Intern (m/f/d) with communication focus 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.

You will support the project team during the internship 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 the creation of intranet news content by coordinationg with local teams
• 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 support, Monitoring & Reporting: Assist with editorial review and scheduling, ensuring team members meet deadlines; support the team with communication, monitoring of project results and preparation of the final project report
• 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

• You have completed a Bachelors degree and/or are currently enrolled in a Masters prgramm in communication studies, political sciences, social sciences, economics or a related field.
• You have gained initial experience in communications, public realtions, content creation - ideally in an international or sustainability related context.
• You have a basic understanding of renewable energy and energy efficiency topics and an interest in how these are communicated to different target groups.
• You are familiar with communication formats and feel confortable preparing content for websites, intranet pages, presentation and publications.
• You have stong communication and coordination skills and enjoy working with external partners and internal teams, including organizing events and supporting administrative processes.
• You work in a structured and service oriented way and pay attention to quality and consistency in text and visuals.
• You have very good MS Office skills (Word, PPT, Excel).
• For the internship, very good German skills (mother tounge) and English skills (C1) are required. French at C1 level 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 €2.349,- (gross).

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

For further information, please contact Ms Franziska Munzinger (franziska.munzinger@giz.de).

Please note that the internship may be prolonged by 4 months.