Responsibilities

• Develop and execute integrated communications campaigns that influence EU policy, keeping an eye on the bigger picture whilst also being across the granular detail.
• Keep track of KPIs, budgets, timelines and team capacity for all projects.
• Build and nurture relationships with senior officials at the European Commission, European Parliament permanent representations, and potentially Member States.
• Develop and pitch compelling media stories both in the Brussels media but also national media. This includes working with our network of PR freelancers in various EU countries.
• Run insights or strategy projects for partners, including running focus groups/stakeholder interviews, planning polling, summarising insights and turning them into a clear strategy.
• Oversee and train more junior members of staff.
• Growing your own accounts and helping pitch for new projects.

Requirements

• Excellent political instinct and understanding of European current affairs.
• Direct experience influencing policy (directly or indirectly) or building organisational reputations either at the EU level or in an EU Member State.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly gain the trust of multiple stakeholders on different parts of the political spectrum.
• A strong track record of landing influential media coverage in big titles and/or securing meetings with policymakers.
• Experience working on multiple projects at once and managing budgets (agency experience is a big plus)
• Fluency in English and another EU member state language.
• A drive to make the world a better place.

Benefits

• A competitive base salary with 2 discretionary performance-linked bonuses
• Gold-plated sickness benefits and life insurance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Private GP, private counselling, eyecare vouchers, well-being service
• 24 days holiday (with the office closing over Christmas, days taken for this max 4)
• Day off for your birthday
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Company pension
• Plenty of scope to develop your career in a fast-growth business
• An opportunity to be seen, heard and counted in your contributions, and not get lost in the noise and tangle of a large corporate business