Exciting paid internship at GIZ: Apply now to be an Intern in Internal Communications and Consulting (monthly intern salary is €2,349)

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Closing Date: 5 August 2026

Exciting paid internship at GIZ: Apply now to be an Intern in Internal Communications and Consulting (monthly intern salary is €2,349)

Overview

A better life for all and meaningful work for its employees – that’s GIZ recipe for success. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German government company, has supported the global implementation of development policy goals. Together with partner organizations in 120 countries, GIZ is involved in a wide variety of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you’ve come to the right place.

Area of activity

GIZ, as a service provider for international cooperation for sustainable development and international education, is committed worldwide to a future worth living in. The task of corporate communications is to effectively communicate GIZ, as a federal enterprise, its core themes and messages, its services and impact, as well as its principles and values, both internally and externally. The Internal Communications and Consulting group implements information and dialogue initiatives from the Executive Board, informs employees and managers about company-relevant topics, and fosters identification with GIZ. Furthermore, it supports colleagues with communication-related matters and provides consulting, networking, and training for communications professionals worldwide.

Your tasks

The Intern in Internal Communications will:

Support with research, editing and coordination of internal news, short reports and (video) contributions on the diverse topics of GIZ.
Updating, maintaining and expanding the Integrated Digital Applications (IDA) as the GIZ’s social intranet
Assistance with the conception, further development and implementation of dialogue formats and events between the board, managers and employees.
Supporting community management for the online community of GIZ communicators: monitoring new posts, answering inquiries, writing own posts
Assistance in the consulting portal, the company-wide portal for all questions relating to communication (for example, corporate design, video production or publications): answering inquiries, statistical evaluation and preparation of the results
Organization of the regularly held, staff-wide, digital
Exchange format “Speed Academy”: Topic selection, time planning, moderation, and documentation.

Your profile

To participate in the GIZ internship you:

You have a degree in media/communication studies, journalism or a comparable field of study with completed basic studies.
They have strong linguistic skills and initial editorial experience in various media formats – from conception to product.
They have a digital mindset and knowledge of common formats.
Applications and apps for digital communication
Experience in event management is an advantage.
You are characterized by an efficient work style and enjoy taking on responsibility and working in a team. Furthermore, you are enthusiastic about international cooperation, have an interest in the content and methods of corporate communications, and are familiar with the requirements for employee communication formats.
You have knowledge of Microsoft 365 (especially Teams, SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and – if possible – of video and image editing with graphics programs (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud with Photoshop and Premiere Pro).
You speak German at a native speaker level and you have very good English skills.

Notes

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation, and inclusion of diversity within the company are important to GIZ . All employees should experience appreciation.

The paid internship at GIZ is only possible if you are currently enrolled at a university, are participating in a further education program that includes an internship as an integral part of your studies, or if your degree was awarded no more than 6 months prior to the start of the GIZ internship.

The monthly intern salary is €2,349 (gross).

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

For content-related questions, please contact Ms. Kampe ([email protected]).