Position: Fossil Free Football campaign intern

Period: January / February 2027 – July 2027 (flexible)

About us

Fossil Free Football is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to making football fossil free. Our mission is to kick polluting sponsors out of our beautiful sport and we advocate for a football calendar that is sustainable both for players and the planet. If football does the right thing, it will have enormous influence. To do this, we build a strong coalition of football fans and players to take on powerful interests within sport.

In 2027, we focus on the (Women’s) World Cup in Brazil, (still) sponsored by the world’s biggest fossil fuel company, Saudi state oil company Aramco.

In 2027, we’ll have one full-time staff member, some freelance help and a group of volunteers. We share the office with climate campaign organisation Fossielvrij in Amsterdam.

What are you going to do?

You will be part of the team; together we take on the links between professional football and polluting companies.

You work on:

• Research: researching the links between football, big polluters and the climate crisis.
• Campaigning: you help run campaigns, from drafting a strategy to implementing it.
• Organising: reaching out to fans, players and others whose voices can help make a difference.
• Social media communication: delivering our messages to different target audiences in and around the world of football.
• Design: creating attractive-looking posts and videos for our (social) media that will change the hearts and minds of football fans.

Together, depending on your qualities and interests, we can decide which areas to focus on.

About you

We are looking for a motivated and resourceful football climate activist. Are you concerned about the climate crisis, keen to help break the power of the fossil fuel industry and a football fan? Are you able to express complex problems in understandable language and get people excited about a fossil-free future? Then this role might be perfect for you.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic climate activist who possesses a good understanding of football culture. Because of the Women’s World Cup in 2027, candidates who follow the women’s game well are encouraged to apply!

Qualifications 

• Knowledge of the climate crisis and climate policies and action.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Design skills: from infographics to memes, you can help our message get across. You have good awareness of developments in online communication and know how to work with relevant software such as Canva.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently. You can connect to a wide variety of football fans and professionals within the football world.
• Passion for football and a commitment to driving positive change in the sport. You understand who the relevant actors are (such as football clubs, players, (inter) national associations).

Practicalities

• You can start in January or February.
• We have a preference for someone living in the Netherlands.
• You can come to the office of Fossielvrij in Amsterdam (close to Muiderpoort station) on Monday and Thursday. You can work home on Tuesday and Wednesday, though you are also welcome at the office then.

What we offer

• 32-hour work week.
• An internship for the period of the second semester (January – July), we are flexible when it comes to dates.
• Remuneration: you get a compensation of 750€ per month and your travel costs compensated (details to be discussed).

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter outlining their motivation (please don’t use AI!) for applying to our founder / coordinator Frank Huisingh: frank@fossilfreefootball.org by November 27. We’ll have interviews in the two weeks after that.

If you don’t fulfil (all of) the requirements listed below but you are very keen to learn them, please do apply! If you have any questions about the role, please contact frank@fossilfreefootball.org

Fossil Free Football is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Join us in making football a driving force for climate action!