Communication assistant for sustainable tourism programmes
4-6 months’ internship at the Foundation for Environmental Education
The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is looking for a communication intern that would like to work with our tourism-related environmental programmes, Blue Flag and Green Key, for 4-6 months from 12th August (exact dates can be flexible). The main areas of work will be communication and PR as well as tasks related to the dissemination of best practices of the two programmes.
Main tasks and responsibilities
1) Communication and PR
Composing of news articles for website and social media
Development of newsletters
Social Media maintenance
Development of PR materials for the programme (for example, online brochures, infographics, animated videos)
2) Managing the dissemination of best practices
Maintaining and extending the best-practice databases of the two programmes
Maintaining, extending and developing material for the Green Key online resource centre
Communicating with the FEE member organisations and other international partners to gather information and materials for the best practice databases of the two programmes
3) Webinars and courses
Support in the development of webinars and courses
4) Support in the applicant evaluation
Assisting in the evaluation of Green Key and Blue Flag applicants
5) Administrative tasks
Taking care of ad-hoc administrative tasks such as database maintenance, response to general requests, etc.
Other office-related tasks
Terms and conditions:
Unpaid internship for a duration of a minimum of four months. It is encouraged that the internship is part of the internship requirements for students in the field of communication/marketing or in the hospitality industry, but it can also be part of a post-studies internship.
The intern will have to work 35 hours a week, including a 30 min lunch break.
English is the official language at the FEE Head Office
Additional information for the intern to be working from the FEE Head Office:
The intern is an EU/EEA/Nordic citizen or have a valid work permit in Denmark.
The intern will be working half time from the FEE Head Office and half time from home.
The intern will need a social security number in Denmark (which means that the applicant has to provide proof to the government that he/she has enough financial funds to sustain him/herself (see: https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Residence-as-a-Nordic-citizen-or-EU-or-EEA-citizen/EU-Self-support)
The intern informs FEE about existing holiday plans in the internship period during the interview. Holidays during the internship are confirmed by the intern’s supervisor and should be announced two weeks in advance.
Required skills and experience
Fluent in written and spoken English
The applicant should have a background or work experience in communications and marketing, and preferably also in sustainable tourism, sustainable development, or other sustainability-related fields of work
Experience with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, preferably beyond the private level
Experience with design and content-editing programmes e.g., CANVA, Adobe software, and video-editing tools is strongly recommended
Experience with online course platforms (such as Moodle) is preferred
Precise and organised way of working
Proficient user of Microsoft Office package
Capability of working in a team as well as independently
Comfortable working in a multicultural environment
Application procedure
1) Please send your CV and motivation letter via email to:
Finn Bolding Thomsen, finn@fee.global
Johann Durand, johann@fee.global
* Please send your application to both the email addresses above
* Please write in the subject “Application for BF/GK Communications Assistant”
Application deadline is 10th March 2024
2) The short-listed applicants will be called for an interview on Zoom/Teams or in person at the FEE Head Office (evaluation process will take up to two weeks, depending on the volume of applications).
3) The successful applicant will be contacted.
Please contact us at any time if you have any questions regarding the internship.
About the Foundation for Environmental Education, Green Key and Blue Flag
The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is the world's largest environmental education organisation, with over 100 member organisations in more than 80 countries. With 40+ years of impactful experience in Education for Sustainable Development, our new strategic plan - GAIA 20:30 - prioritises climate action across all programmes to address the urgent threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution.
Green Key is a leading certification programme for hotels and other tourism establishments with more than 5,000 certified establishments in 60+ countries. The Green Key recognition is based on compliance with rigorous internationally recognised criteria, regular on-site audits, and a third-party verification of the certification. Green Key is managed by FEE and 40 of its national member organisations.
The Blue Flag programme is a voluntary award for beaches, tourism boats and marinas complying with a strict set of criteria within the categories of environmental education and information, environmental management, water quality, safety and other services. Blue Flag is awarded to more than 5,000 beaches, boats and marinas in 50+ countries worldwide. Furthermore, other countries in various regions around the world are working on implementing Blue Flag.
The deadline for applications is 10th March 2024.
Contacts
Finn Bolding Thomsen
E-mail: finn@fee.global
Johann Durand
Tel. +45 6124 8086
E-mail: johann@fee.global