Internship: Communications Assistant ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Start date: 16 February 2012
Duration: 6 months
Deadline for application: 10 January 2012

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is an association of 1,200 local governments in 68 countries that are dedicated to sustainable development. It has 15 offices servicing its members while developing innovative projects and events and is an international notfor- profit association and network perceived as the international representative of cities for sustainability. The European Secretariat is based in Freiburg, Germany.

The European Secretariat seeks to fill an internship position in the area of Information & Communication within its Strategic Services Team. The Strategic Services team coordinates all necessary promotion, marketing and communication activities to shape ICLEI’s visibility to the outside world. This includes organising and supporting events from the initial idea to the final realisation and reporting, as well as representing ICLEI through all modern communication and information channels. The Strategic Services Team is also the portal for ICLEI’s membership relations.

Tasks and responsibilites:

• Writing, compiling and editing news, articles, press releases; e.g. uploading and coordinatingdaily news contributions, compiling and disseminating the “ICLEI in Europe News” e-newsletter and assisting with the production of other publications such as the ICLEI print newsletter Connections;
• Extensive involvement in the ongoing development of the iclei-europe.org website;
• Editing and quality control of project websites;
• Writing and editing of information material, such as leaflets and brochures
• Expansion, quality control and maintenance of communication database
• Contributing to project development and fund-raising for international projects on urban sustainability;
• General assistance (such as correspondence, translation, minute writing, preparing information stands, etc.).

Skills and qualifications:

• Education: Academic degree in journalism, communications, marketing or other relevant field;
• Computer skills: Confident user of all Microsoft Office applications, databases, some web editing experience (Typo3 or other CMS), desktop publishing software;
• Organisational skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (orally and in writing), ability to write in a range of styles, precision and ability to be self-organised within a complex team, confident manner when dealing with project partners;
• Languages: near native command of English, ideally mother tongue, further languages welcome;
• Aptitude for creativity: graphic design skills, in terms of desktop publishing and image processing welcome;
• Previous work experiences in an international organisation, local government or NGO is desirable.
• A quick learner with a positive attitude is ideally suited to this position.

Conditions:
Limited contract, duration: 6 months
ICLEI offers a modest internship salary of € 700, i.e. about € 500 after tax and social insurance fees (room rents in Freiburg start around € 270 per month)

Place of work: ICLEI European Secretariat, Freiburg, Germany
Workings hours: 40/week, six weeks of paid leave per annum (i.e. three weeks for six months)
Working language: English

Applicants must hold EU citizenship or valid EU resident permit. Applications not meeting this condition can unfortunately not be considered

Deadline for applications: 10 January 2012.
Be aware that applications are reviewed continuously upon arrival; therefore application as soon as possible is advisable!

Please apply in writing, including a CV and letter of motivation to: jobs.europe@iclei.org

Your letter of motivation should include a description of your expectations of the internship and a description of your main interests. Please also specify when you would like/when are you able to start/end the internship.

For more information about ICLEI visit: www.iclei-europe.org