IVY Project Partner for the Interreg Alpine Space project WATERWISE

Tétraktys is looking for an IVY volunteer The volunteer will support the Interreg project “WATERWISE
- Co-designing sustainable management solutions for resilient Alpine Headwaters", under the Interreg Alpine Space programme. The objective of the Interreg project "WATERWISE" aims to leverage recent advances in modelling techniques tailored to assess the vulnerability of headwaters to climate and land-use changes, and to make them accessible to local water and land managers. Through collaboration between scientists, communities and protected area managers, an innovative digital toolbox will be co-designed and tested in seven pilot sites. This toolbox, accessible via a user-friendly web-platform, will facilitate the collection, analysis and visualization of in-situ climatic and ecohydrological data, while also enabling headwaters vulnerability assessments. The volunteer will be carrying out the following activities:
• Support to the facilitation of the young water ambassadors network with the organisation of activities across the alpines countries;
• Contribute to the collective intelligence workshops on the future of the regions at two pilot sites in the French Alps (Tignes and Contamines-Montjoie);
• Assist with the organisation of water awareness-raising activities aims at younger generations;
• Creation of graphic materials as par of an educational and artistic outreach programme on water, drawing on regional consultations;
• Support the development of scientific outreach tools for the project;
• Conduct interviews of policymakers. Other information: Financial support of: 33.76 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).

Location:
Grenoble, France. Start and duration: Starting ASAP, for 6 months. Languages*: French (B2) and English (B1). *Please be aware that the languages mentioned are the minimum level of command required. Deadline for applications: 15 November Website of the Interreg Project: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/waterwise/ Website of the host: https://tetraktys-association.org/ To know more about the project :
• Euronews report 1 : https://fr.euronews.com/2026/07/06/comment-le-projet-waterwise-prepare-lavenir-face-aux-penuries-deau-dans-les-alpes
• Euronews report 2 : https://fr.euronews.com/2026/07/06/les-alpes-se-dessechent-un-projet-finance-par-lue-evalue-lavenir-du-chateau-deau-de-leurop