(Closed) Looking for an intern for our Gender Just Climate Solutions Programme
Are you interested in climate action, sustainable development and gender equality? Are you a fixer and organizer? And would you like to gain experience in working for an international organization? Then join WECF through an internship based in our German office in Munich and contribute to our ecofeminist campaigns and actions! Together with our partners we are building the ecofeminist movement.
Are you the person we are looking for?
- You are studying and looking for work experience, you must complete a mandatory internship
- You have an excellent command of English (Dutch, German, French, Spanish or Arabic is an asset)
- You are a communicative jack-of-all-trades, social media crazy and visually oriented (knowledge of social media platforms/trends and visual design/video editing skills are a large asset)
- You are good at writing texts
- You like the fact that no day is ever the same and you need to be able to switch quickly
- You are looking for a versatile internship with an international, social organization
- You are interested in gender equality, climate, sustainability & environment
Who we are?
WECF (Women Engage for a Common Future) is a network of more than 100 ecofeminist network members in over 50 countries and over 150 strategic partners from 70 countries. Our goal is to strengthen women’s leadership and gender equality in the field of sustainability. Our work is structured around 3 main pillars: feminist action for sustainable development, feminist action for climate and energy solutions and feminist action for a toxic free future. With our activities focused on capacity building, policy advocacy and movement building, we strengthen the position of women worldwide.
The gender and climate policy team
Our team is composed of international experts with diverse backgrounds. We focus on integrating gender justice in the UN Climate negotiations through advocacy work, by showcasing and supporting gender-just climate initiatives that have a transformative potential and by building capacities.
Work
You will support the gender and climate policy team in the implementation of the different aspects of the Gender Just Climate Solutions project, with a particular focus on communications. To this end, you will also be in regular contact with our international communications officer based in The Netherlands.
Tasks will include:
- Developing campaigns for social media (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook)
- Translating and writing articles for the website
- Supporting call for applications of the Gender Just Climate Solutions
- Supporting the development of advocacy documents
- Editing of digital newsletter, video editing
What do we offer?
- Being part of an enthusiastic and international team in Munich
- Participate in the international ecofeminist movement
- Space for creativity and for your own ideas
- Professional guidance from our climate team
- Travel allowance based on second class train ticket with discount card (when working in the office)
When is the internship?
The internship is for 25-35 hours per week and for 4 to 6 months – possibility to extend.
Start date 1st April 2023
You can send your motivation letter and CV to Anne Barre (anne.barre@wecf.org ). Deadline for applications Monday March 20
We want to be a reflection of society and are looking for people with a diversity of backgrounds and experiences to form a powerful team.