Background information
Since its creation in 2003, the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) has grown from 13 to 75 patient organisations across wider Europe, providing a strong and united patient voice in all matters relating to healthcare. We continue to lead collective patient advocacy in Europe, providing a cross-disease perspective from a wide European patient community to the policy-making process. With our members, we bring together people, knowledge and expertise working to drive profound and positive change for patients within the European healthcare landscape.
EPF’s vision is for a Europe where patient organisations are valued partners in creating equitable, person-centered, accessible, and sustainable healthcare systems, based on patients’ unique expertise.
EPF helps to empower patients’ organisations through educational seminars, policy initiatives and projects. We coordinate best practice exchanges between patient organisations at European and national levels. Our programmes also help to strengthen their organisational and advocacy capacity.
For more information, please visit www.eu-patient.eu
Job Description
Job title: Communications Officer
Starting date: late November/early December 2020
Reports to: Communications Manager
Location: Chaussée d’Etterbeek 180 - 1040, Brussels, Belgium
Purpose of the role
The Communications Officer is responsible for helping develop and deliver excellent communications on EPF’s work.
Key Tasks
Dimensions and Key interfaces
Team size: 23
Direct Report: 1 (Communications Manager)
Key Interfaces (internal)
Key Interfaces (external)
Profile of the candidate - Essential
PERSONAL QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
WE OFFER
TO APPLY
Please send your application, consisting of a letter of motivation (one page maximum), your CV, and two references in English to recruitment@eu-patient.eu by 23h59, 16 October 2020 at the latest (e-mail subject: “Application for the position of Communications Officer”). Interview invitations will be extended on a rolling basis. The selected candidate should be prepared to start in late November/December 2020.
Please note that due to the volume of applications expected, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
EPF will process the data submitted by candidates for the purposes of recruitment and selection, according to its Privacy Policy: http://www.eu-patient.eu/About-EPF/epf-privacy-policy/. We will treat your data with the utmost care and take all appropriate steps to protect it.
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European Patients' Forum
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