Intern OS House - Events organisation - Sept

Project:   OS House Project
Location:   Rotterdam, Netherlands

Type:   Internship
Level:   Bachelor/ Master

Start date: September 2009
Period:  3 á 6 months

Enviu:
Enviu - innovators in sustainability – is an international network organisation for young people designed by young people. We support sustainable business start-ups aimed at innovative solutions designed to be sustainable and to promote fair trade and provide socio-economic solutions.

Enviu has an international network of young entrepreneurs, young professionals and students who share their knowledge and experience in several of our projects. For more information see our site:www.enviu.org.

Task description:
The OShouse Project is aimed at building houses in a more sustainable way globally. The OShouse Competition will play an important part in this project: thourgh this (international) competition, a lot of designs will be developed which will contribute to this goal. The eventual winner wil have his/her design realised in an international pilot.

We are looking for 2 students who will be part of the communicative team withing this challenging project. In this job you will support the commercial and communicative aspects of this project.The emphasis will be on organising events such as the kick-off of the Oshouse competition, but also other promotion events.

Tasks to name a few:
- Working in a team and designing guerilla events;
- Organising events from planning to evaluation;
- Supporting of other communication related activities.

Student profile:
- Good verbal and written expression skills (Dutch and English).
- In your 3rd or 4th year (bachelor or master);
- Organising  talent, multitasking as a second nature;
- Creative;
- Affinity with Enviu’s philosophy;
- Ability to work alone and in a team;
- Hands-on mentality;
- Energetic, enthusiastic, flexible and curious!

What’s in it for you?   
In Enviu’s philosophy creating win-win situations is a very important element. That’s why we offer our interns:
- A lot of space for their own initiative;
- Making a tangible contributtion to sustainable development;
- Colleagues from different backgrounds, so that your network will expand rapidly;
- Personal development, through new experience and (free) workshops;
- Gaining relevant work experience.

For more information    
Enthusiastic? Send your CV and a short motivation to Joep Maas:joep@enviu.org.
If you have any more questions or if you would like some more information please feel free to email us or ring us at: 010-2887970.