CIDSE Fellowship

CIDSE is recruiting one Advocacy and Communications intern for 5 months (March 2022 – July 2022). The internships will run as part of the European Leadership Programme (ELP), of which CIDSE is a partner. You can learn more about the internship vacancies below. Applications should be made via the fellowship programme here.

Internship in Advocacy and Communications

CIDSE is an international family of Catholic social justice organisations working for transformational change to end poverty and inequalities, challenging systemic injustice, inequity, destruction of nature and promoting just and environmentally sustainable alternatives. The Advocacy and Communications intern will work directly with the advocacy officers working on corporate regulation and extractives. He/she will also support the communications team in story-telling activities, in particular through the creation of social media content.

Internship period: March 2022 – July 2022

The intern will work directly with the advocacy officers working on climate justice and corporate regulation. He/she will also support the communications team in story-telling activities, in particular through the creation of social media content.

Tasks:

  1. Support the work of CIDSE Advocacy Officers on corporate regulation, including by conducting background research, drafting notes and letters, briefings.
  2. Support the work of the communication team by creating social media content, drafting and editing articles, formatting and proofreading documents.
  3. Support with tasks related to both internal and external meetings and online events
    (including technical management, logistics, notes, invitations.)
  4. Attend meetings with allies, and report back on events attended.
  5. Follow policy processes including the UN Binding Treaty, the EU Sustainable Corporate
    Governance Directive, and ensure information sharing and coordination with partners
    and allies;
  6. Provide other support to day-to-day tasks.