Communication Officer to important EU-agency

Do you have experience in implementing communication strategies? Have you worked with both internal and external communication? Are you a true team player? If you are also looking for a job in an international organization with an important mission, you should keep reading. We might have the perfect role for you!
About the position
Perido is looking for a Communication Officer to our client, an independent and important agency of the European Union. The mission of this agency is to strengthen Europe’s defenses against infectious diseases and identify, assess, and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases. The position is placed at their office which is nicely located just outside of Stockholm city. After an introduction at the agency’s premises the work can proceed mainly from home due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. A step-by-step return to work can be expected in spring.
Your daily tasks
In this role you will be working in the Communication section under supervision of the Head of Section Communication. This section aims at strengthening European capacities, knowledge and cooperation in communicable diseases prevention and control, in a way that is complementary to the other activities of the Centre. More specifically, you will be involved in following tasks:
Development, implementation, and monitoring of communication strategy and communication plans.
Planning, editing and production of content for a variety of internal and external communication channels (intranet, web portal, social media, newsletters, face-to-face and virtual meetings).
Communication advice and support.
Stakeholder and networks outreach and engagement.
Organisation of physical and digital events and campaigns.
Proactive media work, including monitoring and analysis of traditional and social media.
Assist project management of specific communication activities, including assisting with procurement.
Other activities assigned to the Communication team and any other tasks related to your area of work as needed.

Your qualifications
In order to be successful in this role, you need to have an excellent ability to communicate efficiently at all levels, internally and externally, in an appropriate manner. You also need to have excellent knowledge of how the media works and hands-on experience of conducting media relations. Moreover, you have a high capacity to work under pressure and within tight deadlines, excellent planning and organisational skills, and an eminent ability to work in a team. Last but not least, we believe that you have a great ability to synthesize and analyze complex information and convert this into a format that is comprehensible for non-technical audiences. With a strong service minded approach and focus on delivering high-quality work, we know that you will succeed in your role!
Are you the one we are looking for? Please send us your application as soon as possible!
Requirements
Education at university level, preferably in the area of communication.
Excellent experience of communicating with the general public.
Work experience from an international/multicultural environment.
Thorough knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook).
Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written English.

Contract type and hours
Full time assignment. Start as soon as possible, duration 3 months with possible extension.
Application
Please apply for this vacancy through our website. The company name and more information about this position will be revealed at the first contact with responsible recruiter. We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible since interviews will be held continuously.
If you have any questions you are welcome to contact us by mail, fraga@perido.se, and one of our recruitment assistants will answer you. State the reference number 32136 in the subject line.
About Perido
Perido is a successful consultant and recruitment company, active within the civil service sector. The company has grown consistently since the start in 2003. Our vision is that everyone should thrive and feel dedicated at work. This includes our co-workers, clients and consultants. Through questioners that cover well-being we up hold high scores of contentment among our employees, both in-house co-workers and consultants year after year. This is something that we continue striving towards in everything we do. Today, Perido consists of 50 in-house co-workers and over 600 consultants working all over the country. Our vacancies can be found within several different industries, including banks, multinational IT-corporations, world leading telecom companies, government agencies and smaller companies within the private sector. We are affiliated with collective labor agreements to certain safe and secure work environments for all our employees.
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