Are you a hands-on communication student who wants to gain experience working in an an international organization that with businesses and governments to develop sustainable trade globally? Are you available for a minimum of six months, starting as soon as possible? Then we invite you to apply for the position of communication intern at IDH and work in multi-stakeholder communication in an international environment!

Join us at IDH for an exciting, challenging and paid internship. You will have the opportunity to learn a lot in a dynamic environment. The world of sustainable trade and development are evolving quickly, and this is an outstanding opportunity for you to work on a wide range of communications projects, explore your interest and develop your communication skills

Job description

As an intern in the communication department, you will be part of a small but experienced team of communicators. You will provide support for some of the most important IDH projects and programs and assist in targeted communication tactics to companies, governments and non-profit organizations. Core tasks of the intern consist of creating content for our social media channels, website and newsletter. We are looking for someone who is excited to help develop multi-channel communication campaigns and easily picks up on new digital tools to work with. You will learn to use tools as Wordpress, Mailchimp, and other tools for monitoring and planning. Next to this, tasks could include a wide variety of communication work: from assisting in event planning, to helping program teams prepare materials for presentations. You’ll be able to learn a lot as you will take part in the communication meetings where everything form high-level strategic planning to items for the upcoming newsletter are discussed.

During your internship you are encouraged to develop your own ideas, together with your supervisor, to find new and creative ways to raise awareness of IDH’s work. We are looking for a motivated and hands-on person that is interested in communication and sustainability. During your internship there is the possibility to also work on a school assignment or thesis project, connected to your internship.

Skills

• Excellent knowledge of English both spoken and written is essential. Other languages a plus.
• Strong affinity with social media. You like to think creatively about campaigns including text, visuals, engaging and targeting specific audiences.
• Quickly pick up digital tools to work with such
• Excited to help create creatively communication campaign including writing, video, infographics, podcasts, images, etc. and passionate about online content creation.
• Able to work independently, and in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail and the ability to support in different projects and people. Hence, good time management skills.
• Interest in monitoring and analyzing data to improve communications efforts, such as Google Analytics

Duties will include (but not limited to):

• Assist with day-to-day communications on website, corporate social media channels and newsletters
• Develop sharp and engaging content to disseminate through various channels
• Assist with building relevant and worldwide media networks
• Assist in communication campaigns for our programs

IDH profile

IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative convenes companies, CSOs, governments and others in public-private partnerships. Together we drive the joint design, co-funding and prototyping of new economically viable approaches to realize green & inclusive growth at scale in commodity sectors and sourcing areas. Our approaches are designed to drive sustainability from niche to norm in mainstream markets, delivering impact on Sustainable Development Goals. We focus on creating positive impact on deforestation, living incomes and living wages, working conditions, toxic loading and gender. IDH is supported by multiple European governments (Dutch, Swiss, Danish, Norwegian) and we work together with over 500 companies, CSOs, financial institutions, producer organizations and governments in 11 sectors and 11 landscapes in over 40 countries worldwide. IDH is a dynamic and demanding organization of about 200 staff members and associates at the HQ in Utrecht, the Netherlands and several overseas offices and hubs in South America, Asia and Africa. For more information about IDH, please visit www.idhtrade.org.

Are you the intern who will join us as soon as possible for at least four days a week at our office in Utrecht? Please send your CV and motivation letter (in English) by using the following hyperlink: .

For questions about job content and desired profile, you can call Gillian Evans, Communication Manager, at +31 (0)6 4228 7488.

Candidates should be EU nationals or have permission to work in the Netherlands. Please note that you must be a registered student when applying and meet the qualifications set by your University for accepting an internship.

Apply at: https://idhtrade.inhroffice.com/en/job/170091/apply