General Information
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract which may be converted into a permanent contract after three years subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Who can apply?
EU nationals
Salary
E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,869 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Role specialisation
Internal Communication
Working time
Full time
Shift?
Yes
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
16.05.2025
Your team
You will be part of the Newsroom Division in the ECB’s Directorate General Communications. The Directorate General has around 250 staff responsible for the ECB’s external and internal communications. The Newsroom Division is responsible for all media activities, including social media, as well as internal communications.
In your role as Internal Communications and Media Monitoring Specialist, you will be part of our Internal Communications team of approximately ten colleagues who keep ECB staff up to date on various ECB-related and internal topics. We do so by writing, editing and producing content in various formats (e.g. reports, articles, presentations, vlogs and infographics), and by organising a wide range of events. The team also provides communications advice to colleagues across the institution.
Your primary focus will be on media monitoring and events. You will work closely with other colleagues on these tasks and cooperate with colleagues from other business areas and with external service providers.
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 age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As an Internal Communications and Media Monitoring Specialist you will:
- continuously monitor and analyse news on economics and other matters from various national and international media sources, and share key items with ECB management and staff;
- regularly prepare and present ECB-related and economics news in the daily meetings of the Directorate General;
- analyse media reporting on the ECB’s activities and write media coverage reports, including answering ad hoc inquiries from stakeholders;
- coordinate the work of colleagues on media monitoring tasks and design weekly work schedules, as well as coaching and advising colleagues on media monitoring tasks and tools;
- manage the cooperation with external service providers and assist colleagues with copyright management.
You will also take on broader internal communications tasks, such as:
- designing, coordinating and delivering small and large-scale internal events, in collaboration with other ECB colleagues;
- writing, editing and producing content, including intranet articles, and planning communication campaigns.
The position offers you an excellent opportunity to work with a supportive, diverse team in a fast-paced environment. It will enable you to deepen your knowledge of a broad range of topics – from monetary policy, macroeconomics and banking supervision to European politics and institutions – and to use your language skills. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, international relations, politics, journalism or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, one or more years of experience in media monitoring in a central banking and/or financial supervision/regulatory environment;
- one or more years of experience in project management and/or coordinating high-level events or conferences;
- a sound understanding of the media and how news reporting works and a good knowledge of European and international media aimed at both financial professionals and the general public;
- excellent communication, public speaking and writing skills, with the ability to make complex concepts easy to understand for the target audience;
- the ability to read complex texts in one or more of the following languages: French, German, Italian and Spanish;
- proven experience in using professional news and market information services (such as Factiva, Bloomberg and Reuters);
- an advanced (C1) 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:
- a clear understanding of the ECB’s mission, tasks and responsibilities and a good understanding of macroeconomics gained during your studies;
- experience in planning and implementing communication campaigns;
- strong coordination and project management skills that enable you to achieve results and create a strong team spirit.
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 skilled at encouraging people to develop their abilities and are able to build up high-performing teams.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.
Working modalities
For the team to be able to deliver on its media monitoring tasks, you will be expected to work a shift system, including often during non-standard working hours, especially in the mornings. You will also occasionally have on-call duties outside of standard working hours.
The nature of working with news requires a high degree of flexibility in organising tasks, and ad hoc assignments for unforeseen situations are frequently necessary. This important part of our work is complemented by an environment in which well-being and a good work-life balance are fostered.
Further information
The formal title for this position will be Internal Communications Specialist.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Eszter Miltényi-Torstensson, on +49 171 7695305 between 12:00 and 13:00 on Monday, 5 May or the team lead, Elaine Hood, on +49 69 1344 95359 between 11:30 and 12:30 on Thursday, 8 May
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise, a presentation and an interview.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of
How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.
