Interreg
Volunteer Youth

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “Mestá.Záhrady.Rozmanitost / Städte.Gärten.Vielfalt”

Support sustainable community building in Vienna and Bratislava

GLOBAL 2000 – Umweltschutzorganisation is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “Mestá.Záhrady.Rozmanitost / Städte.Gärten.Vielfalt”, under the Programme “Interreg Slovakia – Austria”.

The objective of the Interreg project “Mestá.Záhrady.Rozmanitost / Städte.Gärten.Vielfalt” is to combine community building with nature conservation activities and measures to restore and preserve biodiversity in Vienna and Bratislava. Its aim is to make urban green spaces more liveable for people and (small) wildlife.

The volunteer will be carrying out the following tasks and activities:

• Assisting in transnational online and personal meetings;
• Help to connect with local communities to raise awareness about the project, its goals, and the services offered. This will involve conducting participatory community events, distributing information, or organizing local meetings and events;
• Support with organizing the logistics of public garden events, such as coordinating transportation, managing supplies, or setting up equipment for activities in the field;
• Creating Engaging Content: Crafting posts, graphics, videos, and infographics that are visually appealing, informative, and aligned with the project’s message. The content might include updates, success stories, behind-the-scenes glimpses, or educational material relevant to the project’s goals.

Other information:

Financial support of: 35 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Vienna, Austria.

Start and duration: 1st May, for 2/6 months.*

Languages**: English (B2); German (B1).

Read more and apply here!

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “MoreAdaptBSB”

Support transnational cooperation to enhance climate adaptability through nature-based solutions and remote sensing

Via Pontica is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “MoreAdaptBSB”, under the Interreg Programme “INTERREG NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme”.

The objective of the Interreg project “MoreAdaptBSB” is promotes transnational cooperation to enhance climate adaptability through nature-based solutions and remote sensing. It fosters knowledge exchange among stakeholders and supports the restoration of urban and coastal green spaces. Key outputs include a climate vulnerability visualization tool, an adaptation plan, a catalogue of restoration measures, and the revitalization of 60 dka of green spaces in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine. The project also facilitates three knowledge exchange groups and a Living Lab.

The volunteer will primarily assist with managing and creating content for the MoreAdapt project’s social media channels, including:

Creating and Scheduling Social Media Posts – Develop engaging content to promote the project’s activities, events, and progress, ensuring alignment with the project’s goals and messaging.Design visually appealing posts (using tools like Canva or similar platforms) to share updates, research findings, and other relevant information.
Engaging with Online Audiences – Respond to comments and messages on social media platforms, fostering community interaction and promoting awareness of the project’s work.Track engagement metrics to assess the effectiveness of posts and adjust strategies accordingly.
Promoting Events and Activities – Assist in creating posts for upcoming events such as workshops, conferences, or awareness campaigns, ensuring they reach the appropriate audience.
Content Planning and Strategy – Help plan the content calendar to ensure regular posting and consistency across social media channels. Assist in brainstorming ideas for campaigns and initiatives that raise awareness about the project’s impact on environmental sustainability.
Other information:

Financial support of: 26 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Burgas, Bulgaria

Start and duration: May, for 2/6 month(s).*

Languages**: English (B2)

Read more and apply here!

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “AlgaeRevive project”

Support promoting sustainable economic development in the Black Sea region

Via Pontica Foundation is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “AlgaeRevive project“, under the Interreg Programme “INTERREG NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme”.

The objective of the Interreg project “AlgaeRevive project” is is a collaborative effort aimed at leveraging the potential of algae to address environmental challenges and promote sustainable economic development in the Black Sea region. Through innovative tools, research activities, and knowledge-sharing initiatives, the project aims to create a lasting impact and foster a collective approach to algae-related issues. The project brings together partners from five countries – Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, and Ukraine – to collaboratively address common challenges related to algal blooms and their impact on the marine ecosystem.

