Position
About the role
As Communication and Research Associate your role will be to support the Forum in coordinating its external communication and media activities, as well as in contributing to content work and organizational tasks, reporting to the Forum’s Director.
Key responsibilities
• Develop the Forum’s communication and public relations strategy, including the development and realization of new content-formats;
• Maintain website and social media activities of the platform, especially with a sense for making it attractive for a broader public;
• Draft press releases and other communications;
• Research and write-up of regular notes and reports as needed;
• Write and place articles in newspapers;
• Support and actively contribute to the platform’s agenda to detect innovative answers to the main challenges described above;
• Manage research projects;
• Undertake research and present the findings;
• Contribute to the organization of workshops and other events;
• Data research and statistical analysis.
Requirements
Experience and competencies
• Post graduate degree in applied economics, macroeconomics or statistics;
• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience in communication, web content management and journalism;
• Very good knowledge of the main discussions around globalisation, financial markets, fiscal policy, inequality, climate and energy;
• High interest in new approaches to economic challenges;
• Native speaker or comparable level in German, excellent command of the English language (both spoken and written), other foreign languages an asset;
• Good communication skills;
• Proven ability to work well under pressure, take initiative and be a creative problem-solver;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Strong administrative and computer skills (PowerPoint, Excel).
Other information
What we offer
• An intellectually highly challenging position that will allow the chosen candidate to be part of a highly exciting and politically relevant challenge;
• Great possibilities for professional development;
• An excellent work atmosphere and a nice office space in the heart of Berlin;
• A full-time position with a 12-months fixed term contract (with possibility to extend).
Location: Berlin
Start date: As soon as possible
How to apply
Please upload your CV and cover letter (both in English!).
Candidates need to be in the possession of a work permit for the work location in case applicable.
All applications will be treated confidentially. We will store your information in our internal database unless you specifically request otherwise.
Apply at: https://bit.ly/3r9mkbw