Marine Litter Internship

Seas At Risk (SAR) is an umbrella organisation of environmental NGOs from across Europe that promotes ambitious policies for marine protection at European and international level. We represent 35 member organisations in 17 different European countries. We are a diverse team of 9 staff who share a passion for the sea. We are currently working on issues such as fisheries, aquaculture, greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, marine litter and EU-level marine environment policies. More information at: www.seas-at-risk.org.

The issue of waste and marine litter is currently a hot topic at national, EU and international level, with multiple policy processes ongoing in an effort to tackle it. Seas At Risk is looking to launch an internship to support its policy work on marine litter, including the following tasks:

Supporting the organisation’s policy work on marine litter; i.e. researching particular topics, development of fact sheets and briefings;

Supporting the marine policy officer in networking and advocacy activities with policy makers and key stakeholders;

Taking ownership of a discreet targeted campaign, preparing a strategy, arranging meetings and taking forward action points, with the advice and supervision of the marine litter policy officer;

Supporting communication activities around the topic, i.e. writing of articles, social media posts and preparation of publications;

Support for event organisation, at least one conference on the topic will be organised during the internship period.

Duration: 6 months
Envisaged starting date: 1st December 2017 (depending on availability).

Requirements:

A university degree marine sciences, or other relevant field;

Good understanding of the issue of marine litter;

Good analytical, writing and communication skills;

Knowledge of the EU institutions would be an asset;

Experience with social media campaigning would be an asset;

Fluency in English (spoken and written) is a must, additional language skills are a plus;

A passion for oceans and the EU.

What we offer:

An opportunity to acquire practical experience in a professional and international working environment, with supervision by experienced Seas at Risk staff members;

An exciting experience with working in an environmental NGO in Brussels, and contacts with many other organisations;

The opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about marine litter and other marine topics, in a European Union policy setting;

A deepening of your knowledge about how EU institutions work;

Advocacy and campaigning experience, with the opportunity to take the lead on a small project;

A fixed monthly fee/compensation in line with Belgian provisions for internships.

The internship is based in Brussels, and is intended to be full time for 6 months.

To apply:

Send your CV and a cover letter explaining your interest to xliu@seas-at-risk.org with the subject line stating ‘Marine litter internship’.

Deadline for applications: 10th November 2017.
Interviews will be conducted in the week of 20th November2017.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.