The volunteer will be carrying out communication and implementation activities:

• assist with managing and creating content for the AlgaeRevive project’s social media channels, including:
• Creating and Scheduling Social Media Posts
• Develop engaging content to promote the project’s activities, events, and progress, ensuring alignment with the project’s goals and messaging.Design visually appealing posts (using tools like Canva or similar platforms) to share updates, research findings, and other relevant information.
• Engaging with Online Audiences – Respond to comments and messages on social media platforms, fostering community interaction and promoting awareness of the project’s work.Track engagement metrics to assess the effectiveness of posts and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Promoting Events and Activities – Assist in creating posts for upcoming events such as workshops, conferences, or awareness campaigns, ensuring they reach the appropriate audience.
• Content Planning and Strategy – Help plan the content calendar to ensure regular posting and consistency across social media channels. Assist in brainstorming ideas for campaigns and initiatives that raise awareness about the project’s impact on environmental sustainability.

Other information:

Financial support of: 26 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Burgas, Bulgaria

Start and duration: May 2025, for 2/6 month(s).*

Languages*: English (B2)

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme “Italy-Slovenia”

Support cross-border cooperation between Italy and Slovenia.

The Managing Authority of the Interreg Italy-Slovenia Programme is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme “Italy-Slovenia”.

The Interreg Italy-Slovenia Programme has an area extension of over 19,841 km² and a total population of approximately 3 million. It covers 5 Italian NUTS 3 regions (Venice, Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia and Trieste) and 5 Slovenian NUTS 3 regions (Primorsko-notranjska, Osrednjeslovenska, Gorenjska, Obalno-kraška and Goriška), sharing the goal of enhancing cross-border cooperation for improving the quality of life of the population, preserving and promoting cultural and natural heritage and enhancing the climate neutrality of the Programme area through sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth

The volunteer will be carrying out communication and dissemination activities:

• Support the Joint Secretariat in giving beneficiaries advice for applying the Programme Visual Identity;
• Support the communication team of the Programme by managing the website back office: releasing news and Programme information;
• Release news consistent with the Programme’s implementation of Policy Objectives;
• Support the management of social media channels with analysis and improvement of the Programme’s pages: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn;
• Support at drafting press releases about the Programme implementation;
• Support the Mananging Authority/Joint Secretariat organizing virtual meetings or events in person;
• Support coordinating the Communication networking among Programme Partners, Authorities and structures.

Other information:

Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Trieste, Italy.

Start and duration: April, for 3/6 month(s)*.

Languages**: Italian (C2), English (B2), Slovenian (A1)

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme “France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen”

Support cross-border exchanges between the Hauts-de-France and Grand Est regions, Wallonia, West and East Flanders.

The Joint Secretariat of the Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme “France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen”.

It is a cross-border cooperation programme. It covers 62,000 km2 and more than 11 million inhabitants!
For the period 2021 – 2027, a budget of €268 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will be allocated to the programme to support projects addressing the 5 cooperation themes.

The volunteer will be carrying out communication activities:

• Daily monitoring of social networks;
• Preparing posts for social networks in line with the programme’s marketing calendar;
• Share relevant information about projects and micro-projects on social networks – Preparing newsletters;
• Organising awareness campaigns;
• Preparing meetings of the “Communication” Working Group;
• Take part in day-to-day communication tasks;
• Answer by e-mail to questions from project operators;
• Helping to organise and prepare the programme’s annual event;
• Attend / launch events for projects and micro-projects.

Other information:

Financial support of: 37 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Mons, Belgium.

Start and duration: April, for 3 month(s)*.

Languages**: French (C2), Dutch (B2)

Read more and apply here!

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “Dialogue4LivingAreas”

Support Mediterranean cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, waste, water, and urban agriculture

Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “D4LA – Dialogue4LivingAreas”, under the Interreg Programme “Euro-MED”.

The objective of the Interreg project “D4LA – Dialogue4LivingAreas” is enhance cooperation and public policies in the Mediterranean by promoting sustainable practices in energy, transport, waste, water, and urban agriculture.

