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Join ELIA as a Green Team Intern

Wednesday 22 January 2025  

Are you knowledgeable about climate action and climate mitigation? Passionate about the arts and about helping cultural organisations transform into their most eco-sustainable selves? Excited to experience working in a fast-paced international environment? If the answer is yes, this internship might be your next opportunity. 

Position: Green Team Intern ELIA & ECHO
Location : Amsterdam (office + remote), Brussels (remote)
Duration: 6 months (0.8/1fte, 4/5 days per week)
 Start date : 3 March 2025
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2025
Hiring organisations : ELIA and ECHO 
Interviews: remote on 12 & 13 February 2025

ELIA, the globally connected European network for higher arts education institutions, and ECHO, the European Concert Hall Organisation, are hiring an intern to support their organisations’ respective Green Teams. Both networks are eco-certified since December 2023. The Green Team intern will support ELIA and ECHO in maintaining their certification as well as accomplishing new goals for 2025 and beyond.  


Tasks and Responsibilities 

  • Play a key role in preparing ELIA and ECHO for 2025 certification;
  • Contribute, also with research, to review/create eco-policies and action plans for ELIA and ECHO, in collaboration with their green teams;  
  • Implement a variety of eco-actions, following the SHIFT Eco-Guidelines for Networks. These include:
    • Measures to green the office space;
    • Carbon footprint monitoring (in particular, for travel); 
    • Measures contributing to the eco-responsibility of the two organisations’ international events;
    • Communicating with the networks’ members about eco-actions;
    • Report on the implementation status of various eco-actions;  
    • Participate in general team meetings and Green Team meetings; 
    • Participate in the eco-certification training and exchange sessions with colleague networks, led by experts in the field;  
    • Partake in the preparation of the two organisations’ events as required;
    • Provide practical support to the ELIA Arts & Ecology Working Group and projects related to eco-responsibility topics such as CrAFt;
    • According to the profile and interests of the chosen candidate, ECHO will consider discussing and offering tasks for other projects of the network.
 

Profile
  • You have a relevant educational background (University or University of Applied Sciences), in sustainability (e.g., circular economy, global business and sustainability), international tourism and leisure management, cultural management, or liberal arts and sciences (e.g., university college, major in sustainability);
  • You have a strong interest in the cultural sector, higher arts education, and performing arts/music;
  • You are currently in the final stages of your Bachelor's, enrolled in a Master's programme, or recently graduated; 
  • You are fluent in English; additional language skills are an asset (especially Dutch and French);
  • You excel at crafting clear and engaging texts in various formats, including articles and social media posts;
  • You are passionate about the environment and care about achieving long-term progress in climate change mitigation and raising awareness;  
  • You are a proactive team player and are keen to learn and grow together with the ELIA and ECHO (green) teams;  
  • You are well-organised and able to implement tasks independently; some previous experience in project management and/or implementation of sustainability actions is an asset;  
  • You are comfortable with digital tools and a partly remote working environment; you can use Microsoft Office/Office 365 (including Excel) and willing to learn other digital tools when relevant (e.g., Basecamp for project management and Zoom for video conferencing);   
  • You are a resident in The Netherlands.
 
What ELIA and ECHO offer  
  • A great international opportunity in the cultural sector filled with challenges and responsibility; 
  • Gaining hands-on experience with eco-certification in small international organisations with a big reach;  
  • The opportunity to connect and cooperate with expert organisations in the sustainability field;  
  • Working as a part of small teams with engaging colleagues in Amsterdam and Brussels;  
  • Creative and inspiring workplaces in Amsterdam (A-Lab);
  • Possible travel to and work from Brussels;  
  • Opportunities for some remote working; 
  • A vast international network in the world of arts, culture, and education; 
  • A worthy upgrade of your resume; 
  • Monthly internship compensation.  
 
Application Procedure
You will be informed if you are selected for an interview by 7 February 2025. Interviews are planned for 12 and 13 February 2025. Please email us if the selection dates pose any problems to you. The interviews will take place online. 

For more information, please visit the ELIA Vacancies webpage, or contact the ELIA office directly at jobs@elia-artschools.org or +31 (0) 20 330 1116. 


ELIA strives to be an equal opportunities employer and to see that the make-up of its staff is diverse and representative of society. ELIA welcomes applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds.

NB: living in Amsterdam is very expensive and accommodation can be hard to find. Please consider this when applying from outside The Netherlands. Candidates must have a valid  work permit for the Netherlands (according to Dutch Labour Law).

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