- Social Economy Europe
- Brussels, Belgium (Remote)
- Part-time
Communication Officer (Part-time)
- Social Economy Europe
Brussels, Belgium
Part-time
Published:
Application Deadline: April 28, 2025
- Social Economy Europe
Brussels, Belgium
Part-time
Published:
Application Deadline: April 28, 2025
DESCRIPTION:
Social Economy Europe (SEE), the voice of more than 4 million social economy enterprises and organisations in the European Union, is recruiting a motivated Communication Officer.
SEE federates 28 national and European social economy networks, it is the only EU organisation representing collective interests of all social economy enterprises and organisations such as cooperatives, mutuals, associations, charities foundations, social enterprises, and other legal forms. SEE is a democratic organisation run by its members, represented in the General Assembly and in the Executive Board. The Operational team of SEE is currently composed of 4 members: the Director, a Project Lead & Policy Officer, a Project Officer as well as a Membership and Policy officer.
SEE takes care of the secretariat of the European Parliament’s Social Economy & Services of General Interest Intergroup, is a member of the European Commission Expert Group on Social Economy and Social Enterprises (GECES), and of the EESC Civil Society Liaison Group, as well as an observer of the European Industrial Forum, and of the United Nations Taskforce on Social and Solidarity Economy.
YOUR MISSION:
Under the guidance and in cooperation with the Director and team members, you will mainly:
Develop and manage social media content
SEE organises events, participates in events, projects, and working groups, develops policy papers, implements actions, collaborates with other networks,… and, has not enough time to show and promote its achievements! We need someone to let the world know what SEE is doing at an EU level. We are on LinkedIn, X, FB, insta and maybe you will help us navigate others.
Elaborate newsletters & news briefs
We publish a newsletter every 6 weeks, and we would love you to supervise it and write it. We also want to disseminate short brief news more regularly. Of course, the SEE team and members are helping to gather content and suggest news topics.
Communication on EU Projects
We are involved in a different EU funded projects, and we need to disseminateresults via social media but also on our website and through other communication channels. Sometimes we need to target specific groups and need support for these tailored communication actions.
Communication strategy
Given the previous points, you probably guessed it, you will also help us to further develop our Communication strategy and manage it in close collaboration with the SEE team.
YOUR PROFILE:
You are a motivated, proactive person, enthusiastic about working in a small team, in a multicultural and international environment. You have excellent organisational skills, you are efficient and autonomous. You have a work permit to work in Belgium.
Must have skills
Nice to have skills
WORKING CONDITIONS:
HOW TO APPLY:
Send your candidature to director@socialeconomy.eu.org with the subject «Communication Officer» and the following elements: your CV (max. 2 pages) with links to previous work and visuals as well as a motivation letter (max. 2 pages).
The closing date for applications is Monday April 28th 2025 at 8.00 am.
The selection process will unravel as following:
Social Economy Europe (SEE), the voice of more than 4 million social economy enterprises and organisations in the European Union, is recruiting a motivated Communication Officer.
SEE federates 28 national and European social economy networks, it is the only EU organisation representing collective interests of all social economy enterprises and organisations such as cooperatives, mutuals, associations, charities foundations, social enterprises, and other legal forms. SEE is a democratic organisation run by its members, represented in the General Assembly and in the Executive Board. The Operational team of SEE is currently composed of 4 members: the Director, a Project Lead & Policy Officer, a Project Officer as well as a Membership and Policy officer.
SEE takes care of the secretariat of the European Parliament’s Social Economy & Services of General Interest Intergroup, is a member of the European Commission Expert Group on Social Economy and Social Enterprises (GECES), and of the EESC Civil Society Liaison Group, as well as an observer of the European Industrial Forum, and of the United Nations Taskforce on Social and Solidarity Economy.
YOUR MISSION:
Under the guidance and in cooperation with the Director and team members, you will mainly:
Develop and manage social media content
SEE organises events, participates in events, projects, and working groups, develops policy papers, implements actions, collaborates with other networks,… and, has not enough time to show and promote its achievements! We need someone to let the world know what SEE is doing at an EU level. We are on LinkedIn, X, FB, insta and maybe you will help us navigate others.
Elaborate newsletters & news briefs
We publish a newsletter every 6 weeks, and we would love you to supervise it and write it. We also want to disseminate short brief news more regularly. Of course, the SEE team and members are helping to gather content and suggest news topics.
Communication on EU Projects
We are involved in a different EU funded projects, and we need to disseminateresults via social media but also on our website and through other communication channels. Sometimes we need to target specific groups and need support for these tailored communication actions.
Communication strategy
Given the previous points, you probably guessed it, you will also help us to further develop our Communication strategy and manage it in close collaboration with the SEE team.
YOUR PROFILE:
You are a motivated, proactive person, enthusiastic about working in a small team, in a multicultural and international environment. You have excellent organisational skills, you are efficient and autonomous. You have a work permit to work in Belgium.
Must have skills
- Passion for communication (strategy, digital, publications);
- Excellent English writing skills as well as copywriting talents;
- Capacity to address different targets, from high EU level representatives to grass roots organisations;
- Skills in graphic design and good practice of Wordpress.
Nice to have skills
- Knowledge about Social economy;
- Experience in working in/for NGO;
- Experience in public relations;
- Experience in event organisations;
- Fluency in other EU official language and particularly Spanish;
- Good photographic skills.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Contract: Part-time (+-3days/week) open-ended contract;
- Starting date: As soon as possible, ideally May;
- Workplace: Brussels, some homeworking expected. You might be required to travel across Europe occasionally;
- Salary depending on weekly worktime.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send your candidature to director@socialeconomy.eu.org with the subject «Communication Officer» and the following elements: your CV (max. 2 pages) with links to previous work and visuals as well as a motivation letter (max. 2 pages).
The closing date for applications is Monday April 28th 2025 at 8.00 am.
The selection process will unravel as following:
- If your candidature is selected, you will be contacted by April 30th to schedule a test between April 30th and May 6th;
- If you pass the test we will schedule an interview between May 7th to 9th.
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