IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme ALCOTRA

Support youth participation in the ALCOTRA region

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

The volunteer will support the Managing Authority of the Interreg Programme ALCOTRA with communication activities linked to the promotion of the Alcotra Youth Council.

The ALCOTRA Cross-Border Youth Council promotes cooperation and youth participation among the regions between France and Italy, with the aim of strenghtening interaction, peace and friendship.

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

• Publishing news and info on the website and social media channels;
• Recording interviews, drafting articles and editing videos related to the ALCOTRA youth council;
• Proposing youth tailored communication strategies and campaigns.

Other information:

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

Location: Lyon, France.

Start and duration: From January, for 6 month(s).

Languages*: French (C1), Italian (C1) and English (B2).

*Please be aware that the languages mentioned are the minimum level of command required.

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme Italy – France Maritime

Support cooperation in the Mediterranean sea between Italy and France

The Managing Authority for the  Interreg Programme Italy – France Maritime is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the cross-border Interreg Programme Italy-France Maritime, that aims to promotes a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the central-northern Mediterranean area, by taking into account the problems of marine, coastal and island areas.

The volunteer will carry out the following activities and tasks:

• Support the management of the Programme website and keep it up to date;
• Write short articles on specific topics and disseminate news on the website, social media, and newsletter (project results and events);
• Participate in the projects events and report on them;
• Organise the annual event or other programme events (depending on the start date of the placement);
• Analyse the results of the main communication activities and channels in order to improve the overall communication strategy;
• Prepare videos and promotional material about the programme, including the “project of the month” video or infographics;
• Contribute to actions, activities and tools of capitalisation.

Other information:

Financial support of: 27 euros per day

Location: Florence, Italy

Start and duration: from mid-April to mid-October 2023, (6 months)

Languages*: French (C2-native), Italian (B2-C1), English (B2).

Read more and apply here!

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg projects “ADAPTNOW” and “X-Risk CC”

Support climate adaptation for a greener Alpine region

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energy Environment Agency (AURA EE) is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support two Interreg projects under the Interreg Programme “Alpine Space”: 

• ADAPTNOW: ADAPTation Capacity Strengthening for Highly Affected and Exposed Territories in the Alps Now;
• X-Risk CC: how to adapt to changing weather eXtremes and associated compound and cascading RISKs in the context of Climate Change.

Both projects work on the same priority: climate adaptation across the borders of seven Alpine countries, for a greener region.

The volunteer will support the following activities and tasks:

• Participating in the technical activities of both projects: research on legal environmental and urban context, risk mitigation and prevention in the Alps, etc.;
• Helping in launching the European project at regional level;
• Participate in the organization regional and international events in the framework of these projects;
• Participate in the promotion of both projects online.

Other information:

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

Location: Villeurbanne, France.

Start and duration: February 2023, for 6 months.

Languages*: French (C1/C2), English (B2/C1), Additional language is a plus.

*Please be aware that the languages mentioned are the minimum level of command required.

Read more and apply here!

IVY Reporter for the Interreg Programme Poland – Slovakia

Support cooperation in the Polish-Slovak border region

The Joint Secretariat of the Interreg Cross-border Cooperation Programme “Poland – Slovakia” is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme Poland – Slovakia, which addresses the most important cross-border challenges in the Polish-Slovak border region. The programme supports the development of the transport infrastructure to improve cross-border accessibility, it addresses environmental issues and promote effective and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage.

The volunteer will carry out communication activities, such as:

• Support in the implementation of the Communication Strategy and the Information and Promotion Action Plan;
• Support in the preparation, organization and participation of event;
• Support the approved projects in their communication activities (in terms of the visual requirements of the program;
• Support in updating and developing websites and the social media, including creating graphics, editing photos and videos through the available tools;
• Support in other communication tasks (eg newsletters and other publications, writing articles, creating content for a website, producing promotional materials, update of the projects database etc.);
• Support in the creation of the documents produced by the JTS (visual and, occasionally, translating simple texts into Slovak or Polish language).

Other information:

Financial support of: 23 euros per day

Location: Kraków, Poland

Start and duration: November, for 6 months

Languages*: Polish or Slovak (C1), English (B1).

*Please be aware that the languages mentioned are the minimum level of command required.

Read more and apply here!

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “Community4Tourism”

Support Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean Region

The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “Community4Tourism – C4T”, under the Programme Interreg Euro-Med. The project C4T aims to enhance sustainable tourism, contributing to EU territorial cooperation and its transnational dimension.

The volunteer will support the following activities and tasks:

• Supporting the project team to ensure the smooth running of the above mentioned cooperation project and related activities;
• Supporting the planification phase of the CPMR’s activities within the project (E.g. preparation of a retro planning for the different CPMR activities within the project, this include the planification of the different sub-tasks for the developement of a joint action plan with the Dialogue4Tourism project which is the other Governance project of the Mission 4 on Tourism for instance);
• Contributing to the organisation of the 1st Joint Annual Forum of the project to be held in 2023;
• Supporting the project team with the Mapping of synergies with EU policies and initiatives which is one of the deliverables to be developed within the 1st year of implementation of the project;
• Supporting the project team with the Monitoring of the carbon footprint of project activities;
• Supporting the project team with the Blueprint for Regional Climate Action Plan;
• Relating efficiently with team members, projects partners and other parties;
• Support in representing the CPMR IMC and the Community4Tourism project during external events, organised by the project’s partners and funders mainly, as necessary;
• Constantly coordinating with the CPMR team involved in the project on the development of the project’s activities;
• Supporting the connection between the project’s related activities and the overall CPMR-Intermediterranean Commission (IMC) action contributing to their capitalisation efforts.

Other information:

Financial support of: 24 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Barcelona, Spain.

Start and duration: March 2023, for 6 months.

Languages*: English (C1). In addition, good command of any Mediterranean language is an asset.

*Please be aware that the languages mentioned are the minimum level of command required.

Read more and apply here!

IVY Project Partner for the Interreg project “H2MA”

Support Energy Efficiency in the Alpine Region

KSSENA, the Energy Agency of Savinjska, Šaleška and Koroška region, is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The volunteer will support the Interreg project “Green Hydrogen Mobility for Alpine Region Transportation – H2MA”, under the Programme Interreg Alpine Space. The project H2MA aims to promote energy efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Alpine Region, through an approach based on research and innovation.

The volunteer will support the following activities and tasks:

• Communication activities (dissemination of project results and outputs), including preparation of content for project newsletters, articles, social media publication, event organization and participation, as well as other relevant activities that distribute project related information to H2MA’s main target groups.;
• Support to peer-review workshop to establish a common trans-Alpine green H2 mobility masterplan, to advance commercial/long-distance and urban mobility infrastructure planning;
• Support organizing trainings and  workshops, in order to build the capacities of green H2 mobility businesses, stakeholders and policy-makers.

Other information:

Financial support of: 25 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location: Velenje, Slovenia.

Start and duration: Flexible start date, for 6 months.

Languages*: English (C1/C2). 

*Please be aware that the languages mentioned are the minimum level of command required.

Read more and apply here!