Communication Officer - SatCen/2025/018

The Communication Officer will work as part of the Communications Team within the Administration Division, and will be responsible, amongst others, for the following duties:

• Supports the implementation and contributes to the evolution of the SatCen’s communication strategy, as assigned by the Communications Coordinator, Head of Administration and Directorate;

• Helps to ensure that SatCen´s key messages are conveyed to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders and audiences; 

• Plans and executes communication and outreach projects, ranging from the organisation of internal and external events and meetings (from beginning to end), over social media and outreach activities to audiovisual, graphical and/or print publications;

• Ensures the technical and logistical organisation and implementation of events and meetings, in particular at SatCen premises and in support of Divisions across the Centre; 

•Drafts and designs easy-to-understand, well-researched, engaging and educational as well as visually attractive internal and external communication materials (e.g. intranet, website and social media content; news releases; fact sheets and newsletters; brochures and periodic reports; PowerPoints, speeches, political-analytical summaries and briefings, not least for the top management); 

• Supports, in the same line, the design, storyboarding and creation of graphics, charts and audiovisual content; 

• Supports SatCen’s public relations activities, handling in particular public and media enquiries and fostering contacts with journalists, media, think tanks and other key stakeholders, including via the regular update of related contact databases; 

• Contributes to the design and implementation of SatCen’s crisis communication strategy; 

• Supports the maintenance of relations with the EU Publications Office and EU Agencies’ Heads of Communication and Information Network (HCIN); • Initiates and manages procurement procedures related to the team’s activities; 

• Performs any other duties as assigned by the Directorate, Head of Administration and Communications Coordinator.