Junior Communications Manager Germany mfd

Who we are

ZOE the Institute for FutureFit Economies is an independent think & do tank active in Germany and in Brussels. We are dedicated to policyoriented research and evidencedriven advocacy for a futurefit economy. At the interface of politics research and civil society in the EU we develop impulses for an economy that enables people to live well within planetary boundaries.

We are a small communications team handling all aspects of communications and public relations and working to buildup ZOEs reach and recognition in Brussels Berlin and beyond. We value an appreciative atmosphere close collaboration and willingness to learn. Further we offer:

• A motivating working environment in a small think & do tank that has become an established actor in Brussels in a short space of time
• A strategic agile value and purposeoriented working style
• Flexibility of working time and place supporting a healthy worklifebalance

Tasks

The role

We are looking for a Junior Communications Manager to lead our press and communications work in Germany. This role will sit within our small Communications team and lead our Germanlanguage external communications work. It will be responsible for strategic planning creating and seizing comms opportunities as well as building relationships with media. This role will work directly with at least two of our projects: Industrial Policy and the New Economic Thinking ecosystem in Germany.

This role will also support ZOEs digital presence in both English and German including website development.

This position is a parental leave cover and currently foreseen for 12 months.

Key responsibilities

As part of a motivated and impactdriven team you will carry out a variety of tasks including:

• Coordination of our external communications in Germany in collaboration with our Executive Director and other members of our team including strategic thinking message development creative brainstorming and other processes
• Media and political development monitoring identifying and responding to opportunities
• Organisational tasks including project management and planning and the organisation of events
• Development and management of our relationships with press and diverse media outlets in Germany and briefing of spokespersons
• Creation of outputs for press policymakers and other target groups such as press releases opinion pieces quotes factsheets and social media posts
• Supporting projects in disseminating outputs and tailoring messages to our key audiences including targeting mid to highlevel policymakers in Germany the European Commission partners and the press
• Maintenance of the ZOE website (Wordpress) in collaboration with other members of the team

This role suits someone with a proven demonstrable desire to work in public policy communications for social impact. The specific tasks and responsibilities will be agreed together based on the list above and the selected candidates specific background skills preferences and the areas they wish to develop.

Requirements

We are looking for people that share our core principles: value orientation sustainability agility selforganisation. Your profile would include the following skills background and knowledge:

• At least 2 years of professional experience in managing external communications
• At least 1 year of experience developing press relations and engaging with the media
• Excellent ability to tailor text to different audiences and comfort moving between audiences (e.g. academic policy media broad public)
• Ability to spot and respond to communications opportunities
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong motivation to deliver highquality outputs
• Capability to work on several projects in parallel and to work with ease across projects and teams
• Nativelevel fluency in written and spoken German and excellent working capability in English
• Familiarity with CRM mailing systems websites social media and other dissemination channels
• Proven interest in and commitment to new economic thinking macroeconomics sustainability EU policy a green and just transition etc.

In addition some of the following competencies fit well into our team but are not a requirement: policy communications and narratives contacts within German policy networks knowledge about political decisionmaking processes basic graphic design skills and knowledge of participative and cocreative processes such as design thinking

Benefits

We are looking for someone to join our team for 3040 hours per week for 12 months. The position will start ideally 1st October 2024. We offer the possibility to work remotely and to be regularly present at our offices in Cologne Berlin and Brussels.

The gross monthly salary for 40 hours per week iseuros prorated for fewer hours. The remuneration for this position is based on our internal salary framework informed by the collective agreement of the public service of the Lnder. For a fulltime (40 hours) position 30 holiday days are offered for 1 calendar year.

Diversity

We believe that our societys behaviour disproportionately hurts the most marginalised people including people of colour people from working class backgrounds people with disabilities women and LGBTIQ people. We are committed to challenge this through our work for socially just development and by creating a diverse workplace at our organisation. Hence we strongly encourage applications from people who are members of marginalised communities.

We are continuously accepting applications and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Please send: a) your CV (max 3 pages) b) a motivation letter (400500 words) explaining why you would like to work with ZOE Institute as a Communications Manager Germany and c) a sample of your work (power point slides publication press release or similar).
Please do not attach a photo to your application.