External Relations Online Advocacy Trainee
We have an opening in our team for an online advocacy
trainee in our External Relations and International Trade Practice. The
successful applicant will have the challenging and exciting task of developing
and implementing a long-term integrated social media strategy to support the
European advocacy aims of a major client in the External Relations space.
The trainee will also be called upon to assist in other
related activities, including monitoring, event management, design and video
production.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate with
a high level of spoken and written English, a passion for politics and good
ideas to grow institutional social media accounts to develop a range of skills
including digital campaigning, research and analysis, effective writing, event
organisation, project management and client relations (the successful candidate
will be client facing).
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have:
A University degree in EU affairs, international relations,
communication, journalism, public relations, marketing or related subject;
Knowledge of the external relations field, notably with
regards to East Asia would be a strong asset;
A valid EU work permit.
Competences
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Excellent online skills and demonstrable experience in
managing a variety of social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube,
Flickr);
A good understanding of the EU political environment and
channels of influence;
Excellent command of English. Additional languages will be
an asset;
Good knowledge of design and editing software will be an
asset;
Excellent organisational skills;
Ability to work independently;
Good time management skills;
Attention to detail;
Customer service orientation;
Initiative;
Commitment;
Teamwork.
Please apply only if you meet the above requirements.
The position is for a full-time 6-month traineeship. A
compensation package of EUR 1000/month will be offered to the successful
applicant. The starting date for this position is as soon as possible.
To apply, please send your (1) CV; (2) cover
letter and (3) a brief exercise you find hereunder and send it
to Frederick no
later than 05 March 2016 with the subject line: “Application for
External Relations Online Advocacy traineeship”. Please send also links to any
relevant online platforms you have managed.
Note that, due to the large number of applications we
receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Exercise
Please draft two tweets for each of the 5
articles hereunder (total of 10 tweets). Please draft the tweets as if they
were to be published by the respective ministries of foreign affairs:
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