Belgium: ESC: Communication Officer - Fair Fashion Fest

About the local hosting organization

Gent Fair Trade is a partnership between Oxfam World Shops in Ghent and the city of Ghent. We promote Fair Trade practices and a sustainable lifestyle toward the inhabitants of Ghent, people who visit, shop, work, study... (in) the city, support entrepreneurs that sell ethical products and promote fair trade within the city. We focus on three topics: fashion, food and electronics. Our main activities: - Communication; daily online communication (social media + website) and periodical printed communication (a magazine, walking routes, brochures...) - Organize events; together with partners, entrepreneurs and volunteers, we set up activities. Our most know activities are our Fair Fashion Fest (an ethical fashion festival that attracts about 4000 visitors in a day), Slow Fashion Show (a catwalk with second hand clothes), Fair Trade Walks through the city, Fashion Revolution Week in the city of Ghent, Fair Trade Week in our city, Fair Fashion Talks... - Improve the procurement policy of the city; we advise the city or lobby with the city to make the cities procurement more ethical and sustainable. We work within the framework of the Fair Trade Movement, so we contribute to its aim to eradicate social injustice, poverty and unfair trade practices.

Presentation of the programme

Gent Fair Trade is a partnership between the City of Ghent and Oxfam Worldshops in Gent. The City of Ghent and Oxfam Wereldwinkel Gent-Centrum are putting fair trade on the map, together with a broad group of partners. We promote Fair Trade practices and a sustainable lifestyle toward the inhabitants of Ghent, people who visit, shop, work, study... (in) the city, support entrepreneurs that sell ethical products and promote fair trade in general. The focus of this position is on content creation, campaigning and networking. Check the position descrition here: https://gentfairtrade.be/esc-vacancies-2026-2027

About the accomodation

We offer: - a volunteer contract for one year - a position as part of a small professional team. You will work together with people who work for Oxfam (ngo) as well as civil servants who are working for the city of Ghent; - a work week of 35 hours a week (Monday to Friday) and 24 days of holiday; - A monthly fee of €550 (to cover daily expenses) + a reimbursement of (co)housing cost (with a max. of €600 per month) + reimbursement of travel cost from and to Belgium at the start and end of the project; - The possibility to follow courses related to the work you will be doing

About the leisure activities

Language and other courses related to the work you'll be doing

Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for someone who - is motivated to work in an organization that promotes a sustainable lifestyle; - can write and speak well in English; - is creative and likes to do content creation for social media (mainly Instagram and Facebook); - is motivated to work with volunteers; - is willing to learn about social and environmental sustainability: - is younger than 31 years old; - can identify themselves with the principles of the Fair Trade movementDeadline: