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Title: Communications Coordinator [70% EU Projects – 30% DiCE’s Comms Activities]
Location: Remote (Europe) or Brussels (hybrid)
Employment type: Full time
Reports to: Communications Manager, Digestive Cancers Europe
Starting date: early May 2024
Communications Coordinator
You will be responsible for supporting DiCE’s communication efforts during an exciting period for EU Cancer Policy.
Activities related to EU projects (70%):
- Ensure the prompt and successful delivery of high-quality EU projects, focusing on communication and dissemination activities.
- Managing EU projects’ social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X/Twitter & YouTube).
- Creating promotional materials for EU projects (flyers, graphics, infographics, videos, articles, etc.) and keeping their websites up to date.
- Under guidance and in collaboration with DiCE’s project managers, take the lead in planning, implementing, and evaluating meetings and events for EU projects.
- Review and edit project digital content, papers and reports created by DiCE’s project leads and partners, effectively translating technical and scientific evidence into accessible messages.
- Support public speaking engagements of the CEO, Board members and other colleagues for project events
- Help promote and raise awareness of the EU projects on DiCE channels.
- Support the development of EU project proposals by contributing input on communications-related activities.
- Attend relevant events and meetings and produce brief reports as necessary.
- Assist the project managers in fulfilling their EU project communication reporting requirements.
- Monitor the impact of EU project communications actions and campaigns.
Activities related to DiCE’s Communications (30%):
- Work in coordination with DiCE’s Communications team to maintain and implement a coherent editorial style and tone and strengthen the public image of DiCE
- Help in increasing DiCE’s visibility and profile and promote critical messages towards our external stakeholders (e.g. EU institutions, media and journalists, partners and allies);
- Cooperating with DiCE’s Communications team to enhance DICE’s online presence, promote its projects and create different communication outputs.
- Supporting the translations of different materials in other EU languages.
- In collaboration with DiCE’s Communications team, support as needed on preparations, presentation drafting and report-writing for the DiCE Annual Meetings, the DiCE Board meetings and other internal and external events.
Required education and experience:
- University degree (Master’s level is desired), preferably in a relevant field, such as Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or Journalism;
- At least two years of professional work experience in communications and events-related roles, especially for EU projects;
- Proven ability to deliver creative content (publication, design, text, image and video);
- Proven ability to plan workload, meet tight deadlines, and handle multiple projects;
- Strong understanding of and experience with WordPress, Mailchimp and graphic design tools (Canva and/or Adobe Creative Cloud applications);
- Experience in forging collaborative working relationships with diverse stakeholders;
- Experience in drafting advocacy and collaborative communications;
- Mastery of social media platforms (X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn);
- Experience in website development, management and update and ability to collaborate with the relevant experts; and
Required skills and personal qualities:
- Near native or full professional proficiency in spoken and written English
- A positive, ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to work autonomously
- Well-organised, practical-minded and able to prioritise a busy and varied workload;
- Ability to convey information compellingly and concisely and to re-package complex content in an accessible format
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomatic and practical facilitation skills to build consensus across teams
- Strong IT skills (including MS Office applications and Zoom)
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
Desirable:
- Good knowledge of EU projects, the civil society sector and/or the public health sector
- Experience working for a membership or network organisation
- Good understanding of the functioning of EU institutions and EU policy-making and influencing processes and strategies
- Experience working on EU-funded projects
- Fluent in one or more additional European languages
What we offer
- An enthusiastic multicultural working environment with strong societal value
- An attractive remuneration package according to the level of experience
- A hybrid working environment
- Possibility for personal growth and development
- The possibility to help grow the organisation and its impact
To apply:
Email to ghislaine@digestivecancers.eu (no telephone calls accepted), subject line: Application for DiCE Communications Coordinator, with attachments:
- Curriculum vitae, with 2 professional references, including one from your current or most recent employment;
- Cover letter, no more than two A4 pages on your a) motivation, b) summary of qualifications, and c) salary history and/or requirement and d) earliest availability.
Deadline for application: Tuesday, 2 April (23:59 CET).
Short-listed candidates will be informed by 10 April and invited for virtual interviews between April 11 to April 29.
Due to the number of applications, kindly note that we are only able to respond to those with relevant profiles.
Starting date: early May 2024
About Digestive Cancers Europe
DiCE is a European non-profit umbrella organisation uniting patient organisations and collaborating with stakeholders dedicated to digestive cancers. Through advocacy, research, and awareness-raising, we support patients and carers to improve survival and quality of life. As the voice of the digestive cancer community, we champion early diagnosis and equal access to the highest standards of treatment and care for everyone across Europe.
Our organisation is based in Brussels and works as a virtual organisation across Europe.
For further information, please contact Ghislaine Gerbier at ghislaine@digestivecancers.eu.