Cultural Project, Policy and Communication Assistant

Starting date: April/May 2020 (to be discussed)

Traineeship for 6, 9 or 12 months

Erasmus+ contracts are more than welcome! (Both exchange and graduate traineeships)

Description

If you are looking for a jack-of-all-trades traineeship, combining admin, front desk and cultural projects management tasks, then this traineeship may be just what you need!

Joining a small team based in Brussels, you will assist in the day-to-day management of the European Historic Houses association, supporting the work vis-à-vis European institutions and members’ Organisation. 

The European Historic Houses Association is the Brussels-based voice of privately owned historic houses and gardens to the European institutions. Its membership comprises 24 national associations, representing private historic houses all over Europe.

Tasks

As a trainee, you will have the possibility to assist and develop your skills in the following:

Administration/Management

• Manage general emails and calls
• Database management
• Accounting and follow-up of contracts and invoices with contractors
• Administrative support to President and Vice-Presidents

Event Organisation

• Support in the organisation of meetings in Brussels and abroad (annual General Assembly and Conference, Next Gen Conferences, workshops): booking rooms and contacting providers, sending invitations and reminders, participant lists, on-site support
• Coordination of the European Private Heritage Week

Project Management

• Project applications and implementation (application, budget, relationships with partners, content, evaluation)

Communication

• Articles and press releases
• Website management (Wordpress)
• Newsletters (Mailchimp)
• Social media management (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Policy support

• Follow-up on relevant European policy schemes
• Participation to important events (Voices of Culture meetings, Summits on Cultural Heritage etc.)

Qualification/Education

• Training in Cultural-related sector, Administration management, EU Policy or Communication
• You are organised, serious, meticulous and punctual
• You master the Office Pack
• You are able to communicate well with the team and management to highlight when work is on/off track
• An excellent command of English is required
• An additional EU language, notably French would be appreciated

You can send a resume and a cover letter (both written in English) by email/mail at [email protected] / European Historic Houses Association, 67 rue de Trèves, B-1040 Brussels. We will treat them on a rolling basis