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17/214176 Social Media Content Coordinator

Job Reference G017/EUMCON/1024

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Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Permanent
Contract Details:
Permanent Contract
Salary:
Salary information available upon application
Working Hours:
40
Location:
EUMETSAT,Darmstadt
Closing Date:
09/06/2017
Job Category:
Satellite & Space Engineering & Science
Region / Division:
Space DE
Business Unit:
EUMETSAT

Package Description

Full details on application.

Relocation assistance provided (if applicable).

Job Introduction

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments.

Serco Europe employ’s a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK.

Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. 

 

Main Responsibilities

EUMETSAT’s website and social media channels are important portals for communication of EUMETSAT activities and serve a variety of target audiences; its intranet in turn serves as the main portal for internal communication within the organisation.

Accordingly, the candidate is required to perform the following tasks:

  • Manage and moderate EUMETSAT’s online social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Google +);
  • Develop social media plans and enact them;
  • Liaise with social media managers in National Meteorological Services and other relevant international organisations regarding social media initiatives;
  • Write and upload content for EUMETSAT’s Learning Zone youth education site and Science Blog;
  • Write, develop and upload content, for example press releases, within the SCIR Information Area (IA) of the web site;
  • Publish and maintain static content within the SCIR area of the intranet;
  • Act as back-up for other web site and intranet content publishers within SCIR;
  • Support social media/web content-specific tasks during key EUMETSAT activities (launches, events, etc.);
  • Participate in the development of effective content management procedures and documentation for web site and intranet;
  • Monitor external news/policy developments relevant for EUMETSAT’s strategy, via web and social media, and suggest strategic/communication responses where appropriate.

In the performance of these tasks, the candidate should apply the relevant EUMETSAT organisational and programmatic quality management procedures, including the relevant working practices and procedures with special focus on the corporate document management system and branding guidelines.

Successful Candidate

The candidate should need to demonstrate:

A thorough understanding and practical experience of the following:

  • Online social media services (such as Twitter, FaceBook, Flickr, YouTube, etc.);
  • Writing for the web;
  • Web content layout and imagery selection;
  • Content Management Systems (such as Oracle UCM);
  • Web content delivery methods and standards;
  • International policy development and analysis.

Thorough knowledge of the following software:

  • Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Illustrator & Dreamweaver) ;
  • Knowledge of the following products would be considered and advantage: Adobe Flash, Adobe Premiere Pro, professional sound and video compression tools (e.g. Sony SoundForge, Sorenson Squeeze) and methods;

The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for this position is English and therefore the candidate must be able to work effectively in this language, especially as far as written skills are concerned and have knowledge of the other;

Excellent written and interpersonal skills.

The candidate should have at least two years working experience in social media content coordination. Previous experience writing about scientific/technology subjects would be considered advantageous, as well as experience monitoring new policy/international relations developments for strategic/communication purposes. A relevant university degree would also be considered an advantage.

The candidate is required to work independently without supervision but be able to refer to the EUMETSAT points of contact when necessary. He/she shall be task-driven, responsive and self-motivated. A largely self-managed person, the candidate should have excellent communication skills and be used to working towards high standards.

Please note that the closing date for applications is on 20/04/2017.

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Important

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered.

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About The Company

Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multi-national Service Provider with over 60,000 employees worldwide.

Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.

What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service – To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here.

Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you