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Data: 30/08/2010
Join ACR+, the Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and sustainable Resource management!The Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and sustainable Resource management (ACR+) is an international network of nearly 100 members with the shared aim of promoting the sustainable consumption of resources and the management of municipal waste through prevention at source, reuse, recycling and, as a last priority, energy recovery.ACR+ membership mainly consists of local and regional public authorities as well as national networks of local authorities representing more than 1100 municipalities around Europe (EU-27 + candidate countries) and neighbourhood policy countries.
ACR+ endeavours to:
- Develop the expertise of public authorities and encourage practical action in municipal waste management and sustainable consumption
- Anticipate new developments and future challenges facing local and regional authorities
- Promote the creation of partnerships to develop eco-efficient solutions
- Encourage harmonization of concepts, definitions and standards.
We are offering an internship position as Project Assistant.
The successful candidates will be part of the ACR+ Secretariat team in Brussels.
Tasks
The internship will offer a wide range of activities, focusing on topical research and communication tasks around two important European projects centred on municipal waste prevention. These EU co-funded projects, which will start early 2010, gather dozens of partners (cities and regions) throughout Europe.
Tasks and responsibilities include:
- Providing support to the ACR+ Project Managers in delivering the different tasks for which ACR+ is responsible in the 2 projects and liaise with the European partners
- Research work on waste prevention: identification and description of good practices, elaboration of monitoring tools, recommendations
- Drafting technical papers, news, articles and information material
- Elaborating and disseminating communication tools: leaflets, newsletters, posters, website, blog, etc• Editing and maintaining projects websites
- Providing general support to the activities of the ACR+ Secretariat.
Requirements
- Very good command of English and good command of French – Knowledge of other European languages is an asset
- High-school or university degree with relevant knowledge in environmental topics
- Good communication skills (orally and in writing)
- Organized working style, pro-active attitude
- Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously.
Terms and Conditions
The internship position is available from 1st October 2010 at ACR+ Secretariat in Brussels. The duration will be six months. This is an unpaid internship. An accommodation allowance and monthly public transportation tickets will be provided.
Application
Send email job application including letter of motivation and detailed CV (with picture). A selection procedure by email/phone will be organised for the short-listed candidates.
Please send your CV and letter to Mr Olivier De Clercq at [email protected] by 2 September 2010. Due to the large number of applications we receive for each posting, we are unable to provide feedback on all applications. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Sito web: http://www.acrplus.org
Email: [email protected]
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