Campaign and Communications Intern

Position Title:Campaign and Communications Intern (paid)
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months – start date May/June 2024
Reports to: Director of Policy and Advocacy 

Mission of the organisation

CHEM Trust’s vision is a world where humans and wildlife co-exist with a sustainable chemical industry, and synthetic chemicals are prevented from causing long-term damage to nature or people by ensuring that chemicals which cause such harm are substituted with safer alternatives.

We are a dynamic and influential NGO, working mainly at the EU and UK levels. We are science-based and work closely with NGOs and others in Brussels, around Europe and beyond.

CHEM Trust is a collaboration between CHEM Trust, a UK registered Charity and CHEM Trust Europe eV, which is a charity (eV) based in Germany. Both legal entities work closely together on projects under the name CHEM Trust. More information about CHEM Trust’s work and team is available on our websites:

• chemtrust.org (public) chemtrust.org/policy (policy)
• chemtrust.org/de (in German)

Summary of this role

The intern will work with the Director of Policy and Advocacy and other members of the team in order to support and develop CHEM Trust’s work, helping us maximise our effectiveness and impact.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of our work, and learn from our extensive experience of campaigning, advocacy and policymaking.

You will also learn about working in networks of civil society organisations in the UK and the EU and how we work with other stakeholders such as civil servants, politicians, academics and business.

This role, on a 12-month fixed-term contract, includes:

• Helping to develop our campaigning and advocacy work;
• Developing and monitoring our communications including our social media reach;
• Ensuring that the organisation works effectively.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, as they are currently under-represented in the UK charity sector.

We understand that the application process can be difficult if you have a condition or disability that you live with. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to shine during your application process, so please let us know what we can do to accommodate you.

Location and working hours 

• 5 days per week, 35 hrs per week.
• Holiday: 31 working days per annum in addition to the normal public holidays.
• CHEM Trust will pay for between 2 and 4 days per week (to be discussed) for co-working office space at the Impact Hub, Euston, London, which is where other members of the team are based. 
• CHEM Trust will provide a laptop, software etc for the period of the internship.

How to apply

Find the job description and person specification here.

To apply, please fill out the application form here.

• You will have a chance to upload a statement explaining (with examples) how you meet each of the required (and desirable, if possible) skills as outlined in the job description.

The deadline for applications is 12 midnight (UK time) on Sunday 14th April.

We plan to interview shortlisted candidates virtually (via Zoom) on 1st May and 2nd May.

We hope that we can have someone in the role end of May/early June 2024.

If you have any queries about the role or need to contact us about the application process, please email people@chemtrust.org