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SENIOR ADVISOR IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Job Description
Integrated to Euros / Agency Europe (European Public Affairs – Public Diplomacy) department in Brussels, the Senior Advisor will be responsible for conducting public affairs and communication campaigns on behalf of the agency’s clients (governments, private companies, associations and other organisations), as well as for managing client accounts.
He or she will be part of a team of approximately 15 people, working under the supervision of the department’s managers. The working languages are English and French.
Within a fast-growing agency, he or she will be responsible for the following tasks
- Day-to-day strategic and operational advice
- Strategic and operational management of European public affairs campaigns
- Definition of influence strategies at European level
- Drafting of public affairs documents (position papers, letters, requests for meetings, amendments, responses to public consultations, etc.)
- Team management and supervision
- Day-to-day client relationship
- Participation in the commercial development of the agency in Brussels
Required profile
Required profile
You have impeccable writing and interpersonal skills, a thorough knowledge of the European institutional ecosystem and of the current European issues, as well as an interest in political and institutional communication. You have at least 5 years of experience in European public affairs. You are organised and ideally already have experience in project and/or team management. You are able to manage several tasks with conflicting deadlines, while remaining rigorous at all times. You like human contact and particularly enjoy working in a team. You will also be able to work in a team environment and be able to contribute to the positioning of the division and the agency in the Brussels market.
Essential qualities
- Minimum 5 years of experience in European public affairs
- Perfect command of English and French, and ideally, good knowledge of a third language (German, Spanish, Deutch)
- Excellent writing skills
- Autonomy, rigour, proactivity
- Knowledge of European political and regulatory challenges and market trends
- Commercial acumen
- Team player, sense of community