Creative Communications & Event Production Internship - Supporting a Just Agricultural Transition

The GREEN Unit at Oxfam Novib develops and implements programmes that advance climate justice and strengthen climate resilience. Through partnerships with civil society organisations, grassroots movements, and activists worldwide, the unit works to challenge the inequalities driving the climate crisis and support communities and movements in building a more just and sustainable future. 

The FAIR Unit is Oxfam Novib's economic justice and value-chain team, working to make global trade, agriculture, and business practices fairer, more accountable, and more sustainable.

This internship offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in communications and event production, working across both units. 

A key focus will be supporting the organization of a public event on how to develop and accelerate a Just Agricultural Transition in the Netherlands/Europe, that is rooted in agricultural biodiversity (agrobiodiversity), to take place in April/May 2027. The organization of the public event will be in collaboration with identified allies and partners.

In addition, we intend to jointly seek funding opportunities for a program on transforming NL/EU food systems towards agroecology (taking agrobiodiversity, or seed-diversity based food system as a departure point). We’ll convene with identified partners to brainstorm and develop a joint narrative/pitch that will form the basis for these fundraising efforts. The intern will be closely involved in the elaboration of this programme development.

Finally, in the context of the NPL funded ‘Ban the Boomerang’ project, a project that aims to end the export of highly hazardous pesticides in the EU, we build a narrative around the alternatives to the use of pesticides - such as agroecological practices - to support the Just Agriculture Transition. The intern will support the development of a ‘Just Agriculture Transition Toolkit’ to use in the countries where the project is being executed (The Netherlands, South Africa and Brazil), as well as Bangladesh, Zambia, Uganda and Peru.

Key tasks 

🎨 Support the organization of an external event on how to develop and accelerate a Just Agricultural Transition in the Netherlands/Europe, including programme planning, coordination with partners and venue, invitations, and logistics. 

🎉  Creating engaging communications materials ahead of and post-event, including invitations, social media posts, and website content.  

📝 Support with the elaboration of a pitch for funders on transforming NL/EU food systems towards agroecology (taking agrobiodiversity, or seed-diversity based food system as a departure point)

🤝 Contribute to communications and fundraising efforts for the GREEN Unit, including developing content for the fundraising pitch aimed at institutional donors and LinkedIn posts.  

🌍Support the elaboration of a Just Agriculture Transition Toolkit, engaging colleagues and partners in The Netherlands, South Africa and Brazil, Bangladesh, Zambia, Uganda and Peru

💡 Participate in team meetings and creative brainstorming sessions, contributing fresh ideas for campaigns, storytelling, and audience engagement. 

🛠 Perform other communications and event-related tasks as needed, including note-taking, editing, planning, administrative support, and coordination. 

Who are we looking for? 

🎓 Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field. 

📚 Studying international development, agricultural development, (environmental) communications, or a related discipline. 

🌍 Strong interest in or experience with social movements, human rights, activism, international development, agriculture, policy analysis. 

✍️ Excellent organisational, writing, editing and communication skills, with an ability to work in interdisciplinary teams and translate complex topics into accessible and engaging content. 

🎉 Enthusiasm for event production, creative campaigns. Previous experience organising events is an advantage. 

🧠 Proactive, independent, and organised, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and collaborate with different stakeholders. 

💡 Affinity with social media, particularly LinkedIn, and digital communications. Experience with visual tools such as Canva is an advantage. 

🌈 Strong cultural sensitivity, gender awareness, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

🗣 Fluency in Dutch and English required; good command other language is an advantage.

What will you gain? 

This internship offers the opportunity to work on a politically hotly debated topic, whilst engaging practically with bringing parties together to shape narrative and strategize on our collective vision.  You will gain practical experience in event organization, communications strategy and stakeholder engagement, while learning how an international NGO connects partners from the Global South, public outreach, and institutional fundraising. 

You will work closely with policy advisors as your supervisor and collaborate with colleagues across the GREEN and FAIR Units, as well as campaigners, external partners and colleagues from the Global South. 

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants to the internships at Oxfam Novib must meet the following requirements:

• Be a student of 18 years or older.
• Be enrolled at a Dutch educational institution (university or HBO) for the whole duration of the internship.
• Understand that this internship is formulated as work experience to develop an understanding of career objectives. It is not meant to be a thesis internship.
• Have the legal right to live and work in The Netherlands or be prepared to obtain the right to follow an internship as part of their study in the Dutch educational institution. A three-partite internship agreement (between Oxfam Novib, the educational institution and the student) will be signed to that effect.
• Have less than 3 years of relevant full-time work experience.
• Not having been in employment with Oxfam Novib previously.

Our offer
An intern in Oxfam Novib is offered an internship contract for the duration of the internship and a monthly allowance based on €450,- per month on a basis of a 36-hour work week, pro-rata in case of less hours.

The intern is expected to have a student OV card; however, if not applicable, a reimbursement of commuting costs will be offered.

Oxfam Novib works on hybrid basis – partly from office, partly from home. Interns are expected to be on-site in The Hague at least two days a week, with remote work flexibility.

During this internship, the intern is supervised, overarchingly by the Unit Manager and daily/weekly by a designated colleague/buddy. The period of this internship takes place between February and June 2027 (approximately a period of 5 months). The period cannot be modified.

Working at Oxfam Novib

All our work is guided by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.

At Oxfam Novib, we work according to the Feminist Principles - Oxfam Policy & Practice.

Oxfam Novib is based on the power of difference. That is why we aim to attract a diverse mix of talented people who share our standards, values, and principles, and who are committed to prevent and eliminate any type of misconduct.

We have an active policy against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any form of abuse of power or lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This subject will be covered in our application and selection process.

We will ask the chosen candidate to provide a contact for a character reference (it could be from the university/higher educational institution or other sources)

Additional information

Do you believe that this is the internship you are looking for? Then we would love to receive your application! Please note that only applications received before the closing date 22 November 2026 and submitted via our application portal will be taken into consideration.