Internship Opportunity at Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) in Brussels, Belgium

Deadline: 30 March 2012 18.00 CET
Open to: University degree-level education in engineering, economics, physics or other technical fields
Remuneration: In line with that in other non-profit organisations in Brussels

Description

The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) is dedicated to improving the energy performance of buildings across Europe, and thereby helping to reduce CO2 emissions from the energy used by buildings. BPIE acts both as an international centre of expertise on all aspects of energy efficiency and energy performance in European buildings, and as the European centre for a global Best Practice Network created by ClimateWorks. Their mission is to support the development of ambitious, yet pragmatic building-related policies and programs at EU and Member State level and to drive their timely and efficient implementation.
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) offers a 3 to 6 month paid internship at its office located in Brussels. The internship provides a great opportunity to gain valuable work experience in the area of energy policies for buildings in Europe. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to be part of a small but dynamic team as well as the chance to interact with various stakeholders at EU and Member State level.
Tasks:
The intern will closely work with the BPIE team and will be directly involved in at least one of its main activities. S/he will mainly assist in structuring and organising a large set of EU27 data and work together with our international colleagues for the creation of an online tool. The aim of this project is to ensure that national specific data on their building stock is available for all European countries, enabling better policy design, policy implementation and monitoring. The main responsibilities will include managing and homogenising data and communicating relevant information to both internal and external partners. S/he will also support the analysis of other on-going projects.

Remuneration

In line with that in other non-profit organisations in Brussels.

Eligibility

The ideal candidate will possess the following academic qualifications and personal attributes:

• university degree-level education in engineering, economics, physics or other technical fields;
• ability to deal with a large amount of data;
• ability to manage various tasks;
• good analytical skills;
• ability to work well in a small team as well as independently;
• fluency in English (required);
• knowledge and interest in energy efficiency policies in the EU;
• excellent writing and oral communication skills.

Application

Interested candidates should apply by sending a cover letter and their curriculum vitae to info@bpie.eu.
The starting date is as soon as possible.
Deadline: 30th March 18.00 CET – Please note that you will only be contacted in case you are successful with the first stage of the selection process.
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