.EIT Food is Europe's leading food innovation initiative, working to make the food system more sustainable, healthy and trusted by consumers.
Established by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in 2017, EIT Food is a fast-growing partnership organisation focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation in the food sector.
EIT Food is a member organisation bringing together key industry players, agri-food startups, research centres and universities from across Europe representing the food value chain in Europe.
In addition to thematic leadership, EIT Food is also responsible for coordinating a multi-million euro EU grant allocation from the EIT and distributing it among its partners and stakeholders for the implementation of projects.
EIT Food headquarters (HQ) are based in Leuven (Belgium) and it has 5 regional offices (Co-Location Centres or CLCs) in Europe (based in Poland, Spain, Germany, the UK and Belgium), each working with and for partners in several EIT Food partner countries.
The Communication Manager will be responsible for supporting and implementing communication activities to promote and increase the visibility of EIT Food in Southern Europe.
You will also assist in the development of activities within the portfolio of instruments planned inside the EIT Food South strategy and liaise with key stakeholders in Southern Europe to perform initiatives at the highest standards.
You will support the Communication Manager in her daily work and show confidence to coordinate projects by yourself.
As the Communication Manager, you will work across multiple teams, departments, and stakeholder groups to deliver impactful, ambitious and well-targeted messages in order to make the food system more sustainable, healthy and trusted for all.
We are looking for someone who will become a trusted colleague, collaborative and accustomed to working on different projects and tasks at the same time and to collaborate with the team .
You will be a key member of our teams; to whom multiple teams across several departments will look for support about commitments and deliverables.
You will report to the Regional Communication and Events Manager in EIT Food South.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Support the implementation of communication activities related to EIT Food South projects and monitoring its progress.
Operational support role in the implementation of the communication activities of EIT Food.
Manage the communication strategy of these specific projects, by setting direction, creating content, promoting campaigns and events and liaising with other colleagues to join forces and reach a broader audience.
For this position, the Communication Manager will be particularly involved in the strategy and execution of the communication of various projects