Global Fashion Agenda is looking for a proactive and purpose-driven intern to support our Education Team. This full-time paid internship begins in early August and lasts 5-6 months.
Job description
As Education Assistant, you will contribute to shaping and delivering impactful education initiatives that inspire and equip the next generation of leaders and current industry professionals with knowledge and tools for transformation. This includes supporting innovative youth programmes, developing learning formats, and helping grow our reach and impact through the GFA Academy.
Assignments
- Supporting the planning, content development, and delivery of GFA Academy learning experiences and formats such as masterclasses and tailored resources.
- Assisting in the preparation and coordination of GFA’s youth-advocacy programme Next Gen Assembly, including stakeholder engagement and preparing programme materials
- Contributing to research and project development linked to sustainability education, advocacy, and capacity-building across the fashion value chain.
- Track emerging trends and developments in education and sustainability, helping the team shape relevant, forward-looking offerings in alignment with GFA’s strategy
- Assisting communication with education partners, collaborators, and stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional updates across our initiatives.
- Helping maintaining project materials, resources and databases
- Support the Education Team with any ad hoc duties and internal administration support
- Assist with office tasks together with the organisation’s other interns
What we expect from you
- You are currently enrolled in a higher educational institution (Bachelor’s or Master’s) with an interest in developing your professional skills through practical experience
- You have a strong passion for sustainability, education and fashion, and are eager to contribute to real-world impact.
- You bring a solid understanding of sustainability topics within the fashion sector, including the curiosity to advance sustainability education and accessibility hereof across the fashion system.
- You have research experience with an analytical approach to synthesizing information
- You can take initiative, work independently, and take on responsibility for assignments
- You are extremely organised with high attention to detail and able to multi-task
- You have flawless English communication skills, both written and spoken
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ideally some project management tools
- You are a proactive team player who is enthusiastic and sociable with a positive outlook.
What you can expect from us
- A dedicated and diverse workforce with team members situated across the globe, passionate about sustainability in the fashion industry and the ability to work remotely two days a week.
- As an organisation founded and headquartered in Denmark, our internship policy aligns with the Danish policy whereby students receive ECTS points when carrying out an internship as part of their studies to support their development while they continue to be covered by a Danish study grant during their internship. As such, GFA interns gain an acknowledgement of a maximum of 3,000 DKK per month of the internship, which they receive at the end of the internship period. While we welcome internship applications from outside of Denmark, the gratuity remains consistent with Danish policy.
How to apply
Send your CV and short motivational letter (max. 400 words) to Global Fashion Agenda’s Programme Manager, Maria Samsøe- Schmidt at apply@globalfashionagenda.org and state the position you are applying for in the subject line. The application deadline is 23 June 2025. We encourage early application as we will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis.
The internship is a great opportunity to obtain relevant experience in sustainability and gain insight into the fashion industry in general. Interns must currently be enrolled at a higher education institution.
About Global Fashion Agenda & Global Fashion Summit
Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to accelerate impact.
Our vision is to accelerate the fashion industry towards a net positive industry for people and the planet. An industry that puts back more into society, the environment, and the global economy than it takes out. To drive this change and spark action, we’re on a mission to mobilise, inspire, influence and educate all stakeholders. We have been leading the sustainability movement since 2009 and are behind the renowned international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit, the Innovation Forum, thought leadership publications including Fashion CEO Agenda and Fashion on Climate and impact programmes including the Circular Fashion Partnership.
Our company values are empowerment, fellowship, and ingenuity. These values are used as guiding pillars for our work projects and are brought to life in our internal culture and work ethic. GFA is an international team based in Copenhagen, with English as the office language. We embrace and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage all applicants regardless of age, race, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, sex and gender identity, religion, or political affiliation to apply for vacancies.
Job Description
Global Fashion Agenda is looking for an enthusiastic and structured intern to support the partnerships team across both partnerships and sponsorship activities. This is a full-time internship, beginning August 2024 and lasting for six months, with the potential to extend.
You will assist the Partnerships team which is responsible for securing funding for Global Fashion Agenda initiatives, including its thought leadership publications, impact initiatives and the leading international event on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit. As Partnerships Intern, you will have a specific focus on supporting the management and prospecting of Global Fashion Agenda’s partners and network. You will assist the team in finding sales leads for its initiatives and events throughout the year. You will work with a team of fundraisers and will help execute the partnership strategy.
