Published: 15.08.2019.

Deadline for Submission: 10.09.2019.

Project description:

The overall objective of the contract is to support the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations in raising public awareness and in promoting an informed public debate about the EU enlargement and neighbourhood policies.

The purpose of the contract is to provide content and logistics support to the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations to pursue the following specific objectives:

• to increase the public knowledge and understanding of the EU accession process and the neighbourhood policy priorities, including the countries involved;
• to stimulate a public debate among the target audiences about the policy related developments;
• to inform the target audiences about the objectives and the impact of the EU pre-accession funds and neighbourhood policy instrument;
• to contribute to addressing relevant issues related to disinformation, inter alia by raising awareness for disinformation activities in the regions concerned.

Position: Key expert 1: Team leader (minimum 220 working days)

In charge of the overall implementation of the contract, management of the team, including key and non-key experts, day-to-day communication with the contracting authority, and reporting.

Qualification and skills

• university (or equivalent) degree or 5 years of professional experience in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising (these 5 years are in addition to those required under ‘general professional experience’);
• fluency in English and working knowledge of French.

General professional experience

• preferably 15 years but a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising.

Specific professional experience

• preferably 10 years of professional experience but a minimum of 5 years in managing projects in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising;
• specific experience in communication activities concerning the EU enlargement and neighbourhood policies is an asset.