Detail of the vacancy notice
- Directorate: Directorate for Communication
- Management: no
- Unit/Service: Unit D.2 – Events and local dialogues
- Grade: AST1-AST9
- Location: Brussels
- Type of post: ASSISTANT. Publication under Article 29(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Staff Regulations
Your job and responsibilities
As a communications assistant within Unit D.2 and, more specifically, the Flagship projects sector, you will work together with the Head of Sector to organise the European Week of Regions and Cities, and 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), coordinate contributions from the unit, 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.
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
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 professionally in order 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 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 basic IT applications and tools (Adonis, Outlook, Excel, Word, SharePoint 365, ARES).