Assignments
- Research potential partners and sponsors
- Reach out to prospects with cold emailing and cold calling
- Assist in proposal writing, editing, and sending out proposals
- Maintain the CRM database with prospects and partners
- Assist Partnerships team and Executive team in daily management of partners and sponsors
- Coordination with the wider GFA team on partnerships and sponsorships related tasks
- Assist with office tasks together with the organisation’s other interns and student workers
- Support the team in any ad hoc duties and internal administration support
Attributes
- Currently studying for a bachelor’s or master’s degree
- Passion for sustainability, writing, marketing, relationship building, networking, and sales/business development
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken
- Good knowledge of CRM systems, Excel, PowerPoint
- Strong writing skills and the ability to research organisations and build a value proposition
- Extremely organised with high attention to detail and able to multi-task
- Can work under pressure and flexible hours
- Can work independently and take on responsibility for assignments
- A team player, pro-active, creative, enthusiastic, and sociable with a positive outlook and a go-getter personality
- Can thrive in a high-pressured and fast-moving atmosphere
How to Apply
Send your CV and short motivational letter (max. 400 words)
to APPLY@GLOBALFASHIONAGENDA.COM and state the position you are
applying for in the subject line. Application deadline is 16 June 2025.
The internship is a great opportunity to obtain relevant experience in sustainability and gain insight into the fashion industry in general. Interns must currently be enrolled at a higher education institution. Compensation will be given and discussed once hired.
About Global Fashion Agenda
Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to drive impact. With the vision of a net positive fashion industry, it accelerates action by mobilising, inspiring and educating all stakeholders.
The organisation has been leading the movement since 2009 and presents the renowned international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit in core fashion regions around the world. GFA influences policy through its advocacy efforts including the Global Textiles Policy Forum, publishes thought leadership including The GFA Monitor, Fashion CEO Agenda and Fashion on Climate, implements impact programmes including the Circular Fashion Partnership and the Global Circular Fashion Forum, presents educational guidance through the GFA Academy, and connects companies with solutions through the Innovation Forum,
Working in partnership with a wide ecosystem of companies and organisations across the value chain, GFA spearheads the fashion industry’s journey towards a more sustainable future. Through its work, GFA reaches thousands of stakeholders including brands, innovators, NGOs, policy makers, manufacturers, investors and more.
Our company values are empowerment, fellowship and ingenuity. These values are used as guiding pillars for our work projects and are brought to life in our internal culture and work ethic. GFA is an international team of 25-30 people with its headquarters in Copenhagen, and with team members currently working from cities across Europe, USA and in Bangladesh and English as the office language. We embrace and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage all applicants regardless of age, race, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, sex and gender identity, religion or political affiliation to apply for vacancies.
Job Description
This is a full-time internship, beginning September 2025 (with potential to start earlier) and lasting for six months. GFA is open to both in-person (Copenhagen-based) and remote applicants.
You will assist the Impact team which is responsible for moreover GFA’s thought leadership publications; namely the Fashion CEO Agenda and the GFA Monitor, and Impact Programmes such as the Circular Fashion Partnership. As the Sustainability Assistant, you will work
Assignments
- Carry out research tasks to inform publications content. Research can cover topics across both social and environmental sustainability – refer to our Fashion CEO Agenda priority framework here
- Map relevant industry case studies to include in our publications
- Assist the coordination of online meetings, events, launches related to Impact team activities
- Keep the team updated on the latest industry movements, new reports, key stakeholder activities of relevance to our workstreams
- Research possible other thought leadership avenues and formats to best inspire and mobilise industry action
- Manage the team’s mailbox
- Support the team in any ad hoc duties and internal administration support
- Assist in the maintenance of our CRM database
- Assist with office tasks together with the organisation’s other interns (if in-person)
Attributes
- Currently studying for a bachelor’s or master’s degree with an interest in developing your professional skills through practical experience
- Are passionate about social and environmental sustainability within the textile and apparel sector
- Have studied and or have experience in the sustainability and/ or fashion field
- Have a high-spirited work attitude and embrace challenges with a positive mindset
- Extremely organised, can take the initiative, work independently, and take on responsibility for assignments
- Can adapt to different work tasks, and are willing to work flexible hours around key deadlines and events
- Possess strong English communication skills, both written and spoken
- Proficient user of Mac, Outlook, Google, Zoom, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
- A team player, pro-active, enthusiastic and sociable with a positive outlook
HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV and short motivational letter (max. 400 words) to APPLY@GLOBALFASHIONAGENDA.ORG and state the position you are applying for in the subject line. Application deadline July 13th, with interviews taking place in the following weeks.
The internship is a great opportunity to obtain relevant experience in sustainability and gain insight into the fashion industry in general. Interns must currently be enrolled at a higher education institution. GFA will endeavour to be flexible around study commitments.
