Position: Senior Strategic Communication Advisor, Europe House Project, funded by the European Union

Location: Europe House Office in Tirana, Albania

Assignment: Up to 60 days from February to December 2020

 

Overall description

Senior Strategic Communication Advisor will be based in the Europe House project office located in Tirana, but s/he will be also expected to spend his or her working time in the field in equal terms visiting project beneficiaries throughout Albania. This position entails a maximum of 60 working days in a year.

Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the Senior Strategic Communication Advisor will be responsible for providing strategic communication advise to the Head of EU Delegation to Albania and his team on all matters and requests relating to strategic communication and crisis communication.

Main responsibilities of the Senior Strategic Communication Advisor are:

• Formulate communication strategy;
• Maintain regular contact with the Head of EU Delegation to Albania and his team;
• Provide advice on planning and implementation of strategic communication activities;
• Provide assistance on responding to requests from the public and press enquiries;
• Write speeches and prepare presentations;
• Provide assistance with media related issues and cultural activities;
• Undertake other assignments that may be requested.

 

Expert’s profile:

Qualifications and skills

• Advanced university degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Political Science, International relations, Law, English or literature; or it’s equivalent;
• Excellent command of the English language with all its nuances and rhetoric, figures of speech as well as adaptive skills to varying writing styles to the speaking styles of the EU Delegation to Albania is required;

General professional experience

• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience of which 5 years should be at international level;
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in public relations field, media, providing high-level strategic communication services to EU governments or to candidate countries;

 

Specific professional experience

• Demonstrated experience on adviser roles with high-level officials at EU institutions or in governments of candidate countries;
• Excellent communications skills, including the use of social media;
• Ability to write effectively at speed and accurately;
• Must have diplomatic skills to deal with high ranking officials;
• Capacity to set priorities and meet deadlines, and ability to multi-task;
• Thorough understanding of the political situation in Albania and familiarity with its principal international actors;
• Sound knowledge of the EU Institutions, EU policies and EU enlargement;
• Ability to work in fast-paced, self-directed and dynamic work environment.

 

Application procedure

• A Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English;
• Copies of diplomas;
• References;
• Other supporting documents.

 

Interested candidates should send the application documents by 2 March 2020 until 17:00h to the following email address:

jobs@europehouse.al(link sends e-mail)

Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted for an interview.

Note: Only those applications which have been received by the closing date to this vacancy announcement will be eligible for consideration.