Are you seeking an internship in the vibrant peace and justice community of The Hague? Are you passionate about tackling climate change and its intersection with peace and justice? Do you want to contribute to impactful programming while developing your professional skills at a dynamic and growing non-profit organization? If this sounds like you, we invite you to join our team! At the Humanity Hub, you’ll have the opportunity to support meaningful initiatives, build a thriving community, and foster valuable connections among changemakers. As part of our team, you’ll also get the chance to unleash your creativity in designing and implementing new projects and programmes that make a real difference.
The Hub is looking for an intern to join our emerging Climate Justice Hub.
About the Climate Justice Hub:
The Climate Justice Hub is an emerging platform dedicated to addressing the complex and interconnected challenges of climate change, peace, and justice. We connect professionals, organisations, and changemakers across sectors to exchange knowledge, inspire and enable collective action, and foster collaboration. Our mission is to strengthen The Hague’s Climate Justice community by:
- Building connections: convening changemakers from diverse sectors to connect and share knowledge across sectors
- Facilitating dialogue: creating spaces for reflection, dialogue, and idea exchange to inspire fresh collaborations and innovative solutions.
- Driving collaboration: offering dynamic opportunities for collective action to tackle the intertwined challenges of climate, peace, and justice.
General responsibilities
As the Junior Community & Projects Coordinator, you will be an essential part of the Climate Justice Hub team. Reporting to and collaborating closely with the project manager, you will play a key role in driving forward our programming and community-building efforts. Your responsibilities will include:
- Project Coordination
- Supporting the design, planning, and execution of programming activities and events related to Climate Justice.
- Assisting in the further development and establishment of the Climate Justice Hub as a recognised platform in The Hague and beyond.
- Community Management
- Helping build and nurture a vibrant, engaged community of changemakers and stakeholders.
- Assisting in creating opportunities for community members to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas.
- Collaborate with other departments within the Hub such as the communications team and the campus team to respectively help promote and facilitate the programming activities within the area
- Representation and Networking
- Represent and present the Humanity Hub at different events.
- Support efforts to map, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, partners, potential members and speakers relevant to the programmes.
- Support the Hub’s business development and fundraising activities.
What you bring
- A genuine interest in the Humanity Hub’s community for a more peaceful and just world
- Affinity with and/or knowledge of Climate Change / Climate Justice topics
- A curious, friendly personality with the ability to stay calm, responsive and solution-oriented
- You are punctual, well-organised, proactive and can multi-task
- A flexible, can-do attitude, ready to jump between tasks and help where needed, and suggest improvements.
- Ideally you have experience with event management and facilitation.
- You are fluent in English and can (ideally) communicate in Dutch.
- Excellent communication skills, in writing and verbally.
- You can work independently and collaborate within a team. You welcome feedback and use it to improve and learn.
- Available for flexible working hours to support events as required.
Requirements
- You are studying/have studied a degree in a relevant field (for example, but not limited to: Development Studies, Sustainability, International Relations, International Law, Political Sciences, Public Relations, Communication, Business Management)
- You are legally allowed to do an internship in the Netherlands
- You are living in, or near, The Hague
- You must be able to work at least 4 days per week (32 hours)
- You must be available for the entire duration of the internship
What we offer
- An internship allowance of €400 per month, based on 32 hours a week;
- Paid holiday allowance (depending on how many hours you work: 8 days based on 32 hours per week);
- Hybrid working (25% of your working hours).
- 40% discount on all food & beverage at the Hub Café;
- Free attendance to events and workshops;
- The chance to build your network with leading innovators and changemakers;
- A great learning opportunity to develop your professional and social skills in a challenging yet rewarding environment;
- The opportunity to take a proactive role in developing the Humanity Hub;
- Guidance throughout your internship and potentially valuable input for your thesis topic and future career steps;
- An energetic and purpose-driven organisational culture in a vibrant workspace with a diverse group of colleagues.
Would you like to work with us? Apply today!
Please complete your application, including a resume and cover letter via email at vacancies@humanityhub.net. Only complete applications will be considered. Applicants will be invited for rolling interviews before and after the deadline. For any inquires related to the application process, please reach out to the following email climate@humanityhub.net