Communication and Research Assistant

Position description

The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition is seeking a junior officer for a communication/visibility and research role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create content on behalf of the ERCST with input from the Executive Director and the ERCST team;
• Create regular social media posts highlighting news, events and publications;
• Coordinate press-releases and associated media launch;
• Enhance visibility and engagement through campaign analytics, SEO, contacts with media, etc.;
• Ensure digital media archives are up to date and accessible:
  • Maintain media archives, databases and web interfaces;
  • Update and maintain distribution lists.
• Liaison with stakeholders, business associations, environmental NGOs;
• Liaison with media, journalists;
• Perform other duties and provide support to meetings and events as required.

Qualifications

• Educational background in EU affairs, communications, political science or similar;
• Interest in climate change policy, market approaches and international climate change negotiations;
• Native level of written and spoken English, proficiency in other languages will be considered as an advantage;
• Experience with an international environment and multi-stakeholder process;
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and solve problems at pace;
• Thorough proficiency in content creation and management tools (Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, WordPress, MailChimp, Hootsuite, Cision, Google Analytics);
• Minimum 1 year of working experience;
• Well-organised, with attention to detail;
• Authorisation to live and work in Belgium.

Application instructions

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