Junior Graduate – European Investment Bank (EIB)

The successful candidate will join the Communications Planning, Evaluation and Brand Unit, European Investment Bank.

S/he will support more senior members of the team in developing and coordinating communications around EIB themes, priorities and campaigns across the organisation; evaluate communications impact; and support the organisation in managing EIB Group brands.

Operating Network

Under direct supervision of the Head of Unit; cooperates closely with other Heads of Division and Heads of Unit in the Department.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing and implementation of planning tools across all units in COM and throughout the organisation
• Contribute to developing instruments and coordination mechanisms ensuring that all EIB departments are involved in developing a coherent corporate narrative and contribute to coordinated corporate communications planning
• Consolidate input into the planning process within the COM Department, based on analysis and understanding of organisational priorities and environment, including audience identification, stakeholder mapping and partnerships
• Contribute to monitoring of the ongoing work in the department
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation systems, allowing the EIB to assess the impact of its communications work

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably in communications
• Sound understanding of the Bank’s mission, strategy, policies and organisation, and of its institutional and political context
• Experience in strategic communications would be an advantage
• Experience in working in a complex institution is a plus
• Excellent drafting skills in English
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French, with a good knowledge of the other
• Your work experience should be limited to a maximum of two years after graduation, excluding summer jobs and internships

Competencies

• Good analytical skills with a sound judgement and practical approach to problem solving
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work reliably and accurately under pressure
• Rigorous and well organised
• A team player, equally capable of assuming initiative and effectively managing priorities and own workload
• Strong diplomatic skills and ability to operate in international environments

Location: Luxembourg

Deadline for applications: August 16^th, 2015

Read more and apply here.