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The European Community Shipowners’ Associations is the umbrella organisation of the national shipowners’ associations of the EU, the UK and Norway. European shipowners control around 40% of the world’s shipping fleet. ECSA’s prime task is to represent the overall interests of the European shipping industry with the institutions of the European Union. The organisation operates from Brussels, where it employs a dedicated team of eleven people.

For immediate start, we are looking for a

Policy Advisor Communications

As Policy Advisor Communications, you will conceptualise and develop a communications strategy for ECSA. Therefore, you will lead an European working group of ECSA members. You will also execute concrete actions, with assistance of the ECSA secretariat.

Important aims are to support ECSA’s activities regarding European policy making that is supportive to the European shipping industry and to boost the image of the European shipping industry as a sustainable and responsible industry. The following tasks will be part of your range of responsibilities:

• Developing ECSA’s communication strategy and the formulation of concrete action points;
• Coordinating the European communication working group;
• Contributing to and ensuring the execution of the communications strategy and the action points;
• Building and maintaining the media outreach of ECSA in Brussels and the trade press
• Preparing of press releases, articles, brochures and regular internal documents for members like the Weekly Bulletin and the Monthly Monitoring Report;
• working on the publicity and outreach activities related to events and assisting staff members for PR tasks;
• Responsible for ECSA’s website, twitter and other social media.

YOUR PROFILE

• You hold an academic degree and at least 5 years of practical experience in a similar position;
• You are experienced in translation an organisation’s mission and vision statements into a communications strategy plan;
• Proven expertise and knowledge of social media;
• Proven expertise and knowledge of drafting press releases, articles and so on and so forth;
• Understanding of the functioning of the European institutions and EU policy making;
• Strong time-management, organisational skills and ability to coordinate several tasks at the same time;
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written in English. Being fluent in different other EU languages is an advantage;
• Others describe you as a strong communicator.

WE OFFER

We are offering a varied and responsible fulltime job in a dynamic, international and flexible working environment as well as a comprehensive remuneration package.

INTERESTED?

Send a short motivation letter and full CV to Martin Dorsman, Secretary General, martin.dorsman@ecsa.eu.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidentiality.

this job offer is not open for applications