About Global Fashion Agenda
Our vision is to accelerate the fashion industry towards a net positive industry for people and the planet. An industry that puts back more into society, the environment, and the global economy than it takes out. To drive this change and spark action, we’re on a mission to mobilise, inspire, influence and educate all stakeholders. We have been leading the sustainability movement since 2009 and are behind the renowned international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit, the Innovation Forum, thought leadership publications including Fashion CEO Agenda and Fashion on Climate and impact programmes including the Circular Fashion Partnership.
Our company values are empowerment, fellowship, and ingenuity. These values are used as guiding pillars for our work projects and are brought to life in our internal culture and work ethic. GFA is an international team based in Copenhagen, with English as the office language. We embrace and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage all applicants regardless of age, race, nationality.
Global Fashion Agenda is looking for an enthusiastic and structured intern to support the Communications Team across both digital communications and PR activities. This is a full-time internship, starting in mid-August 2025 and lasting for 4-6 months.
Job Description
You will assist the Communications Team which is responsible for communicating all Global Fashion Agenda initiatives, including its thought leadership publications, impact initiatives and the leading international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit. As Communications Intern, you will have a specific focus on supporting the PR activities whilst also assisting the team with writing tasks and general communications activities.
Assignments
- Assist with media outreach and pitching
- Support incoming press requests
- Maintain the press database and coverage reporting
- Help to research and write articles for the GFA website on key sustainability topics and news
- Support the creation of newsletters – drafting texts, selecting images, setting up the newsletter in MailChimp
- Assist with uploading content to web and website graphics (sections: news, employee profiles, press, speakers/ advisers etc.)
- Support community management on social media
- Support the Digital Communications coordinator in content capture for GFA social media platforms
- Support the team in any ad hoc duties and internal administration support
- Assist with office tasks together with the organisation’s other interns
What we expect of you
- You are a student at a higher educational institution with an interest in developing your professional skills through practical experience
- You have a passion for sustainability, writing, PR, and social media
- You have a strong understanding of the media landscape – particularly fashion, sustainability, and business titles
- You can take initiative, work independently, and take on responsibility for assignments
- You have flawless English communication skills, both written and spoken
- You have strong writing skills and the ability to translate offline content into engaging online content
- You are extremely organised with high attention to detail and able to multi-task
- You can work under pressure and flexible hours
- You have proficiency in working with Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of WordPress, Mailchimp, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign is a plus
- You are a proactive team player who is enthusiastic and sociable with a positive outlook.
What you can expect from us
- A dedicated and diverse workforce with team members situated across the globe, passionate about sustainability in the fashion industry and the ability to work remotely two days a week.
- As an organisation founded and headquartered in Denmark, our internship policy aligns with the Danish policy whereby students receive ECTS points when carrying out an internship as part of their studies to support their development while they continue to be covered by a Danish study grant during their internship. As such, GFA interns gain an acknowledgement of a maximum of 3,000 DKK per month of the internship, which they receive at the end of the internship period. While we welcome student internship applications from outside of Denmark, the gratuity remains consistent with Danish policy.
Apply
Send your CV and short motivational letter (max. 400 words) to Global Fashion Agenda’s Communications Manager, Constance Beswick, at APPLY@GLOBALFASHIONAGENDA.ORG and state the position you are applying for in the subject line. The application deadline is 23 June 2025.
The internship is a great opportunity to obtain relevant experience in sustainability and gain insight into the fashion industry in general. Interns must currently be enrolled at a higher education institution.
About Global Fashion Agenda
Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to accelerate impact. With the vision of a net positive fashion industry, it drives action by mobilising, inspiring, influencing and educating all stakeholders.
The organisation has been leading the movement since 2009 and presents the renowned international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit in core fashion regions around the world. GFA influences policy through its advocacy efforts including the Global Textiles Policy Forum, publishes thought leadership including The GFA Monitor, Fashion CEO Agenda and Fashion on Climate, implements impact programmes including the Circular Fashion Partnership and the Global Circular Fashion Forum, presents educational guidance through the GFA Academy, and connects companies with solutions through the Innovation Forum,
Working in partnership with a wide ecosystem of companies and organisations across the value chain, GFA spearheads the fashion industry’s journey towards a more sustainable future. Through its work, GFA reaches thousands of stakeholders including brands, innovators, NGOs, policy makers, manufacturers, investors and more.
Our company values are empowerment, fellowship and ingenuity. These values are used as guiding pillars for our work projects and are brought to life in our internal culture and work ethic.
GFA is an international team, with headquarters in Copenhagen and English as the office language. We embrace and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage all applicants regardless of age, race, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, sex and gender identity, religion or political affiliation to apply for vacancies.
