Communication and Research Assistant

The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition is seeking a junior officer for a
communication/visibility and research role.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Create content on behalf of the ERCST with input from the Executive Director and the ERCST team.
• Create regular social media posts highlighting news, events and publications.
• Coordinate press-releases and associated media launch.
• Enhance visibility and engagement through campaign analytics, SEO, contacts with media, etc.
• Ensure digital media archives are up to date and accessible:
- Maintain media archives, databases and web interfaces
- Update and maintain distribution lists
• Liaison with stakeholders, business associations, environmental NGOs.
• Liaison with media, journalists.
• Perform other duties and provide support to meetings and events as required.
REQUIREMENTS
• Educational background in EU affairs, communications, political science or similar.
• Interest in climate change policy, market approaches and international climate change negotiations.
• Native level of written and spoken English, proficiency in other languages will be considered as
an advantage.
• Experience with an international environment and multi-stakeholder process.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and solve
problems at pace.
• Thorough proficiency in content creation and management tools (Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, WordPress,
MailChimp, Hootsuite, Cision, Google Analytics).
• Minimum 1 year of working experience.
• Well-organised, with attention to detail.
• Authorisation to live and work in Belgium.
Start date: Interviews will be conducted as applications are received. Contract to start upon selection
of suitable candidate.
Duration: Initial six-month full-time contract, with the potential to extend/evolve.
Compensation: Competitive remuneration, depending on the level of experience and background of
the candidate.
Workplace: ERCST offices are located in the EU quarter in Brussels, easily accessible by public transport.
If you are interested, please send your CV and a 1-page cover letter to the attention of Mr. Andrei Marcu,
Executive Director, to [email protected] and mention “Communication and Research Assistant - first name
last name” in the subject line.