Job Title: Communications Intern
Unit: Advocacy and Outreach
Reports to: Communications Officer
Location: Brussels - Belgium
Duration: 6 months
Starting date: Ideally 12 October 2020
Application deadline: 5 October 2020
Contract: 38 hours per week, 6 months under contrat d’immersion professionnelle plus transport and Meal Vouchers.
Protection International (PI) is an International NGO that contributes to the improvement of the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) throughout the world. PI provides tools to develop HRDs’ capacity to manage their own security as they struggle against impunity and work in favour of human rights and democracy in their respective countries or regions. PI seeks to contribute to a situation where HRDs are recognised as legitimate actors for social change and to an environment where they can exercise their right to defend universally accepted human rights. Protection International has its Global Team office in Brussels, but primarily works where protecting human rights defenders is needed. We have long-term presence in Colombia, Guatemala, DR Congo, Kenya, Thailand and Indonesia; and we work with partners around the world.
* * Please note that this position will begin remotely due to the Covid-19 health crisis. If the Belgian authorities lift the safety measures, the person will work from PI’s offices in Brussels once to twice per week.
Under the direct supervision of the Communications Officer, the Communications Intern supports in the implementation of online communication initiatives in order to raise PI’s profile in support of Human Rights Defenders at the EU and international levels. Alongside everday activities, s/he will also support content creation and planning for the #StayWithDefenders in times of Covid-19 Campaign. S/He will be involved in activities related to a website migration and/or creation. He/she will help facilitate communication and exchanges with our offices worldwide.
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* * Please note that this position will begin remotely due to the Covid-19 health crisis. If the Belgian authorities lift the safety measures, the person will work from PI’s offices in Brussels once to twice per week.
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