International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) works in more than 145 countries and 7 secretariat offices to empower the most vulnerable women, men, and young people to access life-saving services and programmes, and to live with dignity. It is a global service provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. We are a world-wide movement of national organisations working with and for communities.
IPPF is committed to advancing human rights and ensuring that in the course of its work, it ‘does no harm’. This means protecting everyone it comes into contact with from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, people trafficking, modern slavery and bullying and harassment in the workplace
IPPF European Network (IPPF EN) includes 30 membership-based associations throughout Europe and Central Asia, as well as the Regional Office in Brussels, Belgium.
The IPPF EN Regional Office is recruiting an
INTERN – Advocacy
From Mid-January - Mid July 2025 (CIP internship)
FULL TIME PAID INTERNSHIP (€1300/ month)
Do you want to work in a multinational team where personal initiative, creativity and passion are valued and put into practice? Then join our team!
We are seeking an energetic quick learner to become our new intern and support to the effective implementation of the overall IPPF EN advocacy engagement with the European Union (EU) aimed at ensuring a strong focus on gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), in its policies and funding, both for within the EU and in its international cooperation and external action.
Among other things, your responsibilities will include: monitoring the inclusion of gender equality and SRHR in EU institutions work, monitoring the EU policy developments focusing on EU external action and funding, participating in relevant meetings and coalitions, supporting the development of advocacy tools and resources.
Profile: Candidates should have an academic knowledge of EU institutions and good understanding (including academic) of EU policies, in particular gender equality, human rights, health, international cooperation policies. They will have also an interest and/or (volunteer) experience in advocacy as well as an interest in SRHR work, human rights and development.
We particularly welcome applications from people who represent communities who face exclusion and/or particular difficulty accessing their sexual and reproductive rights.
Interested candidates are requested to send their application letter, explaining how they meet the profile requirements, with a detailed CV and completed safer recruitment form to [email protected] by 1 December 2024.
The full job description can be downloaded below.
IPPF European Network envisions a world where every individual is healthy; where sex and sexuality are recognised as fundamental and precious parts of human life; where sexual and reproductive choices are respected; and where diversity is valued and celebrated.
IPPF is committed to the safety and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults and this role may involve contact with these groups. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children, young people, and vulnerable adults in our programs.
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