Migration Policy Group is looking for a Communications Intern

• Application deadline: 29 November 2024

• Starting date: 13 January 2025

• Full-time position

• Location: Brussels

What you will learn at MPG and how you will help us

MPG is focused on increasing its visibility and strengthening its profile. Effective communications are essential to achieving this goal, but our resources are limited. Therefore, we are looking for a Communications Intern to support our efforts to convey the outcomes and impact of our projects and research more effectively. The intern will help engage key audiences, including European, national, and local policymakers, decision-makers, and Civil Society Organisations—especially migrant-led leaders. The role also involves enhancing our visibility in European and national media and expanding our reach and collaborations with other academics.

As a Communications Intern at MPG, you will gain hands-on experience in strategic communications, essential for elevating an organisation’s profile. You will learn how to craft engaging content for various platforms, including our website and social media channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube), while maintaining a consistent posting schedule. You’ll assist in producing our monthly Newsletter, monitor analytics to gauge impact, and support media relations by tracking coverage and trends. Additionally, you’ll have the chance to connect with members of the European NGO Platform for Asylum and Migration (EPAM), deepening your understanding of advocacy and policy work. This role is ideal for a communications enthusiast eager to make an impact and learn alongside a committed team.

About the manager/team

You will be working under the guidance of and in close cooperation with MPG’s Communications Manager but also involved in various projects and task liaising with other members of our team.

Internship details

Paid six months internship under Belgium’s ‘Convention d’Immersion Professionelle’ of €1015 per month + luncheon vouchers.

You will be working at MPG office in Brussels between 9:00 and 17:30 with a possibility of teleworking two days a week.

You will be reporting to MPG’s Communications manager.

Expected starting date: Monday, 13 January 2025.

Deadline for applications: Friday, 29 November 2024, 17:00 CET.

Your main tasks will be:

• to assist with the promotion and dissemination of reports, policy briefs and other research outputs of MPG

• to contribute to MPG’s social media presence

• to compile MPG’s monthly newsletter in Active Campaign

• to create and update content for MPG’s website and social media channels

• to contribute to organisation of EPAM network meetings.

What do we expect from our new communications intern?

• You are a wordsmith and have excellent written and spoken communication skills in English

• You are a digital and a social media native and have experience using LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube

• You have experience working with Newsletter generating platforms (we use Active Campaign)

• You are familiar with website management (we use WordPress)

• You have an eye for design and experience in creating visuals (we use Canva).

How to apply:

Please submit your CV (2 pages maximum), short cover letter (250 words maximum). Both documents must be written in English.

In case you have a portfolio of your communications works, please submit them in a form a document with the links to relevant samples such as website article, social media content, visuals, media releases, reports etc.

Application form.

As we expect a high number of applications, we will be contacting only short-listed applicants.