Detail of the vacancy notice
- Directorate: Directorate for Communication
- Management: no
- Unit/Service: Unit D.2 - Events and local dialogues - Future Lab sector
- Grade: Cost-free SNE
- Location: Brussels
- Deadline: 7 January 2026 at noon (Brussels time)
- Period: 2 years starting from 01/04/2026
- Application: Please send your application to the following e-mail address recruitment-official@cor.europa.eu with the indication "SNE-Events" in the subject line.
Your job and responsibilities
As a cost-free seconded national expert in the Future Lab sector of the Events and local dialogues Unit in the Directorate for Communication, you will be responsible for the coordination of communication activities and events in the area of gender equality and local democracy. This includes conceptualizing conferences and sessions, horizontal coordination on press, social media and visual communication tied to the policy area, managing the content of the "For more women in politics" webpage and initiative, horizontal coordination on the work of the Gender Equality Working Group of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).
You will also liaise with institutional partners, such as the European Parliament and the European Commission and coordinate joint activities such as the participation of the CoR to the European Parliament Gender Equality Week. This includes internal coordination with the CoR's political groups and the CoR's SEDEC commission.
As part of the Future Lab sector, you will also have an opportunity to explore innovation and synergies between the different remits of the sector, including the Young Elected Politicians (YEP) programme and EU Local Dialogues.
Who are we? What are the challenges for us ahead?
Our Unit D.2 - “Events and local dialogues” is one of the four units under the Directorate for Communication. With a staff of around 20 people, the Unit is responsible for the development and deployment of direct outreach activities of the CoR. Together with the Unit D.1 - “Press office, relations with media” and the Unit D.3 - “Digital communication and IT strategy”, we promote the political work of the CoR across three thematic communication campaigns – cohesion, resilience and proximity. The Unit is divided into 2 sectors:
- Flagship projects – responsible for the organisation of large-scale events, such as the European Summit of Regions and Cities, the European Week of Regions and Cities and EuroPCom;
- Future Lab – responsible for the coordination of the Proximity communication campaign, including work on Youth (Young Elected Politicians), Democracy (EU Local Dialogues), Gender Equality (For more women in politics).
Our Unit also has a mandate to pursue innovation in outreach activities, such as the usage of AI, digital avatars and innovative engagement platforms for community members.
Eligibility and selection criteria
Candidates for an SNE position must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be employed by a national, regional, or local public authority or an intergovernmental organization;
- Have worked for at least three years, full-time, in an administrative, scientific, technical, advisory, or supervisory post;
- Be nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a candidate country for accession;
- Have been in the service of their current employer for at least twelve months; and
- Be able to prove that their employer will continue to pay their salary, maintain their established or contractual employment status and guarantee their social rights and benefits, particularly as regards to social security and pension rights, throughout the period of secondment.
Candidates should fulfil the following selection criteria:
- You have specific knowledge and/or relevant experience in the area(s) of stakeholder engagement, event organisation or community management.
- Experience and knowledge in the areas of gender equality and/or democracy is desirable.
- You have a good command of IT applications and tools, such as Outlook, Excel, Word and SharePoint, including AI tools in a secure environment.
- You have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another of the EU official languages. For functional reasons, a high level of English is required and a good level of French is desirable.
Please consult the complete text of the Decision 2988/2024 on the rules applicable to national experts seconded to the European Committee of the Regions and find other relevant information via the dedicated page of our website.
What we offer
- A European institution on a human scale at the heart of the European quarter and easily accessible.
- Flexible working hours and teleworking opportunities subject to the needs of the service.
- An active talent management policy focusing on continuous development and training and a policy to encourage internal mobility.
- A friendly and dynamic working environment in which self-motivation, initiative and team spirit are valued.
- An institution that promotes equal opportunities, diversity and non-discrimination to help nurture a respectful and inclusive working environment and that is actively engaged in the consultation process prior to the adoption of EU legislation. Our dedication to inclusivity is also reflected in our efforts to enhance the accessibility of our vacancy notices, including the layout of the current vacancy and its annex (left alignment, increased spacing and font size etc.). By improving their readability, we strive to make these documents accessible to all, including individuals with disabilities.
- An EMAS-certified institution that is continuously looking to improve its environmental performance.
Are you interested in this challenge ?
If you have the skills we are looking for and think you fit the profile above, please send your application to the following e-mail address recruitment-official@cor.europa.eu with the indication “SNE-Events” in the subject line.
Attention:
This is an unpaid position, and the CoR does not provide any additional allowance beyond the employer's salary.