Detail of the vacancy notice
- Directorate: Directorate for Communication
- Management: no
- Unit/Service: Unit Events and Social Dialogues
- Grade: Contract staff member FG III
- Location: Brussels
- Deadline: 30 April 2025 at noon (Brussels time)
- Period: 1 year, starting from 01/07/2025
- Application: Online application form. Please note: the successful completion of EPSO CAST FGIII is required
Your job and responsibilities
As a communications assistant within Unit D.2 you will work together with the 2 Head of Sector to organise CoR's Flagships Events such as the European Week of Regions and Cities and the community and content management of relevant CoR networks and outreach initiatives – such as, the Young Elected Politicians (YEP) programme. In addition, you will also be involved in tasks across the Directorate by connecting internal coordination with external communication.
The role requires very good interpersonal skills for coordination activities and regular interaction with other departments. Ideally, you have experience in the organisation of organising events and conferences of different scales, proven capacity to interact at interinstitutional level, very good conceptual skills and also an interest in working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will, in particular, help implement the communication plan and the campaigns of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), hosted events, and be strategically involved in the development of large flagship projects such as the European Week of Cities and Regions and the Summit of Regions and Cities, as well as EuroPCom, the biggest European conference for communicators. It also entails liaising with members and partners, contributing to communication products such as a monthly newsletters, horizontal collaboration with other services in support of outreach and communication on the YEP network and about the flagship events, managing digital workflows and supporting activities.
You will be asked to develop new ways of communicating and to quickly introduce new technologies such as AI powered- tools in event organisation processes and network initiatives.
Are you the talent we are looking for?
General abilities and capacities required
- Think with a critical spirit, analyse and solve problems pragmatically.
- Assess critically credibility and reliability of sources, data and information and use relevant digital tools to carry out the duties.
- Organise own work, demonstrate responsibility, identify priorities, take appropriate decisions, and deliver results.
- Adapt to an evolving working environment, demonstrate commitment, and always adopt constructive attitude. Remain effective and flexible even during period of heavy activity.
- Take initiative to achieve individual and shared objectives, demonstrate ownership and work autonomously.
- Learn and professionally develop to continuously enhance job performance and knowledge of the organisation and working environment.
- Work together with others in a constructive way by contributing to diverse and inclusive working environment. Always demonstrate respect and courtesy.
- Convey information and relevant opinions clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, facilitate interaction and engage effectively with others. Treat confidential or sensitive information accordingly.
Job-specific requirements
- You have passed EPSO CAST III[1]
- You have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another of those languages. For functional reasons, a very good knowledge of English is required and a good knowledge of French is desirable.
- You are interested in communication processes and in supporting the Head of Unit in this field.
- You have a keen interest using AI-based tools for innovation and modernisation in the area of communication and organisation.
- You have a good command of IT applications and tools, such as Outlook, Excel, Word and Sharepoint, including AI tools in a secure environment.
Please note that candidates must meet the eligibility criteria specified in art. 82(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.