Internship

Plan is seeking a Campaign assistant to join its Brussels-based International Headquarters (IH) and EU Office for the period of six months, starting 1 April 2013 until Friday 27th of September 2013.
Plan International is one of the largest international children’s development organizations in the world. Plan Europe is a regional network within Plan International, which links Plan’s national organisations in the European Union (EU) member states, Plan Norway and Plan offices in programme countries around the world with our Plan EU Office in Brussels: www.plan-international.org
Based in Brussels, this office has been crucial during the ongoing development stage of the ‘Because I am a Girl’ (BIAAG) campaign with the Brussels based BIAAG campaign’s core team: the Campaign Director, Business Support Officer and Campaign Assistant.
Responsibilities and tasks of the BIAAG Campaign Assistant (Brussels Based)

• The BIAAG Campaign Assistant will be based in Brussels and be required to work 4 days per week for a 6 month period. This position has a dual role, divided equally (50/50) between supporting the global campaign team (International Headquarters or IH) and supporting the EU Office Advocacy and Campaigns team on their BIAAG related work.
• This position will report directly to the BIAAG Business Support Officer while working for the global team, while reporting to the EU Advocacy and Campaigns Manager while working for the EU Office. The BIAAG Campaign Assistant will remain in the same office regardless of responsibilities.
• The job title is 'BIAAG Campaign Assistant' though in practice the position corresponds to a paid internship. We are committed to ensuring meaningful professional development opportunities to the successful candidate. A renumeration package of 750 Euros per month is available.

List of Responsibilities and Tasks is as follows:
Supporting Global Campaign team (International Headquarters - IH)
1.To assist global campaign team, in particular the Business Support Officer, coordinate and manage the preparatory phase in terms of structures and processes:
Communications and logistics support
Bulletin, strategy development, press releases, communications tools and materials, BIAAG online presence.
Teleconferences, meeting logistics management and bookings,
Support the implementation of BIAAG strategies and initiatives across plan
Assistance with document drafting
2.To provide assistance with the implementation of approved campaign projects/activities
Event planning, preparation and implementation
To take the pulse of the external and internal environment
Provide research assistance on key campaign events/ meetings
Support core team as external analysis is required across campaign pillars throughout campaign
4.To lead the international aspects of the campaign
Assist with and contribute to meetings and events taking place at different locations, ensuring internal and external buy in to campaign.
Liaise with Plan’s offices in 70 countries

Supporting Plan EU Office’s BIAAG campaign work
The overall goal is to support the Plan EU Office’s work around Plan’s Global BIAAG campaign and to strengthen the EU and cross-Europe dimension of the campaign.
Specific tasks:

• To help in the organization of the BIAAG report launch on 11 October at EU level;
• To support the BIAAG EU advocacy & campaign work towards the EU institutions;
• To provide support to the cross-Europe coordination of National Office’s BIAAG work;
• To support the EU policy work on gender equality and girls rights;
• To support the Plan EU work on quality education for girls;

Key Experiences and skills to be gained:

• Be part of a truly global campaign team
• Be involved at the front lines of work on gender in development.
• Experience all dimensions of a global campaign, including advocacy, communications, programme and marketing.
• Opportunity to travel and connect with Plan staff around the world in their different functions.
• Networking and communications skills

The ideal candidate would have:

•  Ability to express ideas clearly and communicate information effectively;
•  Proven writing skills in professional communications in English; good knowledge of other EU languages are considered as a plus;
•  An understanding of issues of gender and girls rights, both generally and apropos of international development;
•  Basic understanding of the European Union decision-making processes;
•  Excellent planning & organizational skills, team-working ability, including the capacity to work effectively with people from many different backgrounds;
•  An aptitude for handling a broad range of communication issues;
•  Fully computer literate;
•  Willingness to travel.

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Background:
Because I am a Girl (BIAAG)
Because I am a Girl is Plan International’s global campaign to unleash the power of girls and women to claim a brighter future for girls in the developing world.
Specifically we are committed to building the human capital of girls through knowledge and skills, aiming to equip, enable and empower girls of all ages to acquire the assets, skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in life. We aim to benefit 4 million girls through our own direct programming around the world, and 400 million girls through improvements to legislations which currently limit their education, protection and potential.
The campaign was launched on international day of the girl-child, October 11th, 2012, bringing together Plan International’s offices in more than 70 countries around the world, and committing significant resources towards promoting girls' rights and lifting millions of girls out of poverty through the Because I am a Girl campaign.
The campaign has seen many successes in numerous Plan countries already, while the BIAAG ‘State of the World’s Girls’ report has also been produced annually since 2007. This report series provides the intellectual foundation for the campaign as well as acting as a major global repository of knowledge on girls in development.

To apply, please send your cover letter and CV to Adam Vink using this FORM.
http://plan-international.org/girls/