Intern (m/f/d) Mobility Capacity Building | MobiliseYourCity Secretariat

Our model for success is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for our employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide. Together with partner organisations in 120 countries, we are involved in a diverse range of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you've come to the right place.

Our Offer

Launched at COP21 in Paris, the MobiliseYourCity Partnership is a leading global Partnership for sustainable mobility of nearly 100 partners, including 86 city and 16 country members. The Partnership is supported by the European Union, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition (MTE), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) which are working in collaboration to enable positive global transformation. The implementing and knowledge partners led by AFD and GIZ work with cities and countries around the world to develop scalable solutions that improve mobility in complex environments.

Your tasks

As an intern you have the following tasks:

• Assist in the development and implementation of capacity-building activities, such as training workshops, online courses, and peer-to-peer learning, for urban mobility practitioners and policymakers in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa.
• Support the conceptualisation, planning, and moderation of training series (virtual or face-to-face), including preparation documents (invitation, agenda, ppt).
• Support the organisation of events such as the presentation of methodological guidelines for urban mobility and communities of practice events.
• Assist with research and data collection on topics and projects related to urban mobility in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
• Prepare and contribute to writing short technical articles, guidance documents and presentations for external and internal project communication, as well as supporting the content and presence of the website, social media and intranet. Also contribute to the development of joint communication materials, such as newsletters, website content and social media messages.
• Support the development of fact sheets, SUMP and NUMP summaries, and lessons learned documents.
• Support knowledge management, network management, and the exchange of information within the team and towards external stakeholders.
• Support the facilitation of working groups with knowledge and network partners on priority topics for MobiliseYourCity, including organising meetings, desk research, etc.

Your Profile

• Ongoing or recently completed university studies in transport, economics, engineering, politics, communication, urban or social sciences, or related fields. Must be a student or have completed studies in the last six months.
• Business fluent in German and English. Knowledge of French and Spanish is a plus.
• Knowledge of the challenges of sustainable urban mobility, especially in the Global South, is required.
• First relevant professional experience in international development cooperation, especially in the field of climate change and transport/urban mobility preferred.
• Affinity and enjoyment of working with digital/social media, organisational skills, commitment, and independent, reliable, and team-oriented way of working.
• Good feeling for language and skilled in writing and editing texts.
• Autonomy, proactivity, and the ability to effectively use information and data.
• Good knowledge of standard Office programs (especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and design software (e.g. Adobe InDesign, Photoshop) and an openness to AI software.

Notes

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.

Please be informed that you are only allowed to apply for this internship, if you are currently enrolled as a student or graduated not longer than six months ago from the start of your internship.

Candidates must also hold a Belgian work permit, which in case of non-EU nationality must be uploaded when applying.

We pay a monthly stipend of €1.350,- (gross). Please note that the contract will be concluded under Belgian law.

We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities .

For further information, please contact Mr. Cruz Gonzalez ([email protected]).