Communications Team Traineeship

Communications Team Traineeship

GH EDCTP3 JU - Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking

Brussels, Belgium

Traineeship programme

The programme gives trainees an understanding of the Joint Undertakings and their role within the activities of the European Union, as well as enables them to acquire practical knowledge and professional experience in the field of each JU.

The trainee will have an opportunity to:

• Acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of an EU organisation;
• Work in a diverse, multi-cultural, and multi-linguistic environment, contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance;
• Put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies, particularly in their specific areas of competence.

From this experience the trainee will gain ability to work effectively in a multinational/multicultural and complex environment; accuracy and attention to detail; very good organisational and communication skills; report preparation and writing skills; web-tool/database management skills; time management.

Job description

With the guidance of a supervisor, the trainees will work with colleagues in the following areas that support institutional objectives including:

• Assist in organising events and exhibitions;
• Contribute to the drafting and graphic design of written and visual communication materials (e.g. press releases, articles, web and social media content, and visuals), and coordinate graphic production with external suppliers;
• Assist in running campaigns;
• Update internal and external JU’s websites;
• Contribute to the JU stakeholder and media relations;
• Carry out media monitoring;
• Help coordinate work with suppliers;
• Support drafting summaries, notes and minutes.

The successful candidates may be required to undertake other tasks and activities in the interest of the service.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates will be considered for the selection phase on the basis of the following requirements, to be fulfilled by the closing date for applications and maintained throughout the selection procedure and appointment:

Nationality:

• Be a national of a member state of the European Union or of a country member of the EDCTP Association and participating in the Global Health EDCTP3 programme.

Education and professional experience:

• Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three (3) years attested by a diploma or on-going post-university studies.

Languages:

• Have a thorough knowledge of one of the official EU languages and a satisfactory knowledge (at least B2 level) of another of these languages to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties (candidates are invited to specify in their CV possible language certificates they have obtained, which can demonstrate their language skills).

Prior experience:

• Have not previously undertaken for more than six (6) weeks a paid or unpaid traineeship or any kind of employment in another EU institution, Agency, or body.

Candidates should clearly specify each criterion (nationality, diploma, and languages) in their application.

Failure to mention any of the eligibility criteria in the applicant’s application will result in the disqualification of the applicant.

Selection criteria

Eligible candidates will be considered for the selection phase on the basis of the following criteria, to be fulfilled by the closing date of applications:

Essential qualifications:

• A very good command of oral and written English (at least C1 level);
• University degree or master’s with a specialisation in Communications, Journalism, Arts, Public Relations, Marketing or related subjects;
• Proficiency in MS Office in particular, Word processing, Excel spreadsheets, Outlook, PowerPoint.

Advantageous criteria:

• Professional experience or project development related to the traineeship tasks;
• Knowledge of digital communications tools (such as Bluesky, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, etc.) and knowledge graphic design applications (such as Canva, Adobe Premiere Suite, etc.);
• Experience in using AI tools for communications.

Behavioural competences:

• Growth mindset;
• Ability to manage priorities and multi-task;
• Attention to detail;
• Analytical capabilities;
• Customer service-oriented approach;
• Interpersonal and collaboration skills: ability to listen and create goodwill, work in a team.