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IULIE 2014

 

Communications Manager

Viapublic

Brussels, Belgium


Description

Hands-on communication profile with strong writing and IT skills. Min. 2 years relevant experience in a scientific or economic environment. Fluent in Dutch and English, with good knowledge of French.

Our client

Our client is a non-profit organisation, based in Brussels which represents the leading corporate members of an innovative industry in Belgium. For confidentiality reasons, the organisation wishes to remain anonymous.

Description of the vacancy

  • Active support of the Communications Director in rolling out the overall communication strategy of the organisation;
  • Delivery of a wide range of communications material: press releases, daily newsletters, editorials, leaflets and relevant items for the website; 
  • Monitoring of relevant press coverage; 
  • Development of new hooks for the organisation’s website and social media (Twitter, Facebook); 
  • Project management of other communication opportunities.

Profile

  • A degree in (corporate) communications, languages, journalism, translation (or equivalent by experience);
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a communications role (preferably in a scientific or economic environment); 
  • Excellent (copy)writing skills; 
  • Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; 
  • Perfectly bilingual Dutch-English, with a good knowledge of French; 
  • Creative and proactive mindset and focused on priorities; 
  • Flexible and cool under pressure; 
  • Dynamic and outgoing personality and a real team player.

Offer

  • Our client is offering a challenging position, a key role in a dynamic organisation, in an innovating sector and socially interesting environment;
  • A strong corporate culture with respect for its employees, personal development and commitment; 
  • An attractive remuneration package including extra-legal advantages, a stable work environment and permanent training opportunities.

Interested?

Contact Olivier Van Horenbeeck through email (Această adresă de email este protejată contra spambots. Trebuie să activați JavaScript pentru a o vedea.) or call confidentially on +32 2 892 80 30. Please indicate the Viapublic reference number (VP/PUB/122/14).

English Language Checker (Grade B3)

CoE - Council of Europe

Strasbourg, France

Posted: 2 July, Deadline: 18 July


The European Court of Human Rights’s judgments are highly influential. You’ll make sure they’re highly comprehensible too.

E150/2014
(Fixed-term contract)


Based in Strasbourg, France, the Council of Europe brings together the resources of 47 member states to advance democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights. You will make a significant contribution as you review the linguistic quality of draft judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights, including some leading cases.

At all times, you will ensure that documents are clear, easily comprehensible and grammatically correct, including liaison with the author where appropriate. Equally importantly, you will identify any technical issues and conduct research to resolve them, assist lawyers in developing their English drafting skills, and provide advice and support as required. You may also find yourself involved in organising and leading language workshops, whilst contributing to our linguistic databases and attending divisional terminology meetings, so you can expect a high profile and plenty of variety.

Alongside a relevant qualification in Languages or Law, you will possess a proven professional record in language checking, translation or legal positions. Naturally you should be a native English speaker with an expert command of the language plus a good knowledge of French, and you will bring basic familiarity with the European Convention and associated case law. Finally, it is vital that you have outstanding analytical skills, an organised and methodical approach and proven ability to operate on your own initiative, plus a high level of flexibility.

Applications should be made in English or French using the Council of Europe’s online application system at before the deadline of 18 July 2014.

Policy Officer

ESN - European Social Network

Brighton, United Kingdom

Posted: 3 July, Deadline: 16 July


Introduction

ESN is the European network of senior management in public social services, bringing together over 100 national, regional, and local organisations from in 34 European countries to promote the development of effective social policy and social care practice through the exchange of knowledge and expertise.

ESN has been supported by the European Commission under the PROGRESS programme (2007-2013). This agreement has just been renewed for 4 years (2014-17) under the EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation (PSCI).

As a unique network we contribute to European policy-making in social, health and education policy and support our members to improve the quality of social services. You can read more about ESN at www.esn-eu.org.

We are recruiting a Policy Officer to join the policy team at our secretariat in Brighton (UK). The right candidate will have enthusiasm, professional experience and be knowledgeable about European Union policy and institutions. S/he should have research skills, sensitivity to and willingness to learn about the social work sector. Knowledge of public services or wider social/health policy; for example, disability policy would be an advantage.

Our secretariat is a dynamic, international environment where a number of languages are spoken. Members of the team support each other in their work through open discussion and shared working. Besides working with colleagues in the secretariat, you would also meet regularly with senior professionals and managers of social services at seminars or working groups. You would represent ESN at European level and meet colleagues from other social and health care organisations and you will be sensitive to different cultural ways of working. There is a good deal of European travel involved in working for ESN.

