Senior Communications Manager & Coordinator

Position description

Are you motivated to play an active part in promoting sustainable resource management? ACR+ is looking for a Senior Communications Manager

The successful candidate will be part of the dynamic, international and professional team of the ACR+ Secretariat based in Brussels and will directly report to ACR+ Secretary General. Given the growing work of ACR+ in its 5 thematic areas of competence, and accounting for the fast-evolving European landscape on environmental management, the successful candidate is called to design and lead the definition of a revised communication strategy for the organisation, providing a solid communication framework supporting and valuing the work of the technical team of ACR+ in their core areas.

Candidate profile

This senior position requires a leadership role to define and coordinate the internal and external daily communication activities of the association as well as a clear vision on how to effectively promote participation and engagement of members and external audience to projects ‘activities, events and initiatives.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Conceptualise, propose and realise a practical roadmap for a consistent, dynamic and harmonious communication strategy of the organisation, covering internal and external communication aspects;
• Revise existing internal and external information flow procedures and advance propositions for improvement or refinement of the practices;
• Lead a team of 3 communication professionals towards a well-coordinated communication task force that can respond to the needs of the Project Managers as well as to the strategic needs of the Association and its members;
• Coordinate the communication strategy of ACR+ around the analysis of relevant EU policies discussed by the European Commission and the European institutions;
• Closely collaborate with ACR+ Project Managers to propose and implement dissemination activities to promote the projects’ outputs to the relevant target audiences.

Additional tasks include:

• Contribute to the development of the Association in terms of membership and orientations;
• Promote ACR+ role as a valuable partner in external meetings and events.

Candidate’s profile requirements

Education and experience:

• Master level university degree in Communication Science and Marketing, or master’s degree with equivalent work experience in the Communications field;
• Minimum 7 years of proven successful professional experience in the communication field, including at least 2 years of experience coordinating a team as a Communications Manager;
• Knowledge and interest in environmental and sustainability topics, circular economy and experience in a multi-stakeholder’s approach;
• Experience of communication tasks related to EU funded projects;
• Excellent knowledge of Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, Mailchimp, MIRO Board, social media (LinkedIn, Twitter), graphic design tools.

Languages:

• Perfectly fluent in English (native speaker or equivalent);
• Knowledge of any additional EU language is an asset.

Other skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills (English);
• High interest and affinity with ACR+ thematic areas of work and activities;
• Proven experience in leadership and dedication to high-quality work;
• Strong organisational skills, detail-oriented, pro-active attitude, autonomous and reliable;
• Good team spirit attitude and ability to work in a team as well as autonomously.

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