Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to the values, vision and mission of Friends of the Earth Europe
• At least 2 years relevant communications experience in a busy network-based organisation working on multiple topics
• The ability to write easy-to-understand, engaging copy
• Native speaker standard of English
• Excellent attention to detail
• Diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Strong organisation and time-management skills
• High levels of motivation, strong team member, creativity, flexibility, sense of humour, easy-going, political awareness

Desirable

• Knowledge of EU institutions and Brussels media
• Knowledge of and experience with working with values and frames and storytelling in communications
• Experience of website CMS (especially Wordpress)
• Experience of CRM systems (especially CiviCRM)
• Experience of using social media channels for campaigning, including paid promotion
• Knowledge of other European languages
• Experience of design software like Adobe Photoshop
• Experience of video-editing software

Communications Officer

(Replacement during parental leave: 7 month contract)

Deadline: 8th July 2020. Start date: 1st September 2020. End date: 9th April 2021. (provisional)

Full time position based in Friends of the Earth Europe office, Brussels.

Friends of the Earth Europe (FoE Europe) campaigns for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment. It unites 32 national organisations with thousands of local groups and is part of the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International, calling for economic, environmental and social justice.

The communications team works with all FoE's campaigners to resist root causes and false solutions to environmental and social injustices, mobilise people power, and communicate transformative solutions. You'll be part of a team sharing responsibilities for all external and internal communications.

The job

External communications strategy, planning and delivery

• Lead on the development of communications strategies, narratives and activity plans in close collaboration with campaigners and colleagues in Brussels and in Friends of the Earth groups around the globe
• Coordinate communications plans between campaigns/teams
• Project manage the production of communications tools and materials – including, but not limited to, reports and briefings, videos, graphics, adverts, event and action materials – in coordination with member groups, partners and external suppliers
• Undertake basic design work for use in publications and on the website
• Draft, edit and proofread materials including reports, briefings, opinion articles, and letters
• Contribute to creative brainstorming for campaign activities
• Understand and advise campaigners on their communications needs and requirements
• Ensure the adherence of communications materials with Friends of the Earth Europe's identity guidelines and agreed messaging, protocols and ways of working
• Regularly evaluate communications activities and make recommendations for continuous improvement
   

Media Relations

• Be in contact with Brussels-based journalists, understand their needs and interests, and advise colleagues on their media relations
• Write press releases, statements, briefings, and other media materials, and ensure their targeted distribution
• Coordinate proactive media work with communicators in member groups to maximise national and international coverage
• Make pitches and follow-up calls to journalists to sell-in events or stories
• Draft and place opinion articles
• Keep the media contact database up-to-date
• Manage reactive media work by dealing with incoming media enquiries, alerting colleagues and coordinating responses
• Be available occasionally out of hours for urgent media requirements
   

Website & social media

• Help keep the Friends of the Earth Europe website up-to-date and populated with relevant resources and materials
• Help maintain and develop Friends of the Earth Europe's social media and web presence, especially Facebook and Twitter
• Contribute to the long-term development of Friends of the Earth Europe's website and social media
• Help monitor and analyse media coverage, web traffic and social media statistics and make recommendations for improvements

Internal communications & network support

• Contribute to the production, distribution and monitoring of Friends of the Earth Europe's newsletter and other internal communications
• Contribute to the maintenance of an active network of communicators from member organisations
• Contribute to capacity building for colleagues and member organisations, e.g. media interview skills, communications strategy and narrative, values and frames in communications, storytelling
• Contribute to the writing, editing and proofreading of funding applications and reporting to funders

Other tasks

• Actively participate in team meetings and processes such as planning and budgeting
• Support other team members and be able to stand in for them when necessary
• Give constructive feedback to, and receive from, colleagues

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to the values, vision and mission of Friends of the Earth Europe
• At least 2 years relevant communications experience in a busy network-based organisation working on multiple topics
• The ability to write easy-to-understand, engaging copy
• Native speaker standard of English
• Excellent attention to detail
• Diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Strong organisation and time-management skills
• High levels of motivation, strong team member, creativity, flexibility, sense of humour, easy-going, political awareness

