Call for Project Management 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 GEF’s partnership project management work. The person filling the role will support the work of GEF’s Projects, Operations and Green European Journal teams, under the supervision of the political director. The person will support and develop professional skills in project management, reporting and financial management, content dissemination, and relations with partners. The role will specifically focus on GEF projects and partners’ publications with the objective of translating, promoting, and disseminating their contents and debates via partners and service providers throughout Europe.

Main tasks 

• Assist the team and the political director in the daily project coordination;
• Review and select relevant publications and outputs according to thematic and geographic priorities;
• Monitor GEF and partners’ publications and outputs;
• Monitor projects’ finances and partners’ reporting;
• Assist with the identification and selection of service providers;
• Liaise with the implementation partners and service providers;
• Liaise with the GEF Operations Team on financial situation and contractual commitments;
• Support dissemination of deliverables via web posting, publications’ delivery and support to partners’ events and debates;
• Support final reporting and filing of projects’ reports and documentation.

What we are looking for 

• Enthusiastic candidates with a proficient written and oral command of English;
• Available full-time for 5 months;
• Interest in Green issues and EU politics;
• Technology-savvy, and good command of 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).

 

What we offer 

-A paid internship, under a Belgian “convention d’immersion professionelle” (CIP) 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 project management skills and competences;
• You will be familiarised with project collaboration tools – SharePoint, project management tools, etc.;
• You will learn about transnational and multi-partners’ coordination schemes;
• You will benefit from 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 Monday 23 October 2023, 18:00 CEST.  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. We invite candidates of all gender expressions, races, religious beliefs, ethnic/national origins, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and minority status to apply. Unfortunately,  due to the nature of the contract, 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 contact us.