Intern: Communications

Search for Common Ground

In a world often divided, Search for Common Ground stands for the power of bringing diverse people together to find solutions. By meeting this moment with Search, you join a powerful global peace movement that believes in the profound impact of courageous multipartiality - that all voices should be heard and respected in shaping a better, more connected world and collaborative vision is essential for lasting peace.

Search for Common Ground takes a dynamic approach by building solutions that are based on the needs of communities. We engage with leaders and elected officials to advance dialogue and collaboration. We are community leaders. We are youth activists. We are women. We are Peacebuilders. We have been doing this work for over 40 years, we have developed our understanding of what peace looks like, being able to quantify our impact and design more effective programming. Peace moves at the speed of trust, so we invest for the long haul. When we’re no longer needed, we leave, leaving behind people and institutions with the ability to manage future conflicts.

Intern Communications 

The Communications Department of Search for Common Ground (Search) is seeking a student to intern in the Brussels office. Ideally, the candidate will be available between four and six months in the beginning of 2025. This internship requires a minimum commitment of 4 days per week.

Department

The Communications department focuses on developing Search’s media engagement, as well as effectively representing and positioning Search’s programmatic and policy priorities around the world via external channels such as our website and social media as well as internal channels such as our newsletters. 

General Responsibilities

The intern will contribute to media, social media and communication related projects on a range of topics. The intern will learn about media monitoring for European countries, creating effective social media content, liaising with the press, and organizing meetings and events.

• Assist in the planning and coordination of communications for upcoming events 
• Help develop and schedule event promotion across digital channels (social media, newsletter, website) 
• Support logistics and outreach efforts
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• Draft and edit communication materials in French, including newsletters, press releases, social media posts, and web content 
• Maintain internal communications calendars, contact lists, and documentation
• Support translations and proofreading between French and English when required 
• Attend and help organise meetings where required
• Support with video content if required 
• Support with any other tasks the communications department may have

• Current student in communications, public relations, marketing, event management or journalism with internship being a mandatory part of the study programme
• Good level of French and English
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills in French
• Strong organisational, interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Interest in event organisation and digital communications
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working in a multicultural team environment

• Working with people: The ability to respect the views and contributions of other team members, showing empathy, listening, supporting consulting with others and sharing information and expertise, building team spirit and adapting to the team.
• Flexibility:  The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities, to tolerate ambiguity, and to adapt personal style to different people and situations.
• Communication: The ability to effectively exchange information with others, to effectively deliver critical information, to gather information and communicate with others.
• Ethical Practice. The ability to integrate Search vision, mission and core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
• Commitment to Search Values:  Audacity, Tenacity, Cooperation, Empathy, Results.

Duration: The intern should be able to commit to working for Search for Common Ground by preference for at least a 3-month initial period. 

Compensation: The intern needs to be part of an internship programme at their university. This internship is unpaid; a small stipend will be provided to cover food and transport costs. 

Residency requirement: Please note that EU residency is required for this internship.

Location: Brussels. 

Deadline: Candidates are asked to submit their application by July 1st. 

How to apply

To apply please submit your (1) Cover Letter, (2) Resume. In your cover letter, please clearly state why this position is of interest, what you can bring to it and what you hope to gain from it. Also, please include the date you can start the internship, and your availability (in months).

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities. 

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Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.  Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.

Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.

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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission.

Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.

Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.

Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.

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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables.  Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.