Desirable

• Knowledge of EU institutions and Brussels media
• Knowledge of and experience with working with values and frames and storytelling in communications
• Experience of website CMS (especially Wordpress)
• Experience of CRM systems (especially CiviCRM)
• Experience of using social media channels for campaigning, including paid promotion
• Knowledge of other European languages
• Experience of design software like Adobe Photoshop
• Experience of video-editing software

Communications Officer

(Replacement during parental leave: 7 month contract)

Deadline: 8th July 2020. Start date: 1st September 2020. End date: 9th April 2021. (provisional)

Full time position based in Friends of the Earth Europe office, Brussels.

Friends of the Earth Europe (FoE Europe) campaigns for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment. It unites 32 national organisations with thousands of local groups and is part of the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International, calling for economic, environmental and social justice.

The communications team works with all FoE's campaigners to resist root causes and false solutions to environmental and social injustices, mobilise people power, and communicate transformative solutions. You'll be part of a team sharing responsibilities for all external and internal communications.

The job

External communications strategy, planning and delivery

• Lead on the development of communications strategies, narratives and activity plans in close collaboration with campaigners and colleagues in Brussels and in Friends of the Earth groups around the globe
• Coordinate communications plans between campaigns/teams
• Project manage the production of communications tools and materials – including, but not limited to, reports and briefings, videos, graphics, adverts, event and action materials – in coordination with member groups, partners and external suppliers
• Undertake basic design work for use in publications and on the website
• Draft, edit and proofread materials including reports, briefings, opinion articles, and letters
• Contribute to creative brainstorming for campaign activities
• Understand and advise campaigners on their communications needs and requirements
• Ensure the adherence of communications materials with Friends of the Earth Europe's identity guidelines and agreed messaging, protocols and ways of working
• Regularly evaluate communications activities and make recommendations for continuous improvement
   

Media Relations

• Be in contact with Brussels-based journalists, understand their needs and interests, and advise colleagues on their media relations
• Write press releases, statements, briefings, and other media materials, and ensure their targeted distribution
• Coordinate proactive media work with communicators in member groups to maximise national and international coverage
• Make pitches and follow-up calls to journalists to sell-in events or stories
• Draft and place opinion articles
• Keep the media contact database up-to-date
• Manage reactive media work by dealing with incoming media enquiries, alerting colleagues and coordinating responses
• Be available occasionally out of hours for urgent media requirements
   

Website & social media

• Help keep the Friends of the Earth Europe website up-to-date and populated with relevant resources and materials
• Help maintain and develop Friends of the Earth Europe's social media and web presence, especially Facebook and Twitter
• Contribute to the long-term development of Friends of the Earth Europe's website and social media
• Help monitor and analyse media coverage, web traffic and social media statistics and make recommendations for improvements

Internal communications & network support

• Contribute to the production, distribution and monitoring of Friends of the Earth Europe's newsletter and other internal communications
• Contribute to the maintenance of an active network of communicators from member organisations
• Contribute to capacity building for colleagues and member organisations, e.g. media interview skills, communications strategy and narrative, values and frames in communications, storytelling
• Contribute to the writing, editing and proofreading of funding applications and reporting to funders

Other tasks

• Actively participate in team meetings and processes such as planning and budgeting
• Support other team members and be able to stand in for them when necessary
• Give constructive feedback to, and receive from, colleagues

 

The position requires occasional evening and weekend work as well as occasional international travel.

We offer a salary between Euro 2.641- and Euro 3.108- gross per month, depending on experience.

FoE Europe offers an attractive benefits package, including a 13th month salary, lunch vouchers (Euro 8- per worked day), an additional 5 days of holidays per year, pension scheme, hospitalisation and comprehensive travel insurance. We also offer full coverage of travel by public transport in case of commuting within Belgium. Conditions are according to Belgian legislation; hence the position is open solely to persons with the right to live and work in the EU.

