💼✨ Internship Opportunity in Belgium – €💶 Paid Communications & Advocacy Traineeship at the European Pain Federation 🇧🇪 | Step Into EU Affairs, Health Policy & Non-Profit Communication 🚀📣

🌟 About the Organisation

🇧🇪 European Pain Federation (EFIC) is a major non-profit medical society uniting 40 national chapters across Europe, working to improve pain medicine through education, research, advocacy, policy work, awareness campaigns, international congresses, schools, examinations and scientific publishing.

🚀 What This Internship Offers

A 6-month paid traineeship (€ remuneration according to Belgian CIP rules)
A professional experience inside a Brussels-based EU-level health organisation
Hands-on work in communications, advocacy, events, policy monitoring & NGO operations
Daily collaboration with an international expert team in Ixelles, Brussels 🇧🇪

🎯 What You Will Do

📣 Communications & Marketing

✨ Draft articles, press releases & updates
✨ Create engaging social media content
✨ Develop visual materials & infographics
✨ Update the website (WordPress)
✨ Use email marketing tools (Mailchimp)
✨ Support SEO & digital marketing tasks
✨ Build & maintain CRM databases

🏛️ Advocacy & EU Affairs

🧭 Track EU health policy developments
🧭 Attend EU-level health events & summarise insights
🧭 Support meetings with policymakers
🧭 Help organise public advocacy events

🗂️ Association & Administrative Support

📌 Assist with governance meetings (Board & Council)
📌 Maintain databases & shared systems
📌 Support logistics, materials & office tasks
📌 Work closely with the Executive Secretary

🧠 Ideal Candidate Profile

Essential

🎓 Background in communications, marketing, events, political science, European affairs
🇬🇧 Excellent English writing & speaking
💡 Familiarity with social media & communication tools
🤝 Team-oriented, motivated, flexible, proactive
🧠 Strong analytical & critical thinking
📄 Legal right to work in the EU