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Title | Communications Assistant |
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The European Secretariat of ICLEI -Local Governments for Sustainability seeks to fill an internship position of Communications Assistant in its Information Services team. Information Services offers a wide range of services to the organisation, providing communication and technical services. The internship will offer a wide range of activities, focusing on ICLEI’s corporate information services, as well as communication work on European projects. Tasks - Writing, compiling and editing news, articles, press releases; e.g. uploading and co-ordinating daily news contributions, compiling and disseminating the ICLEI in Europe News e-newsletter and assisting with the production of ICLEI’s European Circular; - Extensive involvement in the redevelopment of the iclei-europe.org webpage; - Editing and quality control of project websites - Writing and editing of information material, such as leaflets and brochures; - Expansion, quality control and maintenance of communication database; - Contributing to project development and fund-raising for international information and communication projects on urban sustainability; - General assistance (such as correspondence, translation, minute writing, preparing information stands, etc.). Skills required - Education: Academic degree in Journalism, Communications, international relations or other relevant field: - Computer skills: Ease of use with all Microsoft Office applications, databases, some web editing experience (Typo3 or other CMS), Desktop publishing software; - Organisational skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (orally and in writing), ability to write in a range of styles, precision and ability to be self-organised within a complex team, confident manner when dealing with project partners; - Languages: near native command of English, ideally mother tongue, further languages welcome. - Aptitude for creativity: graphic design skills, in terms of desktop publishing and image processing welcome; - Previous work experiences in an international organisation, local government or NGO are desirable. A quick learner with a positive attitude is ideally suited to this position. Conditions - Limited contract, duration from 10 August 2009 until 09 February 2010 (6 months) - ICLEI offers a modest internship salary of € 700, i.e. about € 500 after tax and social insurance fees (room rents in Freiburg start around € 250 per month) - Place of work: ICLEI European Secretariat, Freiburg, Germany - Workings hours: 40/week, six weeks of paid leave per annum (i.e. three weeks for six months) - Working language: English - Applicants must hold EU citizenship or valid EU resident permit. Applications not meeting this condition can unfortunately not be considered - Deadline for application: 15 June 2009. Be aware that applications are reviewed continuously upon arrival, therefore application as soon as possible is advisable! |