Communication Manager

Organisation

ILSI Europe brings together scientists from industry, academia and the public sector to deliver science of the highest quality and integrity in the areas of food safety, nutrition, consumer behaviour and sustainability. ILSI Europe has 41 member companies (most of them are European and worldwide leaders in their field). ILSI Europe activities are coordinated by a staff of 15. ILSI Europe manages an ecosystem of 15 task forces and 35 expert groups that gather external collaborating scientists. It organises many events (webinars, workshops).

Location

ILSI Europe is located in Brussels and the role is expected to be fulfilled partly in its office and partly from home (address in Belgium).

Mission

The Communication Manager is accountable for leading the communication activities of ILSI Europe. He/she is responsible for the overall Communications (internal and external), support the marketing offer and contribute to the publications quality of ILSI Europe

He/she is in charge of recommending communication strategy to the Executive Director and to recommend actions across the whole organisation

He/she ensures the development of ILSI Europe visibility and recognition.

He/she supports ILSI global Communication activities and sub-Committees

Reporting & supervisory relationships

• Reports to the Executive Director (ED)
• Co-manages the Communication Officer dealing also with EU projects

Responsibilities

• Ensures the compliance with the ILSI Global branding guidelines
• Defines and launches offers to meet stakeholders’ expectations/needs
  • Collects Stakeholders’ insights
  • Segments targets and needs
  • Creates offers and 3-5 year communications roadmap
  • Launch new offers and manages offer portfolio
• Defines communication strategy (including digital) and develop and implement communications plans
• Creates communication content with the support of the scientific department and liaising with the Membership one
• Makes sure that communication tools & documents are of high quality and up-to-date, mainly :
  • Corporate documents (annual report, corporate & task force presentations, activity and budget document, etc.)
  • Newsletter
  • Scientific publications (except scientific content)
  • Event related documents
• Ensures the widest dissemination of the scientific output to the most suitable audience in cooperation with the Scientific Programme Director
  • Gives input on scientific content for conferences & symposia organised by ILSI Europe as well as for publications
  • Coordinates publication committee
  • Disseminates publications
  • Supervises digital communication activity run by the Communication Assistant (Website, social media LinkedIn & Twitter, community management)
  • Keeps track of the publication status
  • Defines key performance indicators that determine success for each engagement, including digital and media analytics, audience/attendee engagement, etc.
• Manages Public Relationships
  • is the contact point for the media
  • liaises with key opinion leaders
• Builds and executes the Communication Budget
• Manages crisis communication in coordination with the Executive Director and with ILSI Global Communication Director

Experience required

• 5 years+ of experience in a Communication department and more specifically in a Food / Healthcare / scientific education organisation (an asset)
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or Marketing
• Worked in an international environment
• Developed & managed relationships with key stakeholders

Skills & abilities required

• Highly articulate individual with excellent written communications and presentation skills Talented for writing with the capability to turn complex ideas into simple, impactful messages
• Dynamic, proactive and creative individual
• Ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders and external partners
• Experience in digital and physical event/congresses organisation
• Interest in scientific / research field is an asset
• Fluent in in written and spoken English, ideally also in another European language.
• Mastering Adobe InDesign and/or Adobe Illustrator & Mail Chimp
• Video editing skills
• Able to travel throughout Europe
• European citizenship / EU working permit

If you are passionate about excelling at your job, managing communication activities and developing your career in an international and highly qualified environment with multiple contact opportunities and large visibility, we would welcome your application. If you wish to apply for this position, please get in contact by 15 February 2022 for the attention of the HR & Office Manager; Subject matter: your name, date, application CM.

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