European Affairs Junior Communication Officer – Brussels

Mission

ESN operates the Europe Direct Contact Centre (EDCC) for the Directorate-General Communication of the European Commission. The EDCC answers questions on EU affairs from citizens and businesses across the EU. Enquiries may be submitted in any of the EU’s 23 official languages, and may address any aspect of its institutions, policies and programmes.
The responsibilities of Europe Direct Contact Centre Communication Officers are:

To receive, process and respond to enquiries on EU affairs and policies from European citizens and businesses by telephone, email and web-chat

To research and draft answers to more complex enquiries, under the guidance and with the support of experienced supervisors (Information Officers)

To develop and keep up to date specialist knowledge in one or more EU policy domains, and contribute to the production of high-quality content related to these domains as the basis for answers to future enquiries.

Profile

(Compulsory, if not fully met the application will not be selected)

Candidates should have a real enthusiasm for European affairs.

Candidate must have a Master degree in European studies, Political sciences or International law.

We are currently looking for:

• A perfect bilingual German and Spanish speaker with perfect command of English. A permanent contract will be offered.
• A perfect native Latvian speaker with perfect English and another EU language (Lithuanian or German is an advantage). A 7 months contract will be offered.

Instructions

Please send your CV in Europass format here