SVE en Finlandia sobre EKOenergy

Location:

Helsinki, Finland

Dates

01.11.2016 – 01.11.2017 (12 months)

Deadline

15.08.2016

Project

EKOenergy is an international ecolabel for electricity. EKOenergy is a recently launched network of 37 environmental NGOs willing to promote renewable electricity. That network owns and manages the EKOenergy label, the first and only pan-European ecolabel for electricity. We welcome an EVS volunteer to help us promote renewable energy: setting up campaigns, contact with electricity companies, contact with electricity consumers interested in renewable electricity, designing leaflets. Other tasks include general support of the secretariat, social media, translations from English to Spanish.
All tasks happen from our office in Helsinki. The volunteer will cooperated with about 10 other volunteers from 10 countries.

Tasks and activities

We can offer a variety of tasks and we are relatively flexible. We try to come up with tasks that are in line with the expectations of the volunteer:

• Contacts with environmental organizations and electricity companies in various countries (via e-mail, skype and telephone);
• Following up the registration of power plants (in particular hydropower plants) into the EKOenergy system;
• Communication about renewable energy/electricity (facebook, twitter);
• Updating databases;
• Translations;
• Layout of publications;
• Setting up activities (depending on the personal interest of the volunteer).

Volunteer profile

– Socially active;
– Interested in environment and renewable energy;
– Interested in communication;
– Has analytical and organizational skills;
– Excellent written English skills. Because English language will be one of the tools of activity;
– Has the attitudes and values of human rights.

How to apply