Communications and Events Officer

Solar Heat Europe

Brussels, Belgium

Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF is looking for a dynamic person who will be promoting the visibility of the solar thermal industry at EU level and who will support the work of the team regarding policy communication and event management. The role will also include the development of communications activities for EU funded projects and related platforms.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Draft and implement communication strategies, produce material related to the core work of Solar Heat Europ and its various policy activities (eg Market data, policy support, drafting of press releases etc), supported by the Communications WG;
Support communications and dissemination of EU projects involving our Association (in line with the project deliverables and reports, writing updates and articles for the project website and newsletters, online promotion);
Lead the various social media channels of the Association (Linkedin, X), monitoring and analytics of communications channels;
Coordinate the design and production of communications material, including websites, videos, visual identity & logo, roll ups, brochures, document and presentation templates;
Support the coordination and planning of the communication & promotion of events;
Ensuring adequate internal information and communication with members (newsletters etc.).

The candidate should have:

Excellent communication skills (preferably in the field of energy);
At least two years of experience in relevant areas;
Ideally some experience in EU project communications experience in EC-funded programs;
Excellent writing/editing skills in English (near-native level);
Excellent knowledge of Office 365, Communication and monitoring tools, including social media and website;
Ability to multi-task and to work on different projects at the same time;
Ability to understand and translate complex technical issues into clear messages for different audiences;
Creative, proactive, organised and flexible;
Ability to work on own initiative to implement new approaches to communicate;
Excellent interpersonal skills, team spirited with the ability to interact within the team, the Association members and external stakeholders;
EU citizenship.