If you think you combine sensitivity to social work values, the ability to research, identify and articulate policy messages and build relationships with ESN members and EU-level stakeholders, we look forward to hearing from you. Your initiative, ideas and growing expertise will be valued. We try to ensure that every member of staff has space to make the job their own.

Job description

As an ESN policy officer, you would:

  • Work with ESN members (senior service managers and social work professionals) in working groups, workshops and seminars to facilitate policy, research and practice exchange; for instance, in the field of disability;
  • Provide intelligence to Members on aspects of EU policy and current social work and care policy and practice;
  • Work with the policy team to formulate and communicate key messages to EU policy-makers;
  • Build good working relationships with members and help grow the membership of ESN;
  • Develop good working relationships with external stakeholders (EU institutions, international organisations, EU-level associations, national governments, researchers);
  • Represent ESN at external meetings and conferences on policy areas in your portfolio;
  • Undertake training commensurate with the post’s responsibilities;
  • Support other members of the policy team in their work.

Person Specification

We are looking for someone who has:

  • Knowledge of EU policy-making and institutions;
  • Knowledge of social and health policy; for example, disability policy;
  • Ability to learn quickly, notably about the social work and care sector, ESN members priorities and EU policy, practice and research agenda in the field of social policy;
  • Sensitivity to the values of social work and care;
  • University education in European policy or government, social policy or similar;
  • Excellent analytical skills to identify key messages from exchange and learning with members;
  • Strong research skills to collate and analyse data from across Europe in order to support and build ESN policy messages;
  • Ability to manage a varied workload of different tasks and projects within deadlines;
  • Imagination and ideas to contribute to the strategic development of ESN in terms of policy, practice and research priorities, new ways of working and membership growth;
  • Ability to build strong working relationships with ESN members and EU stakeholders and sensitive to cultural differences across Europe;
  • Strong interpersonal skills for team work and autonomy in driving forward own work;
  • Excellent written and oral English (ESN’s working language);
  • Fluency in at least one other European language.

ESN structure

In the ESN secretariat, you would:

  • Report to the chief executive for your overall performance and formal employment matters;
  • Report to the policy director on most aspects of day-to-day project management and policy development;
  • Work with the policy team on strategic development and policy messages and membership growth;
  • Work with a communications officer on the design and dissemination of ESN news, policy messages and reports, plus EU policy updates, in print and online;
  • Work with the development and business manager on membership and partnership development;
  • Work with a projects officer on logistics and administration, including events, meetings and projects’ planning and implementation.

Salary and Conditions

Pay would be on a scale starting at £25,000 - £28,000 (32,000€ - 35,000€) which equates to approximately €2,000 net per month. Salary on appointment would depend on experience and would rise in line with performance. There is a portable stakeholder pension scheme. Holiday allowance is 21 days on a pro-rata basis and would rise with experience. We support staff in their professional development and provide regular performance review with opportunities for further training in line with responsibilities.

This post involves significant European travel, requiring you to be flexible with evenings and weekends; there is a scheme whereby staff claim back a proportion of unsociable hours worked.

Brighton

The ESN secretariat is based in central Brighton, a city with a large population of young professionals and a vibrant cultural and music scene. Its acclaimed arts festival is the biggest in England, an annual celebration of music, theatre, film, literature and debate now in its 50th year.

The University of Sussex has a strong European focus, attracting students from all over Europe and the world. The Sussex European Institute (SEI) was founded in 1992 and became a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in 1998, working closely with pre-eminent research centres in Europe and the wider world. Its many language schools also attract international students to come to the city in large numbers during the summer.

A number of international charities and companies are based in the city, which is well-connected, being just an hour from London (with the Eurostar to Brussels and Paris) and 30 minutes from Gatwick airport. Brighton is a good alternative to London with a slower pace of life, good restaurants and cafés and a strong and more affordable housing sector.

The job will be based at our office in Brighton so you must consider whether you are in a position to move here before applying. The secretariat has been based here since ESN was founded in 1998.

