Communications Assistant

Position description

Civil Society Europe (CSE) is recruiting a communications assistant. The successful candidate will be a creative team player, able to work within a small, busy team.

Responsibilities & main tasks

The Communications Assistant will contribute to enhancing the visibility of CSE activities and campaigns targeting decision-makers, other civil society organisations, social partners, academia, etc. and will support communication towards CSE’s members.

Main responsibilities include:

• Drafting content for social media and newsletters;
• Updating and improving website content;
• Assisting with the organisation of events;
• Assisting with the implementation of CSE’s ‘Voices of Millions’ campaign;
• Supporting the preparation of communication materials (leaflets, publications, reports, etc.);
• Supporting colleagues on communication related activities (eg. advocacy, projects, etc.;
• Contributing to meetings of CSE’s working group of communication officers;
• Contributing to other office tasks as needed.

Qualifications

Essential qualifications and experience:

• A post-secondary degree in a relevant field and/or relevant work experience/volunteering;
• Fluency in written and spoken English (close to mother tongue level);
• Excellent writing and communication skills;
• A high level of digital literacy, including ability to work with communication & digital tools, such as WordPress, Canva/Adobe, and social media tools;
• Strong organisational and time management skills;
• Excellent networking, intercultural and interpersonal communication skills;
• Committed to the values of the organisation;
• Eager to learn and gain experience in communications in an EU non-governmental environment.

Desired qualifications and experience:

• Previous experience in a non-governmental organisation and knowledge of EU advocacy work is an asset;
• Experience using graphic and video related software;
• Understanding of the functioning of European institutions;
• Fluency in another EU language.

Application instructions

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