Communication Intern YEP ('s-Gravenhage)
The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) has an opening for a communication intern, preferably for four days a week, starting on September 2020. Would you like to gain experience while studying and working with both the private sector, NGOs, research foundations and Governments? Are you interested in a dynamic environment in which sustainability, entrepreneurship, politics and international cooperation go hand in hand? In this internship, you are sure to encounter all of these elements.
Organisation
Young Expert Programmes (YEP Programmes), consisting of YEP Water, YEP Agrofood, YEP Energy and YEP Tailor-made, offers young Dutch professionals the chance to gain experience abroad, and young local professionals can take their first steps in an international working environment through Dutch organisations. YEP Programmes is carried out jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership, the Netherlands Food Partnership and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
Function
Within YEP Programmes, you are involved in facilitating communication for different target groups. During your internship, you will be working together in a dynamically composed team and with other NWP colleagues, based in our office in The Hague, and you will have frequent contact with organisations in the sectors, ministries and training bodies.
Requirements
We are looking for a hard-working intern with excellent communication skills to support us in varied assignments, such as:
- Maintaining national and international contacts with specific target groups, including the Young Experts via Skype/Basecamp etc.
- Attending (also preparation and reporting) of meetings and presentations
- Web content management of www.yepprogrammes.com
- Updating social media channels
- Support with the introduction of YEP information, a new relations management system
- Approaching concerned parties and collecting information about initiatives or results on which to communicate via the websites, newsletter, social media, etc.
What we want:
- Relevant field of study (e.g. (International) Communication Management)
- Fast and accurate use of various media
- Excellent writing and speaking skills in Dutch and English
- A broad interest in all facets of the labour market
- Good social skills, environmental awareness / organisational sensitivity and representativity
- A stress-resistant and flexible work attitude
What we offer
- An internship of preferably 4 days a week
- A placement fee based on training and time commitment
- Above all, a challenging and innovative learning environment, where initiative is appreciated!
Information and application
If you meet the criteria, you are invited to apply through the application button below. Send us your motivation letter and CV in a single document. Tell us why you want to be part of the YEP team and NWP, and why you think you are perfect for this internship. For more information, please call Liesbeth Vranken, Project officer communications YEP Programmes, 070 304 37 14.
