View Vacancy - Assistant Media and Communications Officer (BEL19.201)
The United Kingdom’s Joint Delegation to NATO (UKDEL NATO) is the vital link between the UK Government and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Its principal roles are to promote British interests in NATO and to keep UK Ministers and Government Departments informed about NATO discussions. The Delegation is now looking for an Assistant Media and Communications Officer to join its Communications Team.
The main purpose of this role is to assist the Delegation to communicate the UK Government’s commitment to and priorities for NATO by contributing to the Delegation’s situational awareness and digital media output, as well as helping to deliver successful visits and events.
The job holder will be responsible for managing the Delegation’s digital media accounts including content creation; briefing the wider Delegation on breaking news, media coverage trends, and key international events; developing and maintaining contacts with journalists and colleagues across Whitehall, FCO Posts and NATO; assisting with Ministerial press activities and highlighting public diplomacy opportunities to senior Delegation staff; and undertaking support staff duties such as document distribution.
We promote an adaptable and responsive approach, which means the job may evolve over time to deal with changing circumstances and priorities. The job holder will occasionally be required to work extended hours during peak periods, including in the run-up to Ministerial meetings and Summits.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Media
- Monitor UK and international media
- Provide daily updates, including lines to take
- Prepare and deliver a weekly briefing
- Prepare press packs and press lines
- Prepare press engagements such as press conferences and background briefings
Digital
- Management of Twitter feed, including content creation and basic filming
- Management of the gov.uk webpage
Public Affairs
- Maintain a database of press contacts
- Maintain network of contacts in other Embassies and Delegations to promote key stories
- Track key international events, including security and defence related seminars, and compile a grid of notable communications opportunities
- Recommend public diplomacy opportunities to Delegation senior leadership
- Assist the Communications Policy Officer with strategic communications and campaigns work
Visits and Events
- Assist in the organisation press activities for key events and visits, including Ministerial meetings and Summits
- Assist in the organisation of outreach events
Administrative
- Distribute documents to the Delegation
- Occasional cover for other support staff
- Other administrative duties, as necessary
- Professional experience in public relations and/or communications
- Experience running an organisation’s social media accounts
- Excellent IT and digital skills, including photography and video editing
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Initiative and the ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Creativity and ability to come up with new, innovative ideas
- Adaptability under pressure
- Good communications skills (written and oral)
- Ability to grasp complex issues quickly and communicate them simply and effectively
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Experience of building networks and using third parties to amplify key messages
- Experience and/or interest in International Relations
- Experience of digital campaigns
This is a permanent full-time contract for 5 working days (36.25 hours net) per week.
The monthly gross salary for this position is € 3,334.47 A2 (L) level.
Please note that Belgian nationals will be paid their salary gross and are expected to comply with their tax obligations through completion of a tax return to the Belgian authorities. Non-Belgian nationals will receive their salary net, minus the deduction of an equivalent level of Belgian tax retained at source. Further information on this will be given to candidates during the recruitment process.
The successful candidates will be subject to professional background checks and security clearance.
Staff recruited locally by the British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Belgian employment law.
Visa / passport requirements: must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Belgium and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered. Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Please be advised that the British Diplomatic Missions will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
