🌟 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
Desirable
- 🌐 WordPress & Mailchimp knowledge
- 📊 Interest in health communication & public health
- 💼 Experience with MS Office / SharePoint
- 🗣️ Other European languages
- 💻 General IT literacy
🎓 Learning Outcomes
You will gain:
- 🌟 Experience creating communication strategies
- 🌟 Skills in writing for professional health organisations
- 🌟 Professional use of WordPress, Mailchimp & CRM systems
- 🌟 Understanding of NGO governance & management
- 🌟 Event-management experience for large European congresses
- 🌟 Skills in policy monitoring & intelligence reporting
- 🌟 Insight into managing a €1M+ biennial scientific event
📅 Important Dates
- Application Deadline: 15 January 2026
- Start Date: 2 March 2026
- Duration: 6 months
- Location: Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
