EU Public Affairs Internship – Circularity

About Ohana Public Affairs

Ohana is a Brussels-based boutique public affairs consultancy. We are specialised in sustainability and dedicated to making the European Union’s policies and processes easy to understand and readily actionable within organisations.

As a company, we are committed to driving positive change through public affairs and to the belief that it is possible to work alongside organisations and help them grow while still advancing sustainability. Our approach is based on three key pillars, which shape our methods and engagement from start to finish: Change rooted in reality, Change through awareness-raising, and Change through collaboration.

Our small team works closely together based on our core values: honesty, simplicity, determination, empathy and respect.

About the role

You will contribute to Ohana activities by the following actions:

• Monitoring EU developments and delivering up-to-date intelligence across circular economy  and chemical legislation to both Ohana team and clients;
• Following key policies debates in the main European Institutions and reporting to clients;
• Attending and reporting on external events to Ohana team and clients;
• Undertaking information research work and drafting policy briefs (e.g., stakeholder mappings, analyses of legislative proposals, etc.);
• Coordinating meetings with Ohana team, clients and stakeholders (agenda setting, invitations, actions, minutes, thank you notes) ;
• Supporting Ohana webinar services (e.g., by gathering information, finalising slides);
• Supporting the other team members in preparing new business proposals;
• Contributing to Ohana mission of driving change through awareness-raising with providing content for blog articles.

Support to the Circularity team:

• Following key policies debates from the main European Institutions and reporting to clients, with extra attention to files under the scope of the Circularity team;
• Attending and reporting on external events hosted by EU Institutions and associations to the Ohana Public Affairs team and clients;
• Attending meetings with clients;
• Undertaking Information research work and drafting policy briefs (e.g. stakeholder mapping, analysis of legislative proposals, etc.);
• Supporting the other team members in preparing business development projects.

Profile

• Master’s degree in European studies, or equivalent;
• Sound knowledge of European policy making process and EU Institutions;
• Strong interest in circularity and chemicals topics;
• Wiling to work with organisations driving positive change and creating positive impacts through sustainability policies;
• Excellent research and information-gathering skills, ability to synthesise information and extract key messages;
• Fluent in English (orally and written) – additional languages are a plus;
• Strong organisation and writing skills;
• Enthusiastic, dynamic, and quick-thinker;
• A good team player, able to work effectively in a small and international team;
• Ability to show assertiveness, flexibility and autonomy and to raise issues to colleagues when needed.

You can expect

• Challenging assignments on topical political issues;
• Strong support from public affairs experts;
• A focus on in-depth understanding of sustainability issues (environmental and social policies) and intelligent strategic advice;
• A non-hierarchical, friendly working environment within an effectively managed structure.

The details

Location: Brussels based position.

Starting date: 3rd of February 2025 (flexible)

Contract:

o   6 months (February – July)

o   Under the Convention d’Immersion Professionnelle (CIP)

Remunerated internship

If you are interested in applying for the position, please submit your application following this link.

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