Start date: 20 October 2025
Location: Brussels
Type of contract: full-time (38 hours) compensated internship under Belgian law
Duration of contract: 6 months (with the possibility of another 6-month extension)
Deadline for applications: 14.09.2025, 23:59 Brussels time
About FEANTSA
FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless, is an umbrella organisation with over 130 members across Europe. FEANTSA is the only European NGO focusing specifically on homelessness. We are recruiting a communications assistant who will work closely with the communications officers.
Profile
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Native or near-native level of English
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Good writing and proofreading skills
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Interest in communications, homelessness and housing
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Eye for detail
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Analytical thinking
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Proactive worker
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Willing to learn
Advantageous
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Knowledge of other EU languages
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Professional/volunteer experience or academic understanding of homelessness
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Previous experience and/or studies in communications
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Basic design skills
Tasks
The following list should be used as a reference. In no way will the intern be asked to fulfil all the tasks below simultaneously. There will also be a certain flexibility according to the interests and learning objectives of the successful candidate:
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Social media & community management
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Researching and proactively proposing topics for social media posting
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Drafting and scheduling social media posts
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Researching and creating appropriate creative material to accompany the post
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Designing visuals with Canva / Adobe Creative Cloud pack
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Intervening in comments where relevant (with help from the Communications colleagues)
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Basic video editing
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Information research (together with the communications officers)
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Scanning international media on topics related to FEANTSA’s work and on EU political climate
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Scouting for opportunities (political context, events, etc.) where FEANTSA could try to jump in to get their messages across
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Internal communications
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Pro-actively sharing information/content of interest with policy staff and/or the communications officers
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Other tasks
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Contributing to the drafting of the monthly newsletter
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Potential assistance with the organisation of events
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Website management
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Proofreading FEANTSA’s biannual magazine and documents drafted by the Policy Officers
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Supporting campaign work when applicable
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Terms & Conditions
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Start date: 20 October 2025
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Full-time position (38 hours)
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Internship under Belgian “convention d’immersion professionnelle” (see here for explanations in French or Dutch)
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Location: FEANTSA Secretariat in Brussels
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Duration of contract: 6 months (with the possibility of another 6-month extension)
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Compensation in line with Belgian internship standards, including public transportation support and meal vouchers
To Apply
Please send a CV and letter of application in English by 14.09.2025, 23:59 Brussels time to:
Rocío Urías (she/her), Communications Team Leader[email protected]
With the subject line ‘Communications Assistant Internship September 25’.
Files should be in PDF format and named ‘Name_Surname_CV’ and ‘Name_Surname_Letter’.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