The volunteer will be carrying out implementation activities:

• To better identify public stakeholders, public policies and the potential for coordination;
• To foster exchanges between these different institutional layers and support sharing/transfer of experiences and practices;
• To improve strategic coordination at national, European and Mediterranean levels with key policy players;
• Support strategical communication – identify, reach, inform and mobilise key stakeholders, institutions and policy makers at national and international levels;
• Assisting with drafting communication materials (articles for online publication, social media posts, but also preparation of PowerPoint presentations, Excel sheets and factsheets, depending on the needs);
• Support the transfer and mainstreaming of public initiatives, policies and strategies by preparing information and materials – identification by the partners of mature replicable policy instruments in the areas of Energy Systems, Buildings, Mobility, Environment, Water and Waste.

Other information:

Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Nice, France.

Start and duration: May, for 6 month(s)*.

Languages**: English (C1)

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Macro-Regional Strategy “EUSALP”

Support the implementation of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region.

EUSALP Technical Support Secretariat is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Macro-regional Strategy “EUSALP”.

The European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region EUSALP is an innovative EU framework for multi-level coordination of public policies. The purpose of the Technical Secretariat (TSS) is to support the various operators in assisting in the implementation of EUSALP.

The volunteer will be carrying out communication activities:

• Assisting with the production of the EUSALP newsletter;
• Helping and supporting with communication training;
• Facilitating the events’ calendar;
• Updating contact database;
• Engaging with our audience on social networks;
• Helping with “Pitch Your Project” competition;
• Creating content wise linked to EUSALP activities such as the celebration of the 10th anniversary of EUSALP;
• Work on kits for journalists, politicians, young people from the youth council and members of the action groups;
• Work on videos and the collaborative platform;
• Depending on the needs of the presidencies and the Secretariat Team he/she might be mobilised on the communication aspects of Policy engagement events and workshops.

Other information:

Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Nice, France.

Start and duration: April, for 6 month(s)*.

Languages**: English (C1), French (A1), German (A2).

Read more and apply here!

PSRI Institute for Protection and Ecology of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “RES2FIRE – Models and Tools for Enhancing the Resistance and the Resilience to Wildfire in Natural Protected Areas and Wildland-Urban Interfaces”, under the Programme “Interreg IPA ADRION”.

The objective of the Interreg project “RES2FIRE” is to harmonise and transfer models and tools for climate change adaptation by increasing resilience to forest fires.

The volunteer will be carrying out the following tasks and activities:

• Attend and actively participate in working group meetings, meeting, network with project partners, and gain insights into the collaborative efforts within the project.
• Assist in drafting a brochure on fire behaviour and help its promotion;
• Assist in analysing and reporting on the environmental and socio-economic damages caused by forest fires;
• Participate in developing and implementing the dissemination strategy, targeting various stakeholder groups across IPA Adrion regions, including preparing materials for the project website, social media accounts, promotional videos, newsletters, etc;
• Prepare content for the Institute’s social media platforms, reporting on the implementation progress of the RES2FIRE project;
• Assist in organizing a technical meeting, where the Institute will host all project partners, contribute to the preparation of materials for the event, manage media posts, and ensure smooth organization.

Other information:

Financial support of: 31 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Start and duration: March, for 4/6 months.**

Languages*: Serbian (C2), English (B2).

Read more and apply here!

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “HumanFactor”

Support placing the Human Factor at the centre of Sustainability Transitions

Oxalis SCOP  is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “HumanFactor – Closing the Implementation Gap in the Alps: Putting the Human Factor at the Center of Sustainability Transitions”, under the Programme “Interreg Alpine Space”.

The objective of the Interreg project “HumanFactor” is to accelerate implementation of existing sustainability strategies (like the Alpine Convention, EUSALP, etc..) by bridging the gap between high-level goals and local action. It aims to empower at least 200 actors with practical skills to better consider the human factor and to design locally-relevant initiatives.

The volunteer will be carrying out the following tasks and activities:

• Support organizing workshops and training courses, by contacting participants, finding venues, reporting on the results of the workshops, etc.;
• Support with the overall communication activities of the project, including the preparation of the communication strategy, draft communication material, share ideas on the communication activities, support with creation and design of the deliverables.

Other information:

Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Aix-les-Bains, France.

