Vacancy: Communications Officer (Full-time indefinite employment contract)

Reporting to the Director of Communications, your main responsibility will be to implement BEUC’s communication strategy for some of the organisation’s policy priorities (Sustainable Consumption and Production, Consumer Rights). 

Your role: 

• Press office function: pitching news stories, maintaining/establishing contacts with relevant journalists, responding to media requests, drafting press reactions.
• Seizing communications opportunities to voice BEUC’s advocacy messages and advising policy colleagues.
• Developing and implementing campaigns with our member organisations.
• Writing publications such as two-pagers, website texts, and advising on/editing position papers.
• Coordinating the production of publications or other materials with external suppliers.
• Support on horizontal communications tasks where needed and proactively bring ideas to improve BEUC’s communications work.
• Organising events.

Your profile:

• A completed university or higher education degree, or at least 3 years of relevant work experience, where appropriate.
• A communication background with ideally some experience in press work and with some established media contacts.
• Experience in using a broad range of communication tools and applying them in target-specific situations.
• An interest in understanding, appreciating and articulating consumers’ interest.
• Knowledge of the EU institutions and its political decision-making process is an asset.
• English native-level language skills are essential, second EU language an advantage.
• First-class written and verbal communications skills. You are ready to translate policy texts into non-expert language.
• You have the ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and quickly take on new challenges.
• You are a dynamic, creative and highly organised professional capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while showing a strong team spirit.
• You share BEUC’s commitment to an inclusive and diverse team, and our culture of being open-minded, ambitious, respectful and self-aware.  

What we offer: 

• A full-time indefinite employment contract with a competitive salary package:
  • A gross monthly salary in the indicative range of €3,895 and €4,389 gross, depending on experience.
  • Fringe benefits: Meal vouchers, group insurance, homeworking allowance, public transport, 6 days extra-legal paid leave.
  • Flexitime, homeworking possibility (up to 3 days per week), work-life balance.
  • 20 days/year working from abroad.
• A welcoming onboarding.
• A workplace committed to support the growth and well-being of its staff.
• A multidisciplinary and multicultural working environment within an organisation dedicated to promoting consumer interests.
• A team of experienced consumer advocates who need you to voice efficiently their policy arguments to EU stakeholders.
• A non-routine job: The opportunity to deliver positive impact in an exciting international organisation with a dynamic, committed and fun team in the heart of Brussels.

Location: As our contracts are subject to Belgian law, candidates must be committed to official registration in Belgium and working from our Brussels office. We offer teleworking possibilities from home or abroad, subject to our remote working policy and organisational needs.

Hiring process:

• Applications for the position should be sent by 10 April 2026 by e-mail to apply@beuc.eu with subject line: Communications Officer. 

Your application should include the following documents:
1.    A curriculum-vitae without a photo.
2.    In a separate file, answers to the following questions:

• Why would you like to work at BEUC? [Briefly explain the main reasons that motivate you to work at BEUC, using maximum 250 words.]
• Why should BEUC appoint you? [Tell us why you think we should appoint you, using maximum 250 words.]
• In your opinion, what is the biggest communications challenge to stay relevant in EU affairs now? [Maximum 250 words.]

Any incomplete application will be disregarded.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The first round of interviews is expected to take place as of 21 April 2026 with the Director of Communications and the HR Officer.
A second and last round of interviews will be planned afterwards with the Director General, the Director of Administration, Finance and HR and the Director of Communications.  
For immediate entry into function.

BEUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Please do not include a photo in your CV.

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