Internship - Communication Assistant for sustainable tourism programmes - 2026

Communications ASSISTANT FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROGRAMMES - 2026

4-6 months’ internship at the Foundation for Environmental Education

The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is looking for a communication intern that would like to work with our tourism-related environmental programmes, Blue Flag and Green Key, for 4-6 months from mid-August 2026 (exact dates can be flexible). The main areas of work will be communication and PR as well as tasks related to the dissemination of best practices of the two programmes.   

Main tasks and responsibilities  

1) Communication and PR  

  • Composing of news articles for website and social media  

  • Development of newsletters  

  • Social Media maintenance  

  • Development of PR materials for the programme (for example, online brochures, infographics, animated videos)  

2) Managing the dissemination of best practices   

  • Maintaining and extending the best-practice databases of the two programmes  

  • Maintaining, extending and developing material for the Green Key online resource centre  

  • Communicating with the FEE member organisations and other international partners to gather information and materials for the best practice databases of the two programmes  

3) Development of material for the Blue Flag & Green Key toolboxes 

  • Creation, collection, and revision of content (templates, documents, best practice examples, support material) for the Criteria Toolbox. The material of the Toolbox can be downloaded by the staff of establishments/sites as an assistance to their work.  

4) Development of educational courses for Green Key  

  • Support to the creation and revision of content for educational courses for a) Green Key national auditors, b) Green Key national administration staff, and c) Green Key establishments staff. The educational courses are developed with the use of the Moodle platform of the FEE Academy  

5) Administrative tasks  

  • Taking care of ad-hoc administrative tasks such as database maintenance, response to general requests, etc.   

  • Other office-related tasks   

  Terms and conditions:  

  • Unpaid internship for a duration of a minimum of four months. It is encouraged that the internship is part of the internship requirements for students in the field of communication/marketing or in the hospitality industry, but it can also be part of a post-studies internship.   

  • The intern will have to work 35 hours a week, including a 30 min lunch break.   

  • English is the official language at the FEE Head Office  

  • Additional information for the intern to be working from the FEE Head Office:  

  • The intern is an EU/EEA/Nordic citizen or have a valid work permit in Denmark.  

  • The intern will be working half time from the FEE Head Office and half time from home.  

  • Holidays during the internship are confirmed by the intern’s supervisor and should be announced two weeks in advance.  

Required skills and experience  

  • Fluent in written and spoken English  

  • The applicant should have a background or work experience in communications and marketing, and preferably also in sustainable tourism, sustainable development, or other sustainability-related fields of work   

  • Experience with Facebook and Instagram, preferably beyond the private level  

  • Experience with design and content-editing programmes e.g., CANVA, Adobe software, and video-editing tools is strongly recommended  

  • Experience with online course platforms (such as Moodle) is preferred   

  • Precise and organised way of working  

  • Proficient user of Microsoft Office package   

  • Capability of working in a team as well as independently  

  • Comfortable working in a multicultural environment   

Application procedure  

1) Please send your CV and motivation letter via email by 8 May 2026

to:  

Claudia Bogensperger, claudia@fee.global

Johann Durand, johann@fee.global   

* Please send your application to both the email addresses above  

* Please write in the subject “Application for BF/GK Communications Assistant”  

2) The short-listed applicants will be called for an interview on Zoom/Teams or in person at the FEE Head Office (evaluation process will take up to two weeks, depending on the volume of applications).  

3) The successful applicant will be contacted.    

Please contact us at any time if you have any questions regarding the internship.  

About the Foundation for Environmental Education, Green Key and Blue Flag  

The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is the world's largest environmental education organisation, with over 100 member organisations in more than 80 countries. With 40+ years of impactful experience in Education for Sustainable Development, our new strategic plan - GAIA 20:30 - prioritises climate action across all programmes to address the urgent threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution.   

The Green Key certificate is the leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry. This prestigious certificate represents a commitment by businesses that their premises adhere to the strict criteria set by the Foundation for Environmental Education. A Green Key assures guests that, by choosing to stay with a Green Key establishment, they are helping make a difference for the environment. The high environmental standards expected of these establishments are maintained through rigorous documentation and frequent audits. Green Key is eligible for hotels, hostels, small accommodations, campsites, holiday parks, conference centres, restaurants and attractions.

Blue Flag is a voluntary award programme for beaches, tourism boats and marinas complying with a strict set of criteria within the categories of environmental education and information, environmental management, water quality, safety and other services. Blue Flag is awarded to more than 5,000 beaches, boats and marinas in 50+ countries worldwide. Furthermore, other countries in various regions around the world are working on implementing Blue Flag.  

 

The deadline for applications is 8 May 2026.  
 

Contacts  
Claudia Bogensperger
E-mail: claudia@fee.global

Johann Durand 
E-mail: johann@fee.global