FoE Europe offers a motivating working environment in an international NGO and office located in an environmentally-friendly NGO building. We offer the position for a fixed period of 7 months.

Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes candidates of all descriptions, regardless of age, sexual orientation, marital status, wealth, religious, philosophical or political beliefs, language, present or future state of health, disability, physical or genetic characteristics, gender, pregnancy, parental status, change of sex, nationality, race, skin colour, ancestry, nationality, descent, national or ethnic or social origin. FoE Europe strives to make our office as diverse as possible.

If you feel you meet our criteria, and feel inspired by the objectives and challenges of the position, please send a letter of motivation and a CV to comms.officer@foeeurope.org by midnight on Wednesday 8th July 2020.

Interviews are planned to take place in the week of 13th July.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted – thank you for your understanding.

Qualifications
        Minimum Qualifications:
        5 years of experience in communications in a non-profit, NGO setting;
        Experience working in communications for rapid response, humanitarian, and/or public health programming
        Experience in developing innovative, organic communication strategies.
        Preferred Qualifications:
        Degree in communications, peacebuilding, public health, development, or related fields
        Experience developing and implementing successful communications campaigns
        Experience working in peacebuilding and conflict-transformation

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
        Fluent English, with French preferred
        Experience working with a range of web platforms including WordPress and SquareSpace
        Experience working with digital communities or online Communities of Practice
        Demonstrated skills in communication campaign design, including email outreach and social media;
        Experience in graphic design and familiarity with data visualization
        Experience with data analysis
        Experience working with Google Analytics
        Experience working with data, conducting data analysis, and turning data into easily understood concepts
        Knowledge of SEO
        Excellent writing and communications skills
        Ability to think outside the box, and enjoys new technology
        Must enjoy working independently, as well as in a team environment
        Detail oriented and highly organized, with a proactive approach
        Ability to work across teams and with colleagues in other locations
        Ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines

*This position can be based in Brussels, Belgium or Washington DC. Please apply to the location where you are able to be based*

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Position Summary The Communications Officer will work across a number of Institutional Learning Team projects, with a focus on the development and management of global communities of practice that promote learning in the peacebuilding field and connect practitioners across sectors in conflict-affected contexts. The Communications Officer will support the design and development of communities of practice, including the launch of a new platform for Covid-19 response that will bring together actors across the peacebuilding, humanitarian, and public health sectors. The Communications Officer will manage the day-to-day maintenance of the platform, lead all communication efforts tied to the platform, and produce visual summaries of key learning and resources generated through the project. Beyond this specific project, the Communications Officer will support communities of practice associated with other Search projects as well as the Institutional Learning Team’s external communications, integrating learning across a range of projects.
*This position is subject to grant award* Responsibilities

Key Area 1: Support and develop Communities of Practice that promote learning in the peacebuilding field and demonstrate Search’s thought leadership. This area of work is focused on the development of the new online community of practice that connects Search’s work with partners and practitioners responding to Covid-19 in conflict-affected contexts. This area of work also will include support to other Communities of Practice associated with other projects at Search.

Key Area 2: Day-to-day maintenance of the new community of practice website and management of all communications tied to the platform. This area of work includes the development of an audience engagement strategy that connects partner organizations and solicits input from the wider field, content and communications calendars, social media management, email outreach, and identification of potential collaboration opportunities. The Communications Officer will review and respond to daily requests for membership and questions or comments from community members on the platform. The Officer will be responsible for drafting quarterly reports on the platform’s progress, platform analytics, and performance metrics.

Key Area 3: Design and produce graphic summaries, and data visualizations, of key resources and learning generated through Search for Common Ground’s projects and, specifically, the work of the Institutional Learning Team. This area of work requires the ability to take dense concepts and data, and turn it into accessible and digestible content.

