Junior Communications Officer (Trainee)

The Guild of European Research-Universities is looking for a

Junior Communications Officer (Trainee)

Role description

The Trainee’s work takes place at The Guild’s office in Brussels. We have a homeworking policy of 2 days per week (averaging out at up to 50% over the course of the year)

During the traineeship, the Junior Communications Officer reports to the Communications Officer and engages with the following responsibilities:

• Supporting the Communications Officer, and other members of the team, in carrying out the Guild’s Communications strategy;

• Actively contributing to The Guild’s advocacy campaigns and communications channels (including our website, social media channels and mass mailings);

• Supporting the management of our databases to optimise our communications;

• Monitoring and engaging with the communications activities of our member universities, key policymakers, and other stakeholders;

• Preparing content (e.g. articles, pictures, or videos) for publication;

• Supporting the policy team in the coordination of working groups and taking minutes from working group meetings;

• Carrying out specific analytical or research tasks, in relation to communications and policy;

• Drafting toolkits and infographics;

• Supporting the planning and organisation of events in physical location as well as on digital platforms;

• Attending seminars and conferences (online and physical) and drafting event reports;

• Supporting the team in different administrative and clerical tasks.

Required skills & qualifications

• At least three years of university studies. A degree, courses taken or extracurricular activities relating to Communications, Marketing or Public Relations will be an advantage;

• Excellent command of oral and written English (knowledge of other EU languages is considered as an asset);

• Good, practical knowledge of MS Office systems (especially MS Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint);

• Proactive and collaborative mindset and readiness to work in a high-paced working environment;

• Good communication and interpersonal skills;

• Good prioritisation and organisational skills;

• Commitment to the vision and the mission of The Guild.

Additional skills that will be an advantage

• A demonstrable interest in working with European affairs;

• Basic knowledge of social media networks (Bluesky, LinkedIn);

• Experience in video editing and/or graphic design is an asset. Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop) and/or Canva is considered an asset;

• Experience in website management.