Start and duration: February, 2-6 months.

Languages*: English (C1), French (B2), German (B2).

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme “IPA Hungary – Serbia”

Support cooperation between Hungary and Serbia.

The Joint Secretariat of Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary – Serbia Programme is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme “IPA Hungary – Serbia”, that aims to foster and encourage the harmonious cross-border development of the region, by co-financing great ideas by organizations from the Programme’s territory.

The volunteer will be carrying out the following activities and tasks:

• promote the projects, summarize and share updates to stakeholders and (potential) project partners;
• draft and send newsletters, organize webinars;
• document project progress, milestones, and outcomes;
• compile success stories, capture photos, or record video testimonials;
• provide new innovative ideas for the programme’s existing communication platforms;
• create draft content with JS’ supervision for the porgamme’s online platforms;
• conduct and process surveys, interviews, or focus group discussions and draw statistical summaries;
• raise awareness about the projects goals, impact, and importance;
• create awareness campaigns or events;
• create content plans for programme social media channels;
• assist in designing programme’s promotional materials: booklets, newsletters, templates, etc;
• create tutorial videos for beneficiaries about phases of project implementation with useful imput of colleagues;
• assist in organising Information days other promotional type of event on programme level;
• help project partners during the preparation for various contests initiated by Interact, EU Commission or other organizations.

Other information:

Financial support of: 27 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Budapest, Hungary.

Start and duration: Flexible, for 2/6 months.*

Languages**: English (B2), knowledge of Serbian is a plus.

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme “Hungary-Croatia”

Support cooperation between Hungary and Croatia.

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “AFLE”

Support territorial development of costal areas between Spain, France and Andorra.

Euroregion Pyrenees Mediterranean  is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “AFLE – Aire Fonctionnelle Littoral Est”, under the Programme “Interreg POCTEFA”.

The objective of the Interreg project “AFLE” is to fund and develop cross-border projects answering the specific challenges of the area: environmental and demographic pressure – mainly from tourism – and sea economy, circular economy and the management of coastal vulnerability.

The volunteer will be carrying out the following tasks and activities:

• Content creation for social media and website. Creation of videos / promotional elements;
• Support in promoting the AFLE project within the region and in Europe;
• Support for the general communication of the AFLE project;
• Update of AFLE’s communication elements on the Euroregion website and AFLE website;
• Support in the organization of event (meetings, conferences, information days, webinars, etc.);
• Work with various interlocutors (Associations, institutions public, companies, universities, etc.);
• Support projects in progress;
• Support the organization of the launch of the second AFLE call for projects.

Other information:

Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Perpignan, France.

Start and duration: from March/April, for 3/6 months*.

Languages*: French (C1), Spanish (C1), Catalan (A2), English (B2).

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme Netherlands-Flanders (Vlaaned)

Promote cooperation across the Belgian and Dutch borders!

The Joint Secretariat Interreg Vlaanderen-Nederland is looking for two volunteers!

The Interreg programme Vlaanderen-Nederland focuses on strengthening the five Flemish provinces in Belgium and the three southern provinces of The Netherlands. Four are the main priorities for this border area:

• innovation and research infrastructure,
• training and the functioning of the labour market,
• adaptation to climate change, biodiversity and air pollution prevention, sustainable
  leisure activities and tourism,
• solving administrative-legal bottlenecks at the border.

The volunteers will support the programme in reaching these priorities through communication activities, carrying out the following tasks:

• Coming up with ideas and input for the communication plan;
• Contacting, informing and making agreements with involved project partners for conducting interviews, articles, videos/podcast, etc;
• Support the promotion of Interreg projects by going on site and taking interviews and photos;
• Writing and/or editing articles or videos and publish them on the website and social media channels;
• Contribute to the newsletter;
• Participate in the daily operation of the secretariat and attend the weekly meetings.

Other information:

Financial support of: 37 euros per day

Location: Antwerp, Belgium

Start and duration: Start date between March and May 2025, for 2/6 months**

Languages*: Dutch (C1) and English (B1). 

Read more and apply here!