Find out more: and

Recruitment process

You should submit a covering letter, CV and a policy commentary in a single PDF file not longer than 4 pages to . Please follow these guidelines:

  • In the covering letter, you should show how you meet the person specification and make clear why you wish to take up this role with ESN;
  • In the commentary, you should briefly set out the most relevant issues for public social services working with people with disabilities across Europe today.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 16th July after which shortlisted applicants will be contacted by phone on the 17th July for an interview in Brighton, UK, on 22nd July . You may be required to undertake a specific task in preparation for the interview. There is a possibility of a second round of interviews afterwards. Travel and hotel expenses will be paid for shortlisted candidates if necessary.

If you would like to have an informal discussion on this position, please contact Alfonso Lara Montero, Policy Director at ESN, on + 44 1273 739 039.

Equal Opportunities Statement

It is the policy of the European Social Network to treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or trade union membership status or any other protected characteristic provided for under the Equality Act 2010 (UK).

The European Social Network will ensure that no requirement or condition will be imposed without justification which could disadvantage individuals purely on any of the above grounds.

The policy applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment. The European Social Network will regularly review its procedures and selection criteria to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated according to their relevant individual abilities and merits.

The European Social Network is committed to the implementation of this policy and to a programme of action to ensure that the policy is, and continues to be, fully effective. The overall responsibility for the policy lies with Chief Executive. However, all staff are required to comply with the policy and to act in accordance with its objectives so as to remove any barriers to equal opportunity.

Any act of discrimination by employees or any failure to comply with the terms of the policy will result in disciplinary action.

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Junior Communications and Administration Officer

ACE - Architects' Council of Europe

Brussels, Belgium

Posted: 7 July, Deadline: 27 July


The Architects' Council of Europe (ACE) represents the architectural profession at European level. Its Secretariat is based in Brussels and membership consists of organisations that are the nationally representative regulatory and professional bodies of all EU Member States, the Accession States, Switzerland and Norway, and other observers. Through them, it represents the interests of more than 545,000 architects. The principal function of ACE is to monitor EU legislative developments and seek to influence areas of EU Policy that impact on architectural practice and the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Job description

Full time position in the Secretariat of the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) based in the ACE offices located at 29, rue Paul Emile Janson, 1050 Brussels (Belgium).

The Junior Communications & Administration Officer will report directly to the Secretary General of the ACE and will principally undertake work on the following tasks and topics:

Communication

  • Draft principal ACE communications including Press releases, Alerts, Newsletters and occasional publications;
  • Ensure communications between ACE, its Member organisations, its Work groups and the ACE Executive Board;
  • Keep under review ACE Communications policy, implementation of ACE Communications Review and branding issues;
  • Manage new media communications including ACE Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn page;
  • Manage the content of the ACE Website.

Administration

  • Maintain contacts lists up to date;
  • Assist preparation of external meetings (travel and accommodation arrangements for the Secretary General, documentation, etc.) and internal meetings (accommodation for the ACE Executive Board, catering, preparation of the meeting room, etc.);
  • Attendance at certain meetings as decided by the Secretary General;
  • Other tasks including answering the telephone, archiving, correspondence.

Qualifications and desirable attributes

The Junior Communications Officer must have the following qualifications/attributes:

  • Degree in an appropriate subject area (some experience is an advantage);
  • Excellent knowledge of English and French (written and spoken);
  • Ability to work effectively in a small team;
  • Flexibility and willingness to assist in other tasks as the need arises;
  • Familiarity with all Office computer programmes and new media tools.

Applications should be submitted in English with a contact details, CV and covering letter saying why the candidate would be suitable for the job and contact details.

Application deadline: 27 July 2014 to the following address:
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Interviews likely to take place the last week of August. Contract will start as soon as possible.

Student Affairs Coordinator

SBS-EM - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

Brussels, Belgium

Posted: 10 July, Deadline: 3 August


About SBS-EM

Leading partner of the Belgian business community over the last 30 years, the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM) has contributed with its Executive Education programmes to the training of over 13,000 managers, from junior to top level.

In order to adapt to a fast-changing business world, we are constantly developing new partnerships and widening our portfolio with new seminars and executive masters in the different management areas, from general to more specialised disciplines.

To help us in successfully carrying out our development and accomplishing our mission, Solvay Executive Education is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic full-time Student Affairs Coordinator contributing to the coordination of its MBA programmes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The student affairs coordinator will have to support the “student life” from enrolment to graduation, for all queries not related to academics. He/she will be directly in charge of the student affairs and events management, while giving administrative support to all other functions, academic, admissions and career.

