COOPI is looking for an Institutional Communication Intern at its Milan headquarters. The 6-month curricular or extracurricular internship sits within the Institutional Communication Office. It is not intended to lead to a staff position. Expected start: mid-November to early December 2026. The stipend is 600 euro net per month, plus meal vouchers for each day worked in the office.
Main objectives:
- Support institutional communication activities and information and awareness campaigns.
- Support press office work and the organisation of events (conferences, seminars, public events).
- Help manage web content and the institutional social media channels.
Activities:
- Press office: gathering information and conducting interviews, writing press releases, preparing press kits and the press review, and updating the media database.
- Events: supporting event promotion and organisation, and producing multimedia reportage (photos, short videos, texts).
- Web and social media: editing and publishing multimedia content in Italian, English and French, and contributing to editorial planning and monitoring of digital channels.
- Publications: producing texts, picture research, editing and proofreading for leaflets, brochures and similar materials.
Requirements:
- A degree or university studies in communication, humanities or social sciences, international relations or development cooperation.
- Excellent Italian, English and French (C1 level).
- Good knowledge of Office, WordPress or similar tools, and social media.
- Good organisational and priority-management skills, strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, operational autonomy and attention to deadlines.
- Interest in the non-profit sector, especially humanitarian aid.
About COOPI: founded in 1965, COOPI is an independent, secular Italian humanitarian organisation fighting poverty. It works in 27 countries across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East, on both emergency and development projects.
* DEADLINE 09-11-2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit your CV via the COOPI online application form: https://gnurp.coopi.net/candidate/new/it. COOPI may close the position before the deadline once enough applications have been received. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.