Policy Officer Public Relations (iv) in Berlin bei European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE) e V

Policy Officer Public Relations (f/m/div) in Berlin bei European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE) e V

European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE) e.V.

The European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management e.V. (CoE) is looking for a Policy
Officer Public Relations (f/m/div) in full-time. The position is foreseen to be filled as soon as possible.
The position is initially limited to two years. The place of work is Berlin.
The Berlin-based CoE was opened in September 2020 during the German EU Council Presidency upon
the initiative of the Federal Foreign Office. Its aim is to strengthen civilian crisis management. The CoE
is a service provider for EU Member States and EU institutions, especially the European External Action
Service (EEAS), supporting them in their efforts to strengthen civilian crisis management capabilities.
It is a knowledge hub for the collection and exchange of national models and experiences ("good
practices") and for the development of concrete ideas and practices on how European civilian crisis
management can be further developed. The CoE currently has 22 members, all of them EU Member
States.
Under the overall supervision of the Director, the Policy Officer Public Relationsis assigned to the Head
of Director’s Office and has under their supervision the Junior Policy Officer Public Relations as well as
a Student Assistant. The Policy Officer for Public Relations is also responsible for advising and
supporting the CoE members with regards to their strategic communication efforts on civilian CSDP.

The main tasks of the Policy Officer Public Relations are:
1) Continuous development of the CoE’s communication strategy, and its implementation
2) Take charge of all public relations and communications activities of the CoE

Leading on content development and production for CoE website and social media. Regular

updating of website in CMS Typo3 and updating social media and Wikipedia accounts

Work with and support CoE colleagues in PR and Comms related to their respective

portfolios

Developing content for stakeholders, informing them about the CoE’s work on civilian crisis

management. E.g., fact sheets, infographics, and photos

Conceptualising and delivering audio-visual media such as podcasts and videos

3) Analysis of and advice on (the adaptation of) good practices in national strategic
communication activities of EU Member States

Work with and in support of EU Member States in their efforts to improve national strategic

communication in civilian CSDP, through providing them with operational guidance and
expertise on strategic communication (“tailored solutions” e.g., on national communication,
strategy, action and implementation plans)

Outreach to CoE members and their line ministries and agencies, civilian CSDP Missions,

EEAS, EU institutions and agencies, international organisations such as NATO, UN, OSCE, AU
and any other relevant external actors, for instance civil society and academia, on crosssector conceptual issues related to communications
4) Supervision of the Public Relations team (Junior Policy Officer Public Relations, Student
Assistant)
5) Planning and budgeting of the Public Relations department’s annual work and financial plan
6) Carry out other tasks as necessary

Required profile:

Experience in drafting, implementing, adapting and evaluating a communication strategy and

managing its respective tools for (or within) an organisation in a relevant field, ideally in an
international political context

Substantive experience in the development of strategic communication campaigns and

concepts and the production of audio-visual outputs

Master’s degree in Communications, Media, International Relations, Business Administration

or similar fields of study, alternatively substantive professional experience in an area topical
to PR

Substantive experience in producing and editing high quality texts, posts, photos, videos and

podcasts

Being well versed in using social media, particularly Twitter including its features (Spaces

etc.)

Experience in using Adobe Creative Suite and/or similar software packages
Experience in editing and publishing website content through a Content Management

System, preferably Typo3

Experience in Canva and Hootsuite
Excellent organisational and team-working skills, diplomatic skills
Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines and to manage multiple tasks and

unexpected demands