General Information
Type of contract
Short-term contract, which may be extended to up to 36 months subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Contract end date
10.01.2022
Who can apply?
EU nationals working for national central banks of the ESCB, international governmental organisations or other employers performing central banking or banking supervision tasks within the framework of the Eurosystem
Salary
F/G (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €7,296 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
02.11.2020
Your team
You will be part of the Governance and Transformation Services Division, which acts as a cross-functional service platform under the management of the Chief Services Office (CSO). CSO units have over 800 staff delivering internal ECB services in administration, human resources, information systems and finance.
Our Division has around 50 staff providing horizontal services in the areas of communication, service delivery and optimisation, financial management and quality management. We are currently working on transforming working practices in the CSO units and fostering collaborative and cross-functional approaches with a strong focus on people, flexibility, learning and results.
This position is in the Division’s Internal Communications team. You will join a small, dynamic and collaborative team of internal communication experts who seek to continuously improve the services they offer to the CSO area and beyond and to effect innovation and improvement in the organisation’s way of working. The team provides engaging and open communications to support initiatives and projects driven by colleagues in IT, administration, finance and HR.
In the Division, you will find a fast-paced environment where you can contribute and learn from others every day and challenge yourself on new tasks. We offer you excellent opportunities to combine your knowledge of communications with your creativity in order to shape new, impactful communication activities.
You will bring skills and experience in digital communications and writing, your creativity and capacity to think out of the box, a passion for bringing positive change and your ability to drive forward new ideas and initiatives, including coordination of communication projects or services and facilitation of meetings and workshops with several stakeholders.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply, irrespective of your gender, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or other characteristics.
Your role
As an Internal Communications Expert you will:
- offer internal communications advice to colleagues and managers;
- develop communication strategies and plans;
- design and coordinate internal communication campaigns;
- create written and audio-visual content;
- review communication material;
- design and deliver (communication) events, training and workshops and help to prepare events and conferences.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a master’s degree or equivalent in communications or another relevant field (for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of three years’ experience in communications of which ideally two years should be in internal communications;
- proven ability to give communications advice to internal customers;
- stakeholder management skills at all levels, mostly with internal stakeholders but also with external partners;
- writing and storytelling skills;
- team spirit, creativity and flexibility;
- an advanced (C1)/mastery-level (C2) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- skills and experience in change management, coaching, workshop facilitation, video-making and visual communications.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.You are motivated to be a part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.You are aware of your strengths and areas for development and know what motivates you to perform at hour highest level.
Further information
The contract offered will be short-term ESCB/IO, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person, extendable to up to 36 months.
We are ideally looking for someone to start in January 2021.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the Team Lead Kathrin Aldema-Bolz on +49 (0)162 1301484 between 13:00 and 14:00 on Thursday, 22 October.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will include a written exercise, a presentation and interviews.
Please note that as part of a system change over process we tentatively expect to take the recruitment system offline between Thursday 15 October at 18:00 and Tuesday 20 October at 14:00. We will migrate your candidate profile and your recently submitted applications. We will not be migrating any applications in a draft state. Please therefore use the time available prior to this system downtime to complete your application.
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