Opposition and Narratives Intern

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International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Internship
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: EUR 1,300 EUR / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 06/04/2026
  • Location: Belgium
Health Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR)
About us
IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment. Anyone employed with IPPF agrees to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.

IPPF is a global movement delivering sexual and reproductive health services and rights. We are a diverse, feminist, and values-driven workplace - multi-national, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-lingual, and intergenerational.

We are an equal opportunities employer and appoint on merit through open competition. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience and from the communities we serve, especially those from marginalised groups.
Role Purpose
To provide support for activities of the IPPF EN office aimed at reinforcing strategic responses to counter the anti-rights movement and advance SRHR, includig intelligence gathering, monitoring political trends, and strategic communication.
Deliverables
Countering Opposition and Winning Narratives Support: 
  • Assist the External Relations Team to monitor and analyse anti-rights trends discourse / mobilisation strategies.
  • Development of a weekly newsletter sharing key insights and intelligence for the membership. 
  • Contribute to technical assistance, coaching and mutual learning with IPPF EN’s regional network-based on needs’ assessment data gathered.
  • Where relevant,support to the content gathering and drafting of other materials for membership awareness-raising.
  • Where required, support resilience building and preparedness activities for our Member Association and community network, including partnerships outreach and connection.
  • Where relevant, support the implementation of winning narratives initiatives.
  • When needed/relevant, on ad hoc basis, support community engagement activities
  • Opportunities for learning from the membership via attendance at mutual learning calls, Community of Practice sessions, External Relations Team meetings and beyond.
 
Overall Project(s) Support:  
  • Support the compiling of project information and reporting.
  • Contribute, when needed, to the logistical organisation of online and offline events, mutual learning meetings and representation meetings.
  • Provide administrative support for grant-making and the contracting of different consultancies/service providers.
  • To perform other duties as agreed with supervisor.
Essential Skills
  • Right to work in Belgium.
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken); fluency in other languages spoken in Europe is desirable.  
  • Commitment to gender equality, non-discrimination, diversity, and youth participation area must.
  • Computer skills: MSOffice, database, electronic filing systems, MailChimp.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Excellent writing skills.
  • Interest in SRHR,Gender Equality, Human Rights
  • Experience in mobilizing for social change (as a volunteer or as part of a social movement, grassroots group or NGO); and/or interest and/or (volunteer) experience in advocacy are assets.

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