Desired start date: October 2025
Duration of the internship : 6 months
Location : SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL headquarters in Clichy
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid organization that, for over 40 years, has been providing relief to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs, such as food, water, and shelter. Particularly committed to combating diseases linked to unsafe water, the world’s leading cause of death, SI’s interventions leverage expertise in the areas of access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion, as well as in the essential areas of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI’s teams—a total of 2,000 people, including expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers—operate with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.
Context
Within the Development and Communications department, made up of 22 people, and reporting directly to the Press Relations Officer, and in collaboration with the Editorial Coordinator, you will provide support to the communications department for editorial production and press relations.
Main tasks:
Assistance with the production of editorial content and the development of publications
- Support for the management of editorial projects or publications: data collection, conducting interviews, information research
- Writing: articles, publications, web content, press releases, press kits, press reviews, etc.
- Editorial secretarial work: proofreading, revision, correction of editorial content
- Support for updating web content in conjunction with other departments
- Video Transcription
- Search for iconographic material
- Managing translation needs for web articles
- Monitoring of new trends and editorial proposals
- Participation in discussions and service meetings
Support for the Press Relations Officer
- Support for managing press relations as needed: organizing interview requests, gathering information, monitoring interviews
- Press coverage: collection of press coverage, monitoring and updating of the document centralizing press coverage
- Identification (mapping) of journalists and media. Creation of lists on the press relations management tool (Luqi).
- Support for press relations on social networks: identification of journalists/accounts, monitoring of mentions, monitoring.
- Analysis of press coverage and creation of ad hoc press reviews
Occasional tasks:
- Support during the organization of internal or external events by the Development and Communication department: debates, press conferences, screenings, etc.
- Participation in crisis communication, particularly during humanitarian emergencies
Contributions of the internship:
- Discover how an NGO headquarters works and how it relates to the field
- Discover the different professions of SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL in the field and at headquarters
- Understanding the humanitarian issues of the NGO and its partners
- Participate in the implementation of the Communication strategy of a humanitarian NGO
- Learn about the procedures in place within the NGO
- Practice and perfect your editorial skills
- Understanding how relationships between journalists and NGOs work
- Evolve in a multicultural environment
IF YOU WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
• Internship based at the SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL headquarters in Clichy (92), Mairie de
Clichy metro station
• Intern with mandatory internship agreement
• The compensation is calculated pro rata to the actual hours of presence over the month (on
average 1 month = 154 hours, or 22 days of 7 hours/day)
• Possibility of teleworking: 4 or 12 days of teleworking per month. In accordance with the Teleworking Charter
in force and the tutor.
• Public transport covered 50% by SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL
• Meal vouchers at €8.90 / actual day of internship, with SOLIDARITÉS
INTERNATIONAL contributing 60%
Training, skills and qualities
• Higher education (minimum bac +3 level) in journalism, communication,
international law or humanitarian project management
• Very good writing skills
• Perfect French and fluent English (written and oral)
• Analytical and synthesis skills
• Autonomy, rigor, organization, efficiency
• Team spirit
• Real interest and motivation for associations and humanitarian work
• IT: Windows (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams and social networks
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If so, send us your CV and cover letter!
Applications containing only CVs will not be considered.
Solidarités International reserves the right to close a recruitment process before the deadline. Thank you for your understanding.
And to find out more about Solidarités International: www.solidarites.org
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Solidarités International (SI) is committed to preventing and combating any type of abuse—any act of sexual exploitation, abuse, and/or harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its employees, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, undeclared conflicts of interest, or the financing of activities that violate human rights—that may be perpetrated in the context of its operations. SI has a zero-tolerance policy for any type of abuse, particularly acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is a fair-trade employer that combats all forms of discrimination. SI will never request any compensation for participating in a recruitment process.
Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of abuse, notably acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.