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Comms Intern (Lesvos) (m/f/d)

April 2026

Full-time/part-time

Lesvos

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Stipend

Europe Cares (EC) is a young and growing humanitarian organization supporting people on the move and standing up for human rights at the European external borders. 
 

On Lesvos, we operate the community center Paréa Lesvos located within walking distance from the Lesvos CCAC (or Mavrovouni refugee camp). The center offers a safe space where residents of the camp, locals, and international people can meet freely to spend time in a peaceful environment with many recreational activities and sports, a Women Space, a Child Friendly Space, a cafeteria with free drinks and daily lunch. Our center hosts another 10+ partner organizations offering a wide range of services to our visitors including MHPSS, medical and legal support, NFI distributions, informal education and integration support.
 

Position Summary
 

Our Communications Intern is responsible for supporting our remote central team with managing EC communication channels, including website and social media management, writing monthly newsletters, supporting communication and fundraising campaigns. This is a crucial role for Europe Cares to keep our projects running, grow and further develop our capacity to better meet the needs of the community we serve.

You will be based on Lesvos and work partially remotely with our central team, and partially in our community center with our local team.
 

We offer the possibility to join a full time internship with 35 hours per week, or a part time with 25 hours per week.
 

The ideal starting date is in early April 2026.
 

This role can be accounted as an official internship.

Daily tasks

  • Preparation of photo and video content in Paréa;

  • Designing and posting content for our social media, including Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, in collaboration with the Comms team;

  • Support in the preparation of texts including press releases, articles, newsletters;

  • Support in the preparation of infographics present in reports, articles, posters, and other informational materials;

  • Development of the EC website;

  • Help develop fundraising materials, including presentations, flyers, outreach material, etc;

  • Help develop fundraising campaign, including goals, message and content;

  • Help develop concepts for fundraising events;

  • Support volunteers organizing fundraising and/or awareness events;

  • Support the local team with smaller admin tasks and/or project-related tasks.

What we are looking for

  • Able to commit for (at least) 4 months for the full time role and (at least) 6 months for the part time;

  • (Under-)graduate degree in a relevant field of study;

  • Interest in the humanitarian sector, especially migration issues;

  • (Desirably) previous experience working with displaced communities and/or in similar projects;

  • Previous experience in communications, social media management, graphic design, etc. is highly desirable;

  • A creative and proactive approach;

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English & (desirably) German;

  • Ability to work independently, proactively and collaborate effectively within a team;

  • Good organizational & time management skills;

  • Able to provide a Criminal Record Check;

  • High degree of integrity and strict compliance to our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy;

  • Commitment to the values and mission of Europe Cares.

What you get

  • Working experience in a dynamic & motivated multicultural team;

  • €200 monthly reimbursement / €100 for the part time;

  • €100 monthly supermarket vouchers / €50 for the part time;

  • 1 week off every 8 weeks for full-timers / 1 week off every 12 weeks for part-timers;

  • Endless amount of coffee, as well as daily breakfast and lunch during working days in the community center;

  • Support finding accommodation on the island;

  • Induction session on humanitarian field work & the context on Lesvos, as well as training sessions on safeguarding, safety, fundraising, the Greek legal system, psychological first aid, etc.;

  • Regular focus groups & team building activities with our team;

  • Monthly individual check-in chats with our Coordinator;

  • Bi-weekly Sharing Circles open to all the volunteers;

  • Internship Certificate & Recommendation Letter;

  • A wide network of partner organizations to learn & be inspired by;

  • An inspiring community of alumni you can stay in touch with after leaving the island.

How to apply

Please send your CV and motivation letter to communications@europecares.org until the 9th of March. 

Please include when you would be available to start. References and criminal record checks will form part of the hiring process. 

We consider all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We strongly encourage qualified people with a refugee background to apply.

Please note that Europe Cares cannot provide documents to enable your stay - we can only accept applicants who do not require a visa or residence permit to stay in Greece. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
 

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