Communication internship in Sustainable Energy Project Development

Industries worldwide – from flower growers to textile manufacturers – need energy for their manufacturing operations. As energy prices rise and the supply of predominantly fossil fuel-based energy sources becomes increasingly unstable, the appeal of captive renewable energy solutions grows. Coordinated and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the German Energy Solutions Initiative promotes the global dissemination of technologies and expertise in climate-friendly energy. Decades of support for sustainable energy innovations have established a successful German industry known for its top-tier technologies. The initiative is based on continuous collaboration with the German business sector. As part of this initiative, the Project Development Programme (PDP), implemented by GIZ, operates at the intersection of development cooperation and private-sector engagement at the local level. The PDP team works with local commercial and industrial companies in selected developing countries to pre-develop climate-friendly energy projects. The focus lies on climate friendly solutions for electricity and energy supply technologies It provides free and neutral advice to local companies, facilitates connections with solution providers registered under the German Energy Solutions Initiative, and promotes market development through trainings, studies, and reference projects. Thus, the project contributes to economic development as well as global economic relations, and climate change mitigation.

During your internship you will support the project team with both organisational and content-related tasks, including:

• Content Creation & Reference Projects: Assist in creating impact content by preparing success stories, collecting data and visuals for reference projects, setting up and managing an image archive, and contributing to project displays and modular PowerPoint slides
• Formal Quality Check for Studies and Analyses: Support the final quality control of studies and sector analyses, ensuring compliance with methodological and formatting standards. Assist in preparing materials for publication and marketing
• Political, Legal Research & Country Profiles: Conduct research on political and legal frameworks relevant to the project’s partner countries, supporting country teams in maintaining detailed country profiles that capture key data, contextual insights, and recent developments
• Internal Communication: Maintain project intranet pages, assist with intranet news, and support the establishment of communication guidelines and standards by researching best practices, gathering feedback from local teams, and organising these into clear documents
• Visual & Content Streamlining: Assist in updating materials, including slides, documents, and templates, by improving layouts, wording, and visuals. Ensure consistency across formats, manage content and visual assets, and provide feedback for design and content improvements
• Editorial Planning & Monitoring: Assist with editorial scheduling, ensuring team members meet deadlines, and provide preparation support. Support the team with communication monitoring and reporting
• General Project Management Support: Contribute to the day-to-day management of the project by helping with planning, monitoring, and coordinating activities in collaboration with team members

• your are currently studying in the field of social science, communication science, natural science, engineering or economics and have gained initial experience in the field of renewable energies and/or energy efficiency
• Good overview of the different technologies of renewable energy and their basic business models. Furthermore, you are familiar with different political approaches to promote renewable energies
• Knowledge in the fields of energy efficiency, decentralised electrification and industrial self-consumption is desirable. As the project works closely with German renewable energy and energy efficiency companies and the relevant industry associations, knowledge of the industry structure is an advantage
• Strong communication skills with external stakeholders and service-oriented, especially regarding the organisation and coordination of different event formats as well as their administrative workload
• Very good Microsoft office skills (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• For the internship, very good German and English skills (language level C1) are necessary for internal and external communication. Knowledge of French and/or Spanish at language level C1 is an advantage

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation. 

Please be informed that you are only allowed to apply for this internship, if you are currently enrolled as a student or graduated not longer than six months ago from the start of your internship.

 We pay a monthly stipend of €2.205,04 (gross).

We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities. 

For further information, please contact Mrs. Hay (katharina.hay@giz.de)