The European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management e.V. (Co E) is looking for a Policy
Officer Public Relations (f/m/div) in full-time. The position is initially limited to two years with the
possibility of extension by mutual agreement. The place of work is Berlin. The position is foreseen to
be filled as soon as possible.
The Berlin-based Co E was opened in September 2020 during the German EU Council Presidency upon
the initiative of the Federal Foreign Office. The Co E is a service provider for EU Member States and EU
institutions, especially the European External Action Service (EEAS), supporting them in their efforts
to strengthen civilian crisis management capabilities. It is a knowledge hub for the collection and
exchange of national models and experiences ("good practices") and for the development of concrete
ideas and practices on how European civilian crisis management can be further developed. The Co E
currently has 23 members, all of them EU Member States. The team of the Co E consists of core staff
as well as personnel seconded to the Co E from its members.
Under the overall supervision of the Director, the Policy Officer Public Relationsis assigned to the Head
of Director’s Office and has under their supervision the Junior Policy Officer Public Relations. It is a
core staff position.
The main tasks of the Policy Officer Public Relations are to support EU Member States in their efforts
to set up and improve their national strategic communication in the field of civilian crisis
management; and to produce high quality content for the Co E’s public relations.
To this end, the Policy Officer will
1) Develop and implement the Co E’s communication strategy
2) Take charge of all public relations and communications activities of the Co E

• Leading on content development and production for the Co E website and social media

(Linked In, possibly also other platforms), and Wikipedia; regular updating of the website
(Typo3 as CMS)

• Working with Co E colleagues on communications related to their respective portfolios
• Developing content for stakeholders, informing them about the Co E’s work on civilian crisis

management, for instance fact sheets, infographics, and photos

• Conceptualising and delivering audio-visual media such as podcasts and videos

3) Analysis of and advice on (the adaptation of) good practices in national strategic
communication activities of EU Member States

• Work together with and in support of EU Member States (ministries and other national

stakeholders) in their efforts to improve national strategic communication in civilian CSDP,
by providing them with individual operational guidance and expertise on strategic
communication

• Outreach to Co E members and their line ministries and agencies, civilian CSDP Missions, EU

institutions, services and agencies, international organisations such as NATO, UN, OSCE and
any other relevant external actors, for instance civil society and academia, on cross-sector
conceptual issues related to communications
4) Supervision of the Junior Policy Officer Public Relations
5) Planning and budgeting of the Public Relations department’s annual work- and financial plan
6) Carry out other tasks as required

Required profile:

• University degree in Communications, Media, International Relations, Business

Administration or similar fields of study, alternatively substantive professional experience in
an area topical to PR

• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in the field of public relations/communications, of

which preferably 2 years with leadership experience

• Experience in drafting, implementing, adapting and evaluating a communication strategy and

managing its respective tools for (or within) an organisation in a relevant field, ideally in an
international political context

• Substantive experience in the development of strategic communication campaigns and

concepts and the delivery of audio-visual outputs

• Substantive experience in producing and editing high quality texts, posts, photos, videos and

podcasts

• Well versed in using social media including its various features
• Experience in using Adobe Creative Suite and/or similar software packages
• Experience in editing and publishing website content through a Content Management

System, preferably Typo3

• Experience in Canva and Hootsuite
• Excellent organisational and team-working skills, diplomatic skills and a “can-do” attitude
• Ability to engage with senior officials
• Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines and to manage multiple tasks and

unexpected demands

• Excellent command of written and oral English
• Ability and readiness to take into account aspects of gender equality and human rights in the

execution of tasks

• Eligibility to work in Germany (e.g., EU citizenship, a valid work-permit or job-seeker visa for

Germany or the EU, etc.)

• General knowledge of European issues, especially CSDP, is an advantage
• Experience in working in or with a ministerial / national administration environment is an

advantage

• Knowledge of German is an advantage.

Our offer:

• A position of responsibility with room for manoeuvre in a young and dynamic organisation
• The Co E as a recipient of institutional funding from the Federal Government is bound to not

exceed the conditions of the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD Bund).
Remuneration, pay grade and tier level are based on qualifications and relevant experience
as predefined in the TVöD and are non-negotiable. Maximum pay grade for this position is
E12/1-2 (Bachelor-level degree) or max. E13/1-2 (Master-level degree), depending on
qualifications and experience.

• Collegial atmosphere in an international team
• State of the art equipment and spacious, wheel-chair accessible office in the heart of Berlin
• Options for teleworking as well as flexitime
• Opportunities for vocational training
• 30 days’ annual leave, 24th and 31st December are non-working days

We value diversity and therefore expressly welcome all applications - regardless of cultural, social or
ethnic origin, gender, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual identity.
People with severe disabilities and people of equal status are given preferential consideration in the
case of equal suitability in accordance with the legal requirements.
Your application should include the following documents and supporting evidence:

• Letter of motivation; please include a sentence on your eligibility to work in Germany (e.g.,

per citizenship or other reason)

• Curriculum vitae
• University degree certificate
• Writing samples or unedited published texts, e.g., website articles, press releases or similar

texts produced for public relations purposes

• Work references and further evidence such as language certificates or, alternatively, wellfounded statements on the knowledge and competences mentioned in the job profile

Please send your application (in English, via email in one single PDF file) exclusively
to application@coe-civ.eu by Sunday, 01 September 2024, 23:59 (CEST).
If you have any questions, please contact Katrin Bücklein, Head of Director’s Office at
katrin.buecklein@coe-civ.eu