🇫🇷 Internship in France 📋 Project Manager at a Franco-Finnish Chamber of Commerce 🤝 — €9,000 FinnCham grant

The Chambre de Commerce Franco-Finlandaise (CCFF) in Paris is looking for a Project Manager intern to take on a varied, hands-on role across administration, membership, communication, events and business development — at the heart of Franco-Finnish business relations.

Tasks

Administration

📄 Manage documents (creation, modification, updating)

📅 Organise meetings — monthly/bi-monthly CCFF meetings, the Annual General Meeting and Board of Directors meeting, and visits from members/prospects

Membership

ℹ️ Provide instructions and information to new members

💶 Send membership invoices, track payments and send reminders

🤝 Prospecting — recruit new members with CCFF Board members

Communication

📞 Daily communication by email and telephone

🖥️ Update the website, adding articles and photos

📱 Support in managing social media content

📰 Create and send the monthly newsletter

✉️ Send invitations to meetings and events

🧑‍💼 Cooperate with the Head of the Young Chamber of Commerce (JCCFF)

Requests / Business Development

💬 Discuss requests with VPs and the President

📨 Respond to requests sent via the website and email

🌍 Handle requests with Finncham, Business France and/or Team Finland

🔁 Follow up on requests

Invoicing

🧾 Manage CCFF member invoices

📤 Forward all invoices received to the CCFF President

📊 Calculate monthly expenses and submit them to the President

Events

🎉 Organise events (monthly business lunches, breakfast debates, AGMs, after-work events, etc.)

📋 Oversee the running of events on site

Team Finland

🇫🇮 Represent the CCFF at Team Finland meetings at the Embassy with the President or a VP

Desired Skills

🗣️ Bilingual in French and English (Finnish is a plus)

📚 Basic knowledge of accounting and marketing is an advantage

💻 Proficiency in PC software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Typo3, GetResponse, Canva, Outlook and more

📲 Proficiency in social media publishing tools (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook)

Profile

🧭 Independent, able to check your own work

📐 Organised and precise

🤸 Flexible

✅ Able to prioritise tasks and issues

🚀 Proactive and able to take initiative

🗣️ Good verbal and written communication skills

⚡ Able to learn new tasks quickly

🤝 Good interpersonal skills with people of all ages and personalities

Employment Conditions

🏢 Working post provided in an office in central Paris

💻 Laptop and mobile phone for professional use provided

🕒 28–30 hours per week, as agreed

🏡 Temporary remote work allowed on a case-by-case basis

📅 Days off agreed on a case-by-case basis

🏥 Health insurance not provided — the intern must arrange their own

🌙 Be prepared to occasionally participate in events outside office hours

What the CCFF Offers

🌍 Learning opportunities in an international environment and valuable experience of a different culture

🤝 Extensive networking with actors from different business sectors

📈 Diverse international work assignments, especially oriented towards the French market

🧠 The chance to practise strategic work and thinking

🗣️ The opportunity to improve French and English language skills

The Details

📍 Location: Central Paris, France

🗓️ Period: 1 September 2026 to 1 February 2027

⏳ Duration: 6 months

🕒 Commitment: 28–30 hours per week (by agreement)

💶 Compensation: No direct monetary payment — funded by the FinnCham internship grant (€9,000 for a maximum 6-month period), available to students enrolled at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Business College Helsinki or Helsinki Business School; additional student financing from other sources can also be applied for

How to Apply

📧 Send your application by email to contact@ccff.fr, including a description of your current study situation, your particular differentiators as a candidate, and your employment vision for the next 2 years.

Interviews start during the application period, and the position will be filled when a suitable candidate is found. Further information is available from the current trainee at +33 (0)6 89 75 04 86 / contact@ccff.fr, or from the President at peter.eriksson@ccff.fr.