Projects & Fundraising Intern

IFOAM Organics Europe is looking for a Projects & Fundraising volunteer (fully funded) to join the team in Brussels for 11 months. The volunteer would ideally start from September 2021 until July 2022, providing we receive the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) grant – we will know this before the end of July and we will inform the selected candidates.

About IFOAM Organics Europe

The EU Group of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM Organics Europe) is a non-profit organisation based in Brussels that represents more than 200 member organisations from all EU-27, EFTA and candidate countries (in total 34 different countries). We fight for the adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound farming systems in Europe and the world. IFOAM Organics Europe itself is embedded in the IFOAM Organics International movement with 800 affiliates in more than 100 countries.

About the European Solidarity Corps

Volunteering as part of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) provides young people with the unique chance to express their personal commitment through a full-time volunteering activity in a foreign country for up to one year. Young volunteers can develop new skills and improve their personal, educational and professional development. More information about ESC is available on the European Solidarity Corps website.

Please note that financial support is provided to the volunteer to cover their costs of living.

• You will receive an allowance of €515 per month,
• You will be granted accommodation in shared apartments,
• You will be granted a public transport pass,
• You will also be reimbursed for your travel expenses from/to your home countries and will have a full insurance.

You will be trained and get the chance to learn more about the organic movement while working as part of our Projects & Fundraising team.

PROFILE

To be eligible, you only need :

• to be between 18 and 30 years old
• to be legally residing in a European country other than Belgium
• never to have been an ESC volunteer before.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The IFOAM Organics Europe’s Projects & Fundraising team primarily works on getting funding and ensuring smooth execution of budgets and partnerships. It identifies funding opportunities, builds relationships with stakeholders on various topics across sustainable food production and consumption, and it develops proposals for funding to private foundations, businesses, and the EU Commission (mainly CINEA, DG Education and Culture).

The volunteer that would be part of the projects and fundraising team would mainly be:

• Supporting the implementation of IFOAM Organics Europe business development strategy (mapping, background research on potential business and institutional donors, data processing and analysis, networking with donors, implementation of donors’ engagement plans);
• Contributing to developing and writing project proposals to the European Commission, private foundations and business sponsors (developing presentations, budgets, and write specific parts of project proposals);
• Assisting in project management (managing documentation, supporting tasks such as planning, following deliverables and performance indicators, liaising with project partners, coordinating, drafting, and compiling project reports).

TO APPLY

To learn more about the positions available and volunteering conditions, please read the Guide for ESC candidates at IFOAM Organics Europe.

If you want to be our next Projects & Fundraising volunteer, please fill in the Online Application Form by Sunday 13 June 2021 – 11.59 pm.