations and partners. GEF also works through projects, debates and training initiatives with many other stakeholders from academia to civil society, from business to politics. In sum, GEF is an enabler, a facilitator or a connector for the Green movement at large in Europe. For more information, visit our website: www.gef.eu.  

 

About the role 

This role is foreseen as a reinforcement to support the implementation of GEF’s flagship European Green Academy (EGA) and European Green Activist Training (EGAT). The person filling the role will support the GEF Strategy Manager and Senior Project Lead (EGAT) in ensuring professional planning and delivery of events, coordination of logistics, and supporting evaluation and reporting processes.  

About the initiatives  

EGA is an annual event that brings together diverse green actors, activists, politicians, and academics to explore salient green issues and build bridges between national and European-level debates. It seeks to be a vibrant space for learning and experimentation to connect, debate and build capacities. EGAT is one of GEF’s flagship capacity-building initiatives, in which young and eager activists receive training on domestic and European level politics and discover how to empower their own activism via cooperation and networking. 

Main tasks 

• Assist the Strategy Manager and Senior Project Lead (EGAT) in the planning and implementation of the European Green Academy and European Green Activists Brussels study trip; 
• Ensure coordination of logistics, including carrying out benchmarking exercises, supporting the selection of, and liaison with service providers;  
• Design and manage event registration systems; 
• Liaise professionally with participants, speakers, and other relevant stakeholders; 
• Assist in the design and implementation of fundraising initiatives during events; 
• Support the smooth running of events on the day; 
• Reinforce work on the evaluation and filing of event results. 

What we are looking for 

• Enthusiastic candidates with a proficient written and oral command of English; 
• Available full-time for 6 months;  
• Interest in Green issues and EU politics; 
• Technology-savvy, and good command office software (Ms Office, project management tools, etc.); 
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently; 
• Good organisational and administrative skills, attention to detail, and openness towards a variety of tasks; 
• Interpersonal skills and eagerness to work in a political and intercultural environment; 
• Commitment to GEF’s mission and team values (solidarity, respect, openness, sustainability, autonomy).  

Desirable: 

• Experience of working with/in multi-partner networks; 
• Fluency in the Polish language; 
• Engagement with the green movement (either with actors from Green Parties, Green Political Foundations, climate movements, environmental NGOs etc.).  

 

What we offer 

• A paid internship, under a Belgian “convention d’immersion professionelle” in our Brussels office:  
• 1300 EUR/month net 
• food vouchers amounting to 7EUR/worked day  
• full reimbursement of public transport 
• reimbursement of phone costs 
• 2 EUR/day of home office 
• A training budget of 500 EUR/6 months 
• 1 holiday per month  
• An open, positive and engaging working atmosphere in an international environment with connections to other European organisations; 
• A working and learning experience adapted to the intern’s skills and interests. 

 

What you will learn 

• You will strengthen your event organisation skills (coordination of logistics, organisation and time management, working with diverse stakeholders) and develop a strategic approach to event management; 
• You will become familiarised with new collaboration tools – SharePoint, project management tools, etc.; 
• You will attend the concerned GEF Flagship events in Europe, allowing you to benefit from capacity building and networking opportunities; 

• You will strengthen your knowledge of local and European green actors; 
• You will become familiarised with the functioning of pan-European projects. 

 

How to apply 

Candidates are requested to send a short motivation letter and a CV, by following this link. The application should outline your motivation, skills, areas of interest and availabilities, and be submitted by Wednesday 14 June, 18:00 CEST. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider non-EU candidates for this position.  In case of questions, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to giovanna.lamarca@gef.eu.   

 

GEF is an equal opportunities employer 

• We are committed to non-discrimination, diversity and inclusion; 

• All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and minority status.