Internship Communications at CBI

Communications Internship at CBI

Do you want to use your communication skills to help build a fairer and more sustainable world?

At CBI, you’ll put your communications talents to meaningful use while supporting international projects. You’ll work closely with the communications advisor, content creators and social media specialists. You'll also get the opportunity to take on tasks from programme and project managers.

We’re offering an internship for a curious and energetic communications student who enjoys variety: one day you might help write a case story or social media post, the next you're assisting with organising an event or project.

As a Communications Intern at CBI, your tasks include:

• Contributing to the implementation of the communications strategy to inform, motivate and engage CBI’s various target audiences;
• Creating content for the website and social media (LinkedIn and Facebook), and ensuring existing content is kept up to date;
• Managing the content calendar and coordinating with content specialists, programme managers and other stakeholders;
• Supporting communication projects and taking ownership of sub-projects or specific tasks;
• Assisting with large international development projects by contributing to meetings and conducting desk research;
• Staying in touch with CBI stakeholders involved in projects — CBI works with external experts and partner organisations such as business associations and Chambers of Commerce;
• Providing logistical support in planning, organising and coordinating CBI events (e.g. international trade fairs, workshops and trainings organised as part of CBI projects);
• Supporting the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team — for example, by taking minutes during evaluation interviews or assisting with transparency initiatives.

PLEASE NOTE: To be eligible for this internship, you are expected to have a working knowledge of Dutch (spoken and reading), as our general meetings are conducted in Dutch. You are not required to write in Dutch.

Why CBI?

• CBI has held a unique position in the world for over 55 years, promoting fair production and trade from low and middle-income countries to Europe. CBI also leads the way in sharing market studies with entrepreneurs from these countries. If you’re passionate about themes like sustainability, corporate social responsibility, gender equality or youth employment, CBI offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful transitions in these areas.
• Plenty of room for personal development; as an intern, you naturally want the space to explore your interests and discover which professional path suits you best. At our organisation, we fully support that journey:

• You’ll be assigned a dedicated internship supervisor to help you define your learning goals, address your questions, and develop your skills.
• Tasks will be tailored to your areas of interest as well as the organisation’s needs. And if, during your internship, you discover a new passion or focus? We offer the flexibility to adjust your responsibilities where possible.

• Working at CBI means working in an international environment, where the balance between development cooperation and international business is key. We believe a positive working atmosphere is essential – and having fun is part of that. That’s why we organise activities outside of working hours, such as pub quizzes, giving you the chance to get to know your colleagues in a different setting.

Does this appeal to you? Apply for this internship!

Requirements

• You are expected to have a working knowledge of Dutch (spoken and reading), as our general meetings are conducted in Dutch. You are not required to write in Dutch.

• You must be enrolled at a Dutch educational institution for the entire duration of the internship
• You are currently enrolled in a higher professional or academic programme in the field of (intercultural) communication
• You have an interest in international trade and/or development cooperation;
• Knowledge of and/or an interest in digital media is an advantage.
• You have a good command of spoken and written English.
• Knowledge of French is a plus.
• You are eligible to work in the Netherlands.
• You also bring the following competencies:
• Planning and organising: You are able to set priorities effectively, both for yourself and others.
• Flexibility: You adapt your approach to suit the situation at hand.
• Collaboration: You are supportive of others and contribute actively to teamwork.

Internship Benefits

Stagevergoeding
Als jouw stage bij het Rijk langer duurt dan één maand. Dan heb je recht op een stagevergoeding. De stagevergoeding is gebaseerd op een vijfdaagse werkweek, waarbij wordt uitgegaan van 40 uur stage (5 dagen van 8 uur) per week. Bij een stage van minder dan 40 uur per week, wordt dit berekend naar evenredigheid van het aantal afgesproken uren.

