Application Deadline: 1st September, 2023
The European Milk Board is inviting applications for an Executive/Communications Assistant to support the administrative and organisational management of the organization. As an exceptional planner, the selected candidate will enjoy supporting the management and colleagues in carrying out varied and challenging tasks and coordinating projects autonomously.
The office is located in the heart of the European quarter, in the Residence Palace (rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels) and a possibility to work from home.
Roles/Responsibilities
- Coordination of meetings and organisation of international events (conferences, actions, general assemblies, press events)
- Ensuring members’ availability and participation in meetings and events.
- Work and follow-up in various fields of the association’s management, including the legal field
- Taking minutes
- Contact with member organisations, political institutions and the press
- Managing the website and social networks in 3 languages
- Sending out press releases
- Drafting written requests to the European institutions
- Coordination work in a trilingual environment (among others, coordinating translations and written documents in the three languages in co-operation with external professional translators)
Eligibility
- Education/training: executive assistant, trilingual secretary, modern languages or translation/interpretation, or other similar training.
- Languages: French, English, German.
- Very good communication skills (oral and written in all three languages): oral fluency, willingness to interact with different stakeholders in several languages, very good spelling and grammar, good writing skills
- Very good organisational skills: ability to work in a team and independently, manage priorities, meet deadlines, enjoy supporting other individuals or member organisations in their time management
- Computer skills: MS Office suite, video conferencing tools such as Zoom and MS Teams, content management tools such as Typo3, Mailchimp
Requirements
- Thoroughness, organisation, reliability, precision, versatility, team spirit, patience
- Enjoy using social networks
- Experience in administrative and communication work and an interest in agriculture is an asset, but we also invite graduates to apply.
Applications should be sent to da*******@eu***************.org. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
