ECF - European Climate Foundation
Brussels, Belgium
Background
The Energy Strategy Center (ESC) is the communications unit of the European Climate Foundation (ECF.)The ECF aims to promote climate and energy policies that greatly reduce Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions and helps Europe play an even stronger international leadership role in mitigating climate change.
The role of the ESC is to act as a centre of expertise for communication on climate change. Its objective is to help create political, media and public endorsement for strong action to address climate change at an international, national and sector level. It applies expertise and resources to ensure that climate change issues are objectively and accurately reported and debated in the public space. The ESC aims not only to deliver communications and advocacy services, but also to build this capacity in the climate community.
General Job Description
The ESC is currently accepting applications for an enthusiastic individual to gain professional experience in climate change communications as a “Media Intern”.We are offering a paid internship in Brussels for 6 months from 7 January 2013.
This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate/young professional with a sincere interest in climate and energy issues and the way they are interpreted and reported in the media. As part of the Media team, the candidate will work in the ECF’s Brussels Office and interact closely and work in support of all programmes of the ECF.
Media Intern Responsibilities
Assignments can vary depending on the strategic needs of the organisation, but the intern’s responsibilities will include some of the following tasks:- Working with the Media team to support the communications and media needs of the ECF and its grantees;
- Development of a network of climate science communicators across various sectors and active management of this strategic outreach database;
- Making full use of online new media tools to further disseminate the messaging of the ECF and its grantees;
- Planning, promotion and coordination of conferences and events;
- Identification of suitable stories for developing into media pitches;
- Attending relevant events and seminars;
- Development and delivery of effective media strategies to drive progressive EU policy-making in the climate and energy field;
- Monitoring of the news agenda and reporting on specific coverage;
- Other ad hoc research work and administrative tasks;
Experience required
The ideal candidate will have the following practical qualifications:- Demonstrated interest in the mission and values of the ECF;
- Professional experience and/or academic background in the fields of climate science, communications, energy, environmental issues, EU/international affairs or public policy;
- Proven experience in writing/editing and enthusiasm to help reframe the public and media debate around the issue of climate change;
- Good understanding of the EU policy-making processes and the media;
- Fast-learning self-starter comfortable in a fast-paced international environment;
- Ability to work both in a team and independently;
- Superior English written and verbal communication skills are essential; fluency in Spanish or Italian a distinct advantage; knowledge of other EU languages welcome.
What we offer
With this opportunity, we offer:- An exciting international working environment;
- Valuable firsthand professional experience and development;
- An introduction to the ECF’s vast network of connections in the field;
- A sense of satisfaction from contributing to the global climate debate;
- Compensation in line with internship opportunities at EU institutions.
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