Internal Communications Support Intern

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; Plein temps

Description du poste

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 70 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of origin, religion, creed or political affiliation.

Internal Communications Support Intern (f/x/m)–Brussels– MSF Belgium

CONTEXT

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence, and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organization.

We are looking for a motivated Internal Communications Intern to join our team in Brussels. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in staff communications within an international humanitarian organization. The Internal Communications Unit ensures the internal communications flow with colleagues in our programmes and within HQ.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the responsibility of the Head of Internal Communications, you will be in charge of:

Intranet Management

• Managing the OCB Intranet mailbox: handling access requests, troubleshooting common issues, and managing approval workflows
• Maintaining page style consistency and fixing broken links
• Assisting with translations of pages (French/English), ensuring quality checks from native speakers
• Updating and publishing content on the intranet
• Collecting and organizing feedback, sharing insights with relevant teams, and tracking user feedback

Content & Editorial Support

• Keeping the editorial planning calendar up to date with external and internal events
• Assisting with the Operations bi-weekly updates
• Creating articles and adapting visuals (for different internal channels)
• Contributing to internal e-newsletters
• Support the creation of our staff magazine Contact (from proposing ideas to the publication process)
• Reviewing department newsletters for ideas and inspiration
• Producing short videos when needed

Ad hoc support

• Organisation of events, MSF Shop, library management, …

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• Studies in communications, media, social sciences, or related fields.
• Experience with graphic design, video editing is an asset
• Comfortable with digital tools
• Precise, autonomous, curious and proactive

Languages

• Professional Proficiency in French or English, is mandatory
• Professional working knowledge of the other language is an asset

CONDITIONS

• Expected starting date: As soon as possible
• Contract type: Unpaid student internship - Mandatory convention to be provided by the school
• Length of the internship contract: 3 to 6 months (4 to 5 days a week)
• Time allocation: Full-time
• Reimbursement (100%) of public transport costs, and 7 EUR/day worked in the office to cover lunch costs
• Department: General Directorate / Internal Communications Unit
• Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment
• Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments

Deadline for applications: 25th of August 2026

How to apply?

Submit your application via the 'Apply here' button.

You will be directed to an email. Please mention “Internal Communications Intern” in the subject of your email.

Thank you in advance for having your CV and motivation letter ready to upload (in pdf format).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

MSF values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, race, color or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.