Communications Officer - Bonn, Deutschland - ECMWF

ECMWF

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Bonn, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

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Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Your role:

ECMWF has an exciting opportunity for a
Communications Officer (B5) based at our office in Bonn, Germany. This new role will be instrumental in highlighting ECMWF's role within the EU-funded programme, Copernicus. ECMWF implements the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).

The Communications Officer will join the Copernicus Communications Team, a small team covering all aspects of communications including content, events, and media relations.

This core team also coordinates supporting activities conducted by contractors.

The role of Communications Officer will hold a diverse range of responsibilities, including event assistance, news and content gathering and digital publishing, liaising with media, and social content creation and posting.

About ECMWF:

The
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is a world-leader in weather and environmental forecasting.

As an international organisation we serve our members and the wider community with global weather predictions and data that is critical for understanding and solving the climate crisis.

We function as a 24/7 research and operational centre with a focus on medium and long-range predictions, holding one of the largest meteorological data archives in the world.

The success of our activities builds on the talent of our scientists and experts, strong partnerships with 35 Member and Co-operating States and the international community, some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, and the use of innovative technologies and machine learning across our operations.

ECMWF is a multi-site organisation, with a main office in Reading, UK, a data centre/supercomputer in Bologna, Italy, and a large presence in Bonn, Germany.

ECMWF has also developed a strong partnership with the European Union and has been entrusted with the implementation and operation of the Destination Earth Initiative and the Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services of the Copernicus Programme.

Other areas of work include High Performance Computing and the development of digital tools that enable ECMWF to extend provision of data and products covering weather, climate, air quality, fire and flood prediction and monitoring.

ECMWF is a multi-site organisation, with a main office in Reading, UK, a data centre/supercomputer in Bologna, Italy, and a large presence in Bonn, Germany.

We appreciate the need for flexibility in the way our staff work.

We adopted a hybrid work model that is widely used by staff across ECMWF - allowing everyone to work in the office as well as remotely up to 10 days/month, including away from the duty station.

We also provide opportunities for part-time work arrangements, depending on job requirements.

The Copernicus Programme of the EU:

Your responsibilities:

Promote ECMWF's activities in the Copernicus programme namely the Copernicus Climate Change Service and Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.
Gather up to date information from specialists within ECMWF and create engaging posts for use on digital and social channels.
Work with existing science writing team to develop news and feature ideas
Edit and proofread publications to a native English standard.
Edit and update the content management system (Drupal)
Support inperson, hybrid and online events hosted by ECMWF including content and logistics.
Support communications editorial activity by taking minutes of meetings/action tracking and updating the Communications workflow grid.
Work and liaise with colleagues, external partners and international audiences.

What we're looking for:

Very good English written and oral communication skills.
Broad contemporary communications knowledge and skills, for example, events, photo editing, digital, social.
Excellent attention to detail to create communications that are consistent with existing material and guidelines.
Selfmotivated with a positive and professional approach and desire to grow and develop skills and knowledge
Enthusiasm for work in an international team.
Ability to work efficiently and complete tasks within deadlines, with and without supervision.
Interest in multimedia storytelling.
Interest in connecting science and society in creative ways.

Education and Experience:

Higher standard of education (EQF Level 6) or equivalent level of experience.

Skills and knowledge:

Interest in science and technology with the ability to interpret and convey information for broad scientific and nonspecialist audiences.
Broad generalist communications knowledge and skills for multichannels, including social, digital and events.
Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders for a wide range of activities from administration to events to digital external communications support.
Understanding of logistics, budget planning and c