We are offering a 4-6 months paid internship at our Brussels office

Technopolis Group is a European leader in strategic policy advice in the field of science, technology and innovation (STI). Our team undertakes comparative policy studies, monitoring and evaluation studies and provides strategic advice to various international and national public clients. Technopolis Group has a growing portfolio of green economy and eco-innovation policy projects and provides support to policymakers in monitoring the implementation of green growth policies and advise on related topics.

Core tasks

Support in ongoing projects in the area of (but not limited to) Green economy including:

• conduct desk research on specific topics
• conduct interviews with various stakeholders (industry, agencies, public sector, etc.)
• drafting case studies and good practices reports
• support the preparation of surveys / online consultations
• support communication activities (monitoring the content, drafting articles, managing online content, contacting content sources, etc. )
• support in administrative tasks in secretariat projects  (e.g. organisation of meetings and webinars)

Your profile

• You are a Master or a Bachelor student in a gap year or a recent graduate in either environmental policy/management/science/engineering or relates areas such as business, management, public policy, political sciences, or communication – with specialisation and interest on sustainability topics.
• You have a passion for the new developments in European Commission policies in the area of green economy, circular economy, sustainable energy, environment, as well as support actions for SMEs, new technologies and innovations.
• You have an interest in communication, stakeholder engagement, network development activities.
• You are acquainted with qualitative research methods (e.g. company interviews, case studies).
• You have a positive attitude towards liaising with different stakeholders (i.e. companies, business associations, cluster associations and regional authorities).
• You have attention to detail.
• You have good coordination and communication skills.
• You know your way around Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• You have full proficiency in English in speaking and writing. Knowledge of any other EU language is a plus.
• You like working in teams.
• You are eager to learn about new topics and methods and gain new skills.

We are looking for someone as soon as possible. Please fill out the form below to submit your application.