Internal Communications and Media Relations Officer

**Internal Communications and Media Relations Officer**

**European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM)
**Referen c e**: e048/2024**

**Location: Strasbourg **Publication: 26 September 2024

**Deadline: 17 October 2024**

Are you an enthusiastic communications professional with the potential to build strong relations internally and to effectively

co-ordinate external media relations? Do you have the know-how required to prepare and deploy engaging internal

communication plans, together with experience of communicating key messages about the organisation both effectively and

consistently? If so, this vacancy may be the right opportunity for you.

**Who we are**

With over 2600 staff coming from all its 46 member States, the

Organisation. We all strive towards protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law and our three core

values - **professionalism, integrity and respect**:

- guide the way we work.

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) is a leading organisation whose mission is to

contribute to public health protection by engaging with an international community of experts and stakeholders. We achieve this

by promoting access to safe medicines and healthcare through the elaboration of quality standards, which are recognised as a

scientific benchmark worldwide. The EDQM’s standards for medicines and their ingredients, compiled in the European

Pharmacopoeia, are legally binding in its 39 European member States (and the European Union) and are also widely used

across the globe in the human and animal health sectors. The EDQM also plays a crucial role in the areas of blood transfusion,

organ, tissue and cell transplantation and in developing and setting consumer health standards, such as for cosmetics and food

contact materials.

**Your role**

As an Internal Communications and Media Relations Officer at the EDQM, you will:
contribute to the development and execution of engaging strategies to improve internal communication; ensure timely
and accurate dissemination of information to EDQM colleagues;
set up, maintain and revamp, when necessary, our internal communication channels and keep them up-to-date;
collaborate with others to gather relevant information; create engaging content for internal communication materials
with the aim of improving cohesion and increasing engagement across the Organisation;

**Our work is carried by our values**

contribute to and co-ordinate the organisation of internal events and the communication surrounding them;
set up and maintain relationships with media representatives, journalists and relevant key opinion leaders in the public
health sector;
gather input for and ensuring distribution of press releases, media kits and other materials for media distribution;
monitor media coverage, analyse trends and provide recommendations for enhancing the EDQM’s reputation and
brand perception;
assist crisis communication efforts when necessary by providing timely and accurate information to internal and
external stakeholders.

**What we are looking for**

You must:
hold a degree or qualification in communication or another relevant field;
have a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in internal communications and/or media relations,
including a track record of successfully co-ordinating communication initiatives/campaigns, preferably gained in public
health and/or an international environment;
have a very good knowledge of one of the
other (French);
be a citizen of one of the member States of the
service of that state;
have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the

be under the age of 65 years.

Demonstrate to us that you have the following competencies:
Professional and technical expertise:

- good understanding of tools and platforms used for digital communication and media management, monitoring and

analysis such as Talkwalker, Cision or other;
- strong writing and editing skills: ability to craft clear and engaging messages for a variety of audiences;
- communication planning skills: ability to develop communication plans that align with organisation’s goals;
- media relations experience: ability to work with the media to pitch stories, respond to inquiries and manage

relationships;
- knowledge of content management platforms such as Liferay.

Teamwork and co-operation

Relationship building Please refer to the

**Competency Framework**
Communication

of the
Creativity and innovation

( - 1,6Mo)

Planning and work organisation

Service orientation

Drafting skills

These would be an asset:
Professional and technical expertise:

- familiarity with best practices and latest trends in internal communication and/or media relations.

Resilience

Adaptability

Initiative

**What we offer**

If successful, you may be offered employment based on an initial