Senior Communication Officer
Functieomschrijving
Role & Responsibilities: - Project management, implementation and delivery of Seascape Belgium’s communication activities in a selection of projects, ensuring the quality and timely delivery of contractual obligations and project outputs;
- Leading content planning, production and delivery for assigned projects across different channels, with a special focus on ensuring content and visual design quality and attractiveness, including social media content.
- Overseeing and contributing to the development and dissemination of targeted communication materials (e.g. brochures, infographics, press releases, leaflets, newsletters, etc.); developing multimedia products (e.g. video, tutorials, …);
- Quality control of all communication products and activities of selected projects;
- Contributing to the delivery of attractive and engaging policy briefs and strategic roadmaps;
- Contributing to event organisation, stakeholder engagement and facilitation (workshops, meetings, conferences, …).
Profiel
The successful candidate is expected to have the following qualifications and competences: ? Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline, preferably with a background in scientific/environmental communication, journalism and/or public relations– or alternatively, a background in marine or environmental science with demonstrable experience in science communication and content management and development; ? At least 8 years of experience developing and delivering targeted communication outputs against project-based objectives for a relevant organisation; ? Experience in communicating technical and scientific information in an engaging way to different target audiences across a range of media; ? Demonstrable experience in developing technically accurate and engaging content without supervision; ? Experience in managing communications channels, including but not limited to digital, social media, print, and events, matching channels with specific audiences and expected outcomes; ? Experience with organising events from planning to execution phase; ? Good working knowledge of MS Office packages and relevant online data and information management systems (including Content Management Systems for websites); ? Excellent standard of spoken and written English. Knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage; ? Ability to report progress and issues in an effective manner and ability to draft concise and clear documents and reports without supervision; ? Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, with strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to work transparently while applying a team-oriented work ethic. Ability to build successful and productive relationships with stakeholders, user groups and other project team members; ? Excellent organisational skills with capacity to multitask, to deliver on allocated tasks and to meet deadlines in pressurised situations; ? Ability and willingness to work at strategic, tactical and operational levels, with a strong can-do attitude to handle the diverse requirements of this role. ? Versatility and flexibility to adapt to changing requirements: independent worker, solution-focused creative thinker and problem solver.
Aanbod
This post commands an attractive remuneration package. Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.