Faculty and Student Services

  • Non-academic student services and queries, including improvement of infrastructures and services at large;
  • Follow-up on students & alumni administrative requests, including updating candidates database, issuing diplomas, grades transcripts and other relevant documents;
  • Administrative support to admissions, including processing of student cards;
  • Daily support to participants;
  • Welcome professors and students for evening and Saturday morning classes;
  • Preparation and distribution of course material;
  • Supervision of exams;
  • On-site operational assistance to faculty.

Event Management

  • Organization of Welcome Week, Graduation Ceremony and all related events;
  • Press Subscriptions;
  • Organization of info-sessions and candidates on-campus assessments and alumni interviews.

Career Services

  • Organization of on-campus recruitment presentations and recruiters interviews and follow-up with companies and students;
  • Block registration of new student services;
  • Distribution of CVs hardcopies to distribution list;
  • Professional Projects: administration of legal documents/contracts/NDAs, fees administration.

PROFILE

  • English proficiency and good command of French;
  • Organizational skills, in particular attentiveness to detail and problem-solving attitude;
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and to manage time constraints;
  • Sense of diplomacy and sound communication skills, both oral and written;
  • Strong service-oriented and quality-driven mindset;
  • Flexibility to adapt working hours to seminars’ schedule and events;
  • Ability to work under pressure and to handle multiple tasks at one time when needed;
  • Non-University or University Degree.

LOCATION AND WORKING REGIME

  • The job will be based in our Brussels headquarters;
  • The working regime will be of 38 hours per week, organized in accordance to the programme’s schedule and including Saturday. Availability for occasional evening activities will be required.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • An exciting full-time job within a renowned and fast-growing organisation dedicated to the promotion of top-level education;
  • A multidisciplinary and multicultural working environment;
  • A non-routine position implying diversified actions and exchanges with a dynamic international team;
  • An interesting salary commensurate with experience;
  • Great networking opportunities within academic community and corporate world.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please submit your cv and covering letter to by 3 August 2014 .

Availability requested to start the job as of end of August 2014 at the latest.

For more information on our organisation and activities, please visit our website.

 

Research and Innovation Communication Intern

CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council

Brussels, Belgium

Posted: 23 July, Deadline: 6 August


The Research and Innovation department of , the European Chemical Industry Council, has a rolling programme of internships for communications students reaching the end of their studies and young communications graduates. Cefic, the forum and voice of the chemical industry in Europe, is the largest European trade group in Brussels; we offer valuable and rewarding work experience in a welcoming, stimulating multicultural team.

The Research and Innovation department needs interns with excellent spoken and written English to manage or help with various projects relating to resource and energy efficiency, water, raw materials, biotechnology, smart cities, innovation for growth and sustainable chemistry in the following areas :

  • EU project communication;
  • Publishing: web, print, social media;
  • Research and analysis; copywriting; drafting and publishing documents or blog posts;
  • Coordinating online-based communications projects;
  • Events communication support.

The intern will work with colleagues in the Research and Innovation team in charge of specific issues, and report to the Communication Manager. The extent of their responsibilities and autonomy will depend on their capacity to take initiatives and manage projects, as well as their skills, areas of specialisation and previous experience, if any.

Typical projects can consist of:

  • Support the communication work packages of EU funded projects;
  • Communication assistance to the SusChem Secretariat ( );
  • Support event communication campaigns;
  • Produce (collate, edit or draft) texts to be published (print or online) and maintain the unit’s websites, including: the news section, the event’s calendar, new content for thematic pages and member’s databases ( and project websites);
  • Develop visually attractive presentations;
  • Once the intern is more familiar with the organisation, attend meetings and make suggestions on ways to communicate around a specific issue or event.

Profile

  • Able to work in English: excellent spoken and written English;
  • Ability to synthesize and translate complex issues into clear and concise messages;
  • Very well-organised, able to exercise initiative and organize work under strict deadlines with the ability to set priorities, strong analytical skills an asset;
  • Strong interpersonal skills, self-starter, flexible approach, ready to adjust priorities and be available when needed to tackle urgent requests;
  • Highly computer literate; familiar with MS Office, web content management systems and social media;
  • An operational knowledge of web content management systems and related Internet tools, and/or elements of design, video editing tools and basic knowledge of publishing softwares are all assets;
  • Strongly motivated, high amount of initiative, enjoys working in a multicultural team.

Please send your application before 6 th of August 2014 (short motivation letter + curriculum vitae of no more than 2 pages) to: Cefic, Esther Agyeman-Budu, Communication Manager, Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4, B-1160 Brussels