🇧🇪 Traineeship in Belgium 📣 Communications & Advocacy Trainee at European Pain Federation EFIC — Brussels 🏥

Medical societies, EU health policy, advocacy, and communications — all in one placement. The European Pain Federation (EFIC) is offering a 6-month paid traineeship at its Executive Office in Ixelles, Brussels, for someone who wants to develop real, hands-on experience in communications and advocacy within a non-profit medical organisation with 40 chapters across Europe.

🏢 About EFIC

The European Pain Federation is a non-profit medical society focused on pain medicine, bringing together 40 national chapters across Europe. Its activities span education, research, and advocacy — including a biennial scientific congress of 3,000+ attendees, medical schools and examinations, a scientific journal, and EU health policy advocacy. The Brussels Executive Office coordinates most of these activities and this traineeship sits right inside that operation.

EFIC traineeships are approved by Belgian labour authorities and remunerated accordingly.

🎯 Who This Traineeship Is For

This placement is ideal for anyone looking to build a career in:

📣 Communications and marketing

🏛️ EU affairs and advocacy

🎪 Events and association management

❤️ Non-profit and charitable sector work

🏥 Medical societies and health-related organisations

📋 What You’ll Do

📱 Communications & Marketing

✍️ Assist in the Federation’s communications activities and draft articles and press releases

📲 Manage social media accounts and develop online and offline promotional materials

🌐 Update and maintain the WordPress website

📧 Use Mailchimp for newsletter management

🔍 Carry out digital marketing and SEO actions

🗃️ Build the Federation’s community and promotional database (CRM)

🔭 Monitoring

📰 Monitor developments in EU health policy relevant to pain medicine

🎤 Attend and report on selected EU health policy events in Brussels

📊 Track developments in the pain medicine industry sector

🏛️ Advocacy

📋 Assist in the Federation’s advocacy activities

📜 Follow EU policy developments and understand the legislative process

🤝 Prepare for and support advocacy meetings

🎪 Organise public events with a political audience

🗂️ Association Management & Administration

📅 Assist with the organisation of Executive Board and Council meetings

💾 Update and maintain databases and information tools — chapters, industry, partner associations

📦 Assist with logistics, materials, gifts, and stationery

🤝 Provide general support to the Executive Secretary

🧠 What You’ll Learn

📋 How to define and coordinate a communications plan across multiple channels

🏛️ How a volunteer-based organisation uses communications to achieve its objectives

🛠️ Professional use of WordPress and Mailchimp

✍️ How to write in an organisation’s style guide format at professional quality

📊 How to compile professional contacts databases with high-value information

📝 How to write intelligence reports to inform team members on sector developments

🎪 Basic events management processes — timelines, checklists, and coordination for large-scale events (3,000+ attendees, €1M+ budget)

✅ Profile

Essential:

🎓 Background or interest in communication, marketing, events management, political science, or European affairs

🗣️ Excellent written and spoken English

📱 Familiarity with communications and social media tools

🔄 Flexibility, willingness to learn, and ability to work independently and in a team

🧠 Analytical and critical thinking skills

⚖️ Legal right to work in the European Union

Desirable:

🌐 Familiarity with WordPress and Mailchimp

💻 Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, OneDrive, and SharePoint

🗣️ Working knowledge of other European languages

❤️ Interest in health, public health, and NGO advocacy

📅 Duration & Start Date

🗓️ 6 months

🛬 Start date: 1 June 2026

📍 Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

⏰ Deadline

30 April 2026

📬 How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the official application form on the EFIC website:

🔗 https://europeanpainfederation.eu/news/job-opening-communications-and-advocacy-trainee-european-pain-federation-efic-june2026/