Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) has an exciting opportunity for a Communications Coordinator to play a leading role in developing our extensive communications and professional networking activities towards our member companies and external stakeholders.
We are looking for someone who already has a track record of promoting the work of an association, company or public body including advocacy, public relations, communications, networks and events. You are experienced with a variety of digital communications tools. You are impactful and precise with content. Your experience enables you to take a development role, building our communications over time as well as immediate impact. The ideal candidate would also have experience in communicating about EU funded projects and organising events/webinars. Experience in a similar communications role or position within a European trade association will be highly valued.
Discover here all the essential and desired requirements for the Communications Coordinator role in detail.
Job Description
CIE encourages employees to work to their strengths and ambitions in partnership with other colleagues. Therefore, the exact split between roles is not fixed and will be designed with the involvement of the team. There is considerable scope for the successful candidate to grow their own portfolio of activities over time. Nobody at CIE is ever bored!
Purpose of Role:
The post-holder’s overall aim is to ensure that CIE has communications outputs that consistently support and enhance the goals of CIE’s advocacy actions, projects, campaigns and events. The Communications Coordinator will be a key supporter of all colleagues and expert groups, providing support for their projects, media and communication tools and managing delivery of high-quality communications actions.
Scope of Role:
- CIE internal and external communications and marketing outputs including website and web materials, print and design, online, public relations, advocacy events, online webinars, media and social media.
- Planning, tracking and reporting on communications activities as required by CIE procedures and external stakeholders.
- Acting as CIE’s editor (including web site editor), receiving, commissioning and approving materials from a wide range of contributors. Ensuring delivery to expected impact, time, and budget of CIE content and activities including: web materials, press releases, social media, print and design for publications such as reports, public relations, advocacy events and online webinars.
- Managing trainees, project partners, designers and publishers.
- Development and monitoring of brand, corporate design and communications content for CIE.
- Act as media officer for CIE and partners in our projects, liaising with European media and generating coverage for our work.
- Event: play a key role in the organisation and communication of the annual CIE Summit.
- Other duties as may be agreed by the CIE management team.
Employment arrangements, terms and conditions
These terms and conditions are indicative and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. No detail expressed here can be considered part of an employment offer and all employment terms are determined by the Belgian employment law in force during the period of employment.
We reserve the right not to make an appointment based on this current advertisement and to re-advertise on our terms.
The package here reflects what we offer our full-time employees, with our aim to offer an employment package in line with similar NGOs in our sector.
Contractual basis and package:
- This is a full-time position of open duration.
- Salary and benefits relevant to experience and role.
- 13th month payment.
- Lunch vouchers and travel allowance.
- 20 days legal and 10 days extra-legal holiday per year
Additional benefits are available after 12 months service, including: extra-legal pension and health insurance.
Hours and location:
- We hope successful candidates will be available to start no later than the first of March 2025.
- Candidates must have the legal right to live and work in Belgium.
- All employees are expected to attend key events and meetings in Brussels and in other countries on a routine basis.
- Employees currently have the option to work at home some of their working week, but currently the team averages 50-80% in the Brussels office.
Application
A CV together with a covering letter expanding on the application for the post should be sent in confidence using the email address info(at)cyclingindustries.com by close of business on Wednesday 18th December 2024. Include details of your current salary in the covering letter.
Successful candidates will be invited to attend an in-person interview on January 9, 2025. We apologise, but due to limited capacity only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.