Trainee at the European Council of Young Farmers

Quick Info : Deadline 24 Oct 2013 - Only for EU nationals or non-EU nationals in possession of a valid work permit. 


The European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) is a European organisation representing 30 member organisations from 23 Member States to the European Institutions. CEJA is the voice of the next generation of farmers to the EU Stakeholders. We are currently looking for a trainee to take on a five month internship, starting ASAP - paid under Belgium contract of ‘Contrat d’immersion professionnelle’.

The main duties and responsibilities of the person will include:
Responsibilities

• Assist in the organisation and delivery of events
• Assist the communication officer in doing research and writing articles for publications and newsletter, including assistance in compiling the activity report
• Assist the project manager in tasks related to implementation of the EU funded projects, such as dissemination in social media, writing up a press coverage report
• Ability to edit and update CEJA’s online presence
• Ability and politeness to do phone interviews with farmers
• Assist CEJA team in the daily tasks as they appear
• Attend and report on external meetings, take minutes and prepare official reports from round tables, conferences, etc.

Qualifications

• A degree-level education in a relevant discipline
• Experience in communications (website editing)
• Excellent organisational ability
• Excellent spoken and written English; any other European languages an asset
• Computer literate (office applications, internet)
• Enthusiasm to work in a small, interdependent and international team

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to: allusers@ceja.eu, indicating the position in the subject.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications only a short list of candidates will be contacted