Reiskostenvergoeding
Kun je als stagiair geen gebruikmaken van een OV-studentenkaart voor het reizen tussen je woning en de stageplek? Dan kun je een reiskostenvergoeding krijgen. Hiervoor gelden de woon-werkverkeer regels voor rijksambtenaren. Maak je als stagiair een dienstreis? Dan gelden de regels voor binnenlandse dienstreizen en buitenlandse dienstreizen voor rijksambtenaren. Reis je met de trein voor een dienstreis? Dan reis je in tweede klasse.

Vakantie-uren
Alleen bij stages van een maand of langer vindt toekenning van vakantie plaats. Je hebt tijdens je stage aanspraak op 160 vakantie-uren op jaarbasis bij een stage van 40 uur per week. Is de stage voor minder dan 40 uur per week overeengekomen? Dan wordt de aanspraak op vakantie-uren naar evenredigheid vastgesteld.

Additional Information

• Voor deze functie is een Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag (VOG) vereist.

RVO supports ‘hybrid working’. Our starting point is that you can do your work from any location (from home, at the office or elsewhere). However, your presence at the RVO office in The Hague may be required in situations to be described. For this position, the expectation is an average of 2 days per week.

The start and end date of your internship can be agreed upon in consultation.

In addition to a good compensation, you will also receive vacation hours and good guidance.

Department Description
CBI aims to contribute to sustainability transitions in sectors in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We do this by stimulating the export of products and services, particularly to Europe, together with local and international private and public partners. We focus on the export of niche products and services that offer economic opportunities for local SMEs as well as opportunities for more decent work in the sector and better treatment of the environment. For example, consider the export of organic variants of agricultural products, semi-finished products instead of raw materials and sustainable variants of textiles. In this way, we use export as a means to contribute to sustainability transitions.We contribute in particular to SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) and SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production). In each project, we focus on one or more sustainability issues. We pay particular attention to issues concerning women and young people. In order to contribute to the sustainability of sectors, we use systems thinking.Although we are not very well known in the Netherlands, we have a strong name in many dozens of developing countries around the world because we uniquely link market forces with addressing sustainability issues. We implement our 2021-2025 strategy with a focus on sustainability, systems thinking, collaboration and co-creative and iterative work.We have a portfolio of between 40 and 50 multi-year projects in more than 25 countries. We work on these with approximately 60 people, divided over three teams.CBI is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is a department of RVO.

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)

Vandaag werken aan de wereld van morgen
De wereld verandert elke dag en wij veranderen mee. Met meer dan 6000 RVO’ers werken we iedere dag aan morgen. We ondersteunen, adviseren en stimuleren ondernemend Nederland. We helpen met innoveren en verduurzamen. Nationaal en internationaal, want ons werk stopt niet bij de grens. Samen werken we aan:

• De verduurzaming van onze energievoorzieningen.
• Het tegengaan van klimaatverandering.
• Een omslag naar een duurzaam landbouw- en voedselsysteem.
• Een sterke digitale economie.

Het zijn grote uitdagingen, maar wij geloven dat het mogelijk is. Daarom verbinden we ondernemers, overheden en organisaties om te bouwen aan het Nederland van morgen.
We doen het samen. Wat doen we?
Wij maken overheidsbeleid bereikbaar en uitvoerbaar. Van voorlichting, advies en financiering tot het bieden van een luisterend oor voor ondernemers en organisaties. En dat is nog maar een klein onderdeel van wat we doen. Ondernemend Nederland is ontzettend veelzijdig en daarom zijn wij dat ook. Divers maakt beter
Met enorme uitdagingen op komst, is de juiste mensen aan boord hebben belangrijk. Het maakt bij ons niet uit wie je bent. Wij kijken naar wat je kunt en waar jouw ambities liggen. Om de wereld duurzamer te maken hebben we ideeën nodig uit alle hoeken van de samenleving. Daarom hebben we voor iedereen plaats bij RVO, zolang je maar nieuwsgierig en ondernemend bent. We geven je vertrouwen, vrijheid en verantwoordelijkheid. Want zo boek jij de mooiste resultaten. Voor jezelf, voor ondernemers en voor morgen.

Priscilla Cools en/of Cindy de Vreugd stage@cbi.eu