JobDescription

CommunicationsOfficer

OverallDutiesandResponsibilities
The Communications Officer coordinates the promotion of the EUROPARC Federation,
communicateswithmembers,maintainsthewebsite,producespublications,annualreport,
brochuresand/orrelatedmaterials,newsandpressreleases.TheCommunicationsOfficer
must work well under pressure and be able to juggle several projects at once. They are
generally outgoing and comfortable meeting new people. Due to the nature of the work
theymustbeaccurate,flexible,enthusiastic,andresponsible.
ThepostwillbebasedintheheadquartersofficeinRegensburgwithongoingconnectionto
ourBrusselsoffice:internationaltravelcanbeexpected.
PrincipleTasks
DevelopanddeliverinconjunctionwiththeDirector,communicationsstrategyand
plans;
Management of communications within the Directorate team and across the
network;
Create communication messages of the EUROPARC Federation to be disseminated
throughappropriatecommunicationschannels;
Compose,edit,design,record,producepublications;
Writenews,releasesandarticles;
Editandorganizethepublicationofdocuments;
Coordinateswithwebdesigner,graphicdesignerandprinters;
Maintainwebsiteandsocialmediacontent;
Manage the email, and communications systems of the EUROPARC Federation
offices;
Organizationofsmallandlargeinternationalevents;
Moderationofandrepresentationatinternationalevents;
Creationofcommunicationstrategiesandplansspecificprojects;
PublicRelationswork;
Supervisionofinterns;
Databasemanagement;
Marketingoftheorganizationtoprospectivesponsors;

Fderation der Natur- und Nationalparke Europas / Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe / Fdration des Parcs Naturels et Nationaux dEurope
Prsident/President/Prsident: I. Schops (BE); Schatzmeister/Treasurer/Trsorier: P. Castro (PT)
Vizeprsidenten/Vice presidents/Vice-prsidents: P. Castro (PT), M. Hoek (CZ), K. Lotman (EE)
Vorstand/Council/Conseil: V. Alessandro (IT), O. Holm (FR), M. Hoek (CZ), D. Lvque (FR), K. Lotman (EE), O. Ostermann (DE)

Skills/AttributesRequired
Essential
HighproficiencyinEnglish;
Ability in other main languages of the Federation, in particular, Spanish, Italian,
French,German;
Degree level education, in particular covering topics in communications and
marketingexperience;
Experience in the field of communications, preferably in marketing or public
relations;
ExcellentandhighlevelcomputingskillsinallMicrosoftOfficeapplications;
Excellentandsensitivecommunicationskills;
Abilitytomultitaskandapproachchallengeswithanopenmind;
Abilitytosupportandworkwithinateamenvironment;
Highlyorganizedandresourceful.
Desirable
KnowledgeofGermanlanguage(thelanguageintheofficeandofthe
networkisprincipallyEnglish);
KnowledgeoftheFederationandwhatservicestheFederationoffers;
Howtousedifferentmediafordifferentpurposes;
Knowledgeofthelatestsocialmediaandwebsitemaintenance.
InterpersonalSkillsneeded

Aninnovativeandcreativethinkerwhoisadaptableandresponsivetochange;
Professional,punctualandreliable;
Excellentcommunicationskills(bothwrittenandoral);
Maturetimemanagementandorganizationalskills;
Creativitytocommunicateindifferentwaysexcellentinterpersonalskillstheability
toformandmaintainrelationshipsthroughteamworkandnetworking.

Fderation der Natur- und Nationalparke Europas / Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe / Fdration des Parcs Naturels et Nationaux dEurope
Prsident/President/Prsident: I. Schops (BE); Schatzmeister/Treasurer/Trsorier: P. Castro (PT)
Vizeprsidenten/Vice presidents/Vice-prsidents: P. Castro (PT), M. Hoek (CZ), K. Lotman (EE)
Vorstand/Council/Conseil: V. Alessandro (IT), O. Holm (FR), M. Hoek (CZ), D. Lvque (FR), K. Lotman (EE), O. Ostermann (DE)