Compétences et profil recherchés

• Diplôme universitaire ou supérieur ou expérience professionnelle équivalente.
• Expérience pertinente de 5 années dans le domaine des relations nord-sud et de programme de souveraineté alimentaire.
• Très bonne connaissance d’au moins un pays d’intervention.
• Excellentes capacités en planification, rédaction, organisation, suivi administratif et financier.
• Bonne connaissance des enjeux liés au développement international et du contexte associatif en Belgique.
• Expérience démontrée en gestion de projets de développement, dont la rédaction de propositions, la GAR et le suivi, l’évaluation et l’apprentissage.
• Excellente capacité d’analyse financière et de compréhension des mécanismes de financement public et privé.
• Compétences informatiques : maîtrise du Microsoft Office.
• Disponibilité à voyager en Belgique et à l’étranger.
• Adhésion aux valeurs, options et finalités des associations.
• Esprit d’ouverture, d’écoute et de travail en équipe.
• Rigueur et capacité d’autonomie dans le respect de cadres établis et d’objectifs/résultats à atteindre.
• Parfaite maîtrise du français et de l’espagnol oral et écrit. La maîtrise de l’anglais est un atout.

 

 

Nous cherchons une personne engagée, gestionnaire, entreprenante et pragmatique, capable de travailler dans une équipe dynamique et en évolution.

Notre organisation

Entraide et Fraternité/Vivre Ensemble est une organisation catholique de développement et de solidarité internationale qui promeut la réduction des inégalités, la lutte contre la pauvreté et la justice sociale en Belgique et dans les pays du Sud. Notre organisation est reconnue par la Coopération belge au développement et la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Elle organise deux campagnes de sensibilisation et de récolte de fonds annuelles et met en place un travail d’éducation, de plaidoyer et de soutien à 65 associations dans le Sud et 93 en Belgique. Le cadre stratégique 2020-2024 détermine les priorités et les résultats attendus de l’organisation.

Pour en savoir plus, voir nos sites internet https://www.entraide.be/ et https://vivre-ensemble.be/

La fonction

Le·a chargé·e· des partenariats est responsable de la stratégie partenariale, du suivi et de l’évaluation des programmes de développement au Guatemala, Nicaragua (souveraineté alimentaire) et Pérou (droits de l’enfant). Il/elle contribuera à l’atteinte des résultats du département et, plus globalement, de l’organisation. L’équipe du DPI est composée d’un directeur, de quatre chargé·e·s de partenariat et d’une adjointe administrative. Il/elle se rapporte directement au Directeur du Département.

• En tant que responsable de la stratégie partenariale, il/elle contribuera à la rédaction du programme 2022-2026, à soumettre à la DGD pour les pays concernés en collaboration avec les coordonnateurs et les partenaires locaux.
• Pour le suivi et l’évaluation, il/elle maintiendra la relation partenariale, assurera la gestion des projets et contribuera au renforcement des capacités des organisations soutenues, et ce, en étroite collaboration avec les coordonnateurs locaux. Il/elle assurera l’analyse des rapports narratifs et financiers des organisations.
• Finalement, il/elle contribuera aux missions de l’organisation en s’impliquant dans les réseaux et en collaborant avec les différents départements sur les thématiques portées par E&F.

 

 

Entraide et Fraternité/Vivre Ensemble vous offre :

• Un contrat à durée déterminée à temps plein pendant 6 mois.
• Le poste est basé à Bruxelles, au siège de l’organisation (près de la Gare Centrale et d’autres transports en commun).
• Un poste important pour notre organisation, diversifié et permettant la prise d’initiatives.
• L’opportunité de voyager et de travailler en solidarité avec de nombreux partenaires, en Belgique et au niveau international.
• L’opportunité de travailler au sein d’une équipe dynamique et engagée.
• Une rémunération suivant les barèmes du non marchand de la Région wallonne.

Intéressé.e ?

Envoyez votre CV et votre lettre de motivation pour le 6 juillet 2020, au Service du personnel, rue du Gouvernement Provisoire, 32 - 1000 Bruxelles ou à emploi@entraide.be. Les tests écrits sont prévus la semaine du 13 juillet et les interviews celle du 20 juillet. L’entrée en fonction est prévue pour le 24 août 2020.