Intern in the Communication Department, Communication activities at ESA HQ
Internship Opportunity in the Director General's Services.
Location
| Paris |
Our team and mission
This position is based at the ESA HQ - Paris, France
The ESA Communication Department (DG-C), as part of the Director General’s Services, is responsible for all corporate ESA external and internal communications.
Its goal is to raise awareness and understanding of ESA’s programmes and activities and to highlight the concrete benefits these activities provide to every citizen, as well as the inspiration they give to science and technology, learning and innovation including attracting or retaining the best talents for European space programmes.
ESA aims to demonstrate the value of space activities to Member States and their taxpayers.
As such, the communication strategy of ESA aims at creating awareness and understanding by the European citizens and the international partners for the achievements of ESA, its excellence in space science, space technology and space applications, with a focus on attracting young talents to ESA and space in Europe to ultimately create sustained support for ESA and its programmes.
Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int
Field(s) of activity for the internship
Topic of the internship: Communication activities at ESA HQ
Reporting directly to the Head of the ESA Communication Department, you will support the communication activities at HQ with a particular focus and effort on outreach activities, communication support to member states, and social media activities.
Within this context, you will tackle different aspects of communication activities and will have to liaise adequately with the concerned services such as in particular the ESA Member States Outreach Office and the Public Relation Officer for HQ, France, Belgium and Luxemburg.
You will liaise adequately with the concerned services to ensure correct ESA branding compliance and adequate on-line communication supporting for any products developed within the frame of the Internship.
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook
Education
You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.
Additional requirements
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
Other information
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via email at contact.human.resources@esa.int.
Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).