COR/AD5-AD12/21 BIS/25

Head of Sector for Social Media

Officials - Administrator

Deadline

Detail of the vacancy notice

  • Directorate: Directorate for Communication  
  • Management: no
  • Unit/Service: ​​Unit D.3 - Digital communication and IT strategy  
  • Grade: AD5-AD12
  • Location: Brussels
  • Deadline: 03/04/2025 at noon (Brussels time)

 

Your job and responsibilities

Are you ready to lead a team of experts through major transformation of the social media landscape?  Do you have hands-on experience managing digital communication channels, creative projects, external contractors, EU Framework Contracts and paid social media campaigns? Do you have a sound expertise in social media and are familiar with its latest developments? Are you experienced in EU-wide online campaigns and have excellent social/digital marketing skills? 

 

As Head of Sector for Social Media your main responsibility will be to define the objectives and planning of the sector, supervise implementation and deliverables, oversee the European Committee of the Regions (CoR)’s social media channels and foster a healthy and motivating work environment under the direct leadership of the Head of Unit.  
 

Your responsibilities as Head of Sector for Social Media will entail: 

  • Providing strategic recommendations on social media and digital communication;
  • Advising and overseeing the implementation and analytics of organic and paid social media campaigns;
  • Managing relations and projects with external contractors;
  • Monitoring and analysing the engagement and performance of CoR's social media activity;
  • Financial, contractual and team management.

 

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 adopt constructive attitude at all times. 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. Demonstrate respect and courtesy at all times.
  • 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 a deep understanding of the current developments of the social media landscape, social media content creation and social media advertising and can give strategic advice on these topics.
  • You are skilled in social media monitoring and analytics and can author and present reports for both expert and non-expert audiences.
  • As an experienced project manager, you have strong coordination and financial skills, can follow multiple projects at the same time, respect tight deadlines and deal with external contractors.
  • You have experience with procurement of communication and related IT tools, especially managing EU Framework Contracts.
  • You have an innovator’s mindset to approach the ever-changing digital environment while at the same time you understand the ethical implications of social media, including algorithmic bias, misinformation, data privacy, copyright and AI use.
  • You have experience with social media components of web streaming.
  • You have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the EU and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the EU. For functional reasons, a thorough knowledge of English or French is required. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.

ASSETS

  • Knowledge of the Adobe Suite or other digital image or video editing tools, including AI based tools would be an asset. 
  • Sound technical skills for running paid social media campaigns and social media community management would be an asset.
  • Sound analytical skills, knowledge of social media monitoring and analytical KPIs and tools such as Talkwalker, Hootsuite would be an asset. 

 

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