Description
Selection reference: COMM/TA/06
Function Group and grade range: Administrator (AD 5 - AD 7)
Job title: Information and Communication Officer for Corporate Campaigns
Where: DG Communication, Brussels
Publication: 4 May 2023 until 12.00 hours Brussels time.
We are
A dynamic team right at the heart of the Commission’s external communication efforts. Our
unit runs the Commission’s flagship campaigns You Are EU and NextGenEU, and coordinates
major external communication actions across Commission departments. Our campaign team
comprises of nine communication professionals who work in a collaborative way, and under
the steer of COMM’s senior management, on the campaign’s different aspects such as the
production of creative campaign assets, their mass distribution across online and offline
media, the monitoring of campaign results, and the constant improvement of our processes.
We propose
In your role as Information and Communication Officer, you will be a part of the campaign
team and contribute to the:
- provision of regular campaign updates to the Cabinet of the President, to the Commission’s Corporate Communication Steering Committee, to policy DGs and COMM departments as well as to external stakeholders about campaign strategy, adjustments, and progress;
- development and management of a detailed campaign schedule and work plan;
- coordination with various COMM departments that play a part in the execution of corporate campaigns;
- management of contracts with creative and media agencies by requesting services, assigning tasks, communicating expected deliverables, controlling their quality and certifying their good reception;
- prediction of resources needed to reach objectives and the management of these resources in an effective and efficient manner;
- tracking of project costs in order to remain within the budget that is allocated to the campaign;
- utilisation of best practices, techniques, and standards in campaign management; and,
- measurement of campaign performance and the identification of areas for improvement.
We look for
A highly motivated, friendly, curious and versatile colleague candidate with a very good
understanding of campaigning. The ideal candidate should possess a strong communications
background and at least 5 years of relevant experience with communication agencies
(creative and/or media).
The successful candidate should have:
- Team player skills: You will work within a collaborative campaign team at COMM.B1, and with a large number of colleagues from virtually all policy DGs. You will need the ability to work within a group of people to achieve a shared goal in an effective way. Listening skills, openness to everyone's ideas, the willingness to working for the good of the group as a whole, and a strong sense of responsibility are essential.
- roven project management skills: You will have to work with a budget and meet deadlines for one or several projects. You will have to be hands-on and independent while being a team player in the management of the project(s). You will contribute to managing the contracted agencies and intervene if things are going off-track.
Familiarity with the following area would be an advantage:
- Knowledge of administrative procedures: Hands-on experience with hiring, through publicprocurem ent, and supervising external agencies. Experience and knowledge of financial and administrative procedures (e.g. on financial management, anti-fraud, intellectual property rights, data protection, document management).
- Experience with the management of communication campaigns: You will contribute to the biggest advertising campaign that the Commission has ever run.
How to apply?
Interested candidates should send their application respecting the deadline of the vacancy to
the following email address: HR-BXL-TA-VACANCIES
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (HR-BXL-TA-VACANCIES[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) and indicating the selection reference in the subject.
The application must include:
- Your CV in English
- A motivation letter in English
- The duly completed and signed application form.
No applications will be accepted after the deadline for applications.
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