Policy Communications Officer

European Environmental Bureau

Length of contract
1 year

Start date
1st September 2026

About the Organisation

European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe. We bring together over 190 member organisations in more than 40 countries, representing some 30 million individual members and supporters. We advocate for progressive policies to create a better future where people and nature thrive together.

About the role

We are looking for a talented and motivated Communications Officer to join the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). This is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional who enjoys translating complex policy issues into compelling stories, working with journalists, developing strategic narratives, creating engaging digital content, and helping shape public debates on some of Europe’s most pressing environmental and social challenges. The successful candidate will be embedded within one of the EEB’s policy teams while contributing to the work of the wider Communications Team.

As a Communications Officer, you will support the EEB’s advocacy, campaigning, and policy objectives by developing and delivering strategic communications activities. Working closely with policy colleagues, campaigners, and external partners, you will help translate complex policy developments into engaging content and communications products for journalists, policymakers, stakeholders, and wider audiences. Depending on your profile, your work may focus more on media relations, newsletter and editorial content, or social media, digital communications, audience engagement, and content development. The Communications Officer reports to the Head of Communications.

You are a strong communicator with excellent writing skills and an interest in public-interest communications, policy, advocacy, and environmental issues. You enjoy making complex topics accessible, identifying compelling stories, working collaboratively and helping organisations communicate more strategically and effectively.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Skills & Experience:

• At least three years of relevant professional communications experience.
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English.
• Experience developing communications content for different audiences and channels.
• Experience supporting media relations, digital communications, campaigns, and advocacy communications.
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly, accurately, and persuasively.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and disciplines.
• Interest in environmental, public-interest, and civil society communications.

Assets:

• Experience working in NGOs, civil society organisations, public affairs, journalism, and advocacy environments.
• Familiarity with EU institutions, policymaking processes, and the Brussels media landscape.
• Experience with media relations and press outreach.
• Experience producing newsletters, editorial, and long-form content.
• Experience with social media strategy, audience engagement, and digital campaigning.
• Experience with design, multimedia production, and visual communications.
• Experience with media monitoring and analytics tools.
• Understanding of narrative development, strategic communications, audience research, and disinformation.
• Knowledge of additional European languages.

Compensation & Benefits

• An organisation committed to its values of democracy, fairness, respect, integrity, and sustainability, and a purpose-driven, supportive, and friendly team with 70+ people working for a better future in which people and nature thrive together.
• An attractive workspace in the heart of the EU quarter and a healthy organisational culture, including, for instance, staff away days and (optional) social gatherings.
• Possibility to work from home 4 days a week and from another EU country for up to six weeks per year.
• Flexible working hours with a transparent floating time system.
• Various monetary benefits, including a holiday bonus, a generous pension scheme, lunch vouchers, teleworking indemnity, transport allowance, and travel insurance.
• Quality trainings (group and individual), peer learning, and skills shares.
• Next to 20 days of legal leave, we offer 5 days of extra-legal leave during the winter break closure, 5 days of extra-legal leave anytime in the year, and 2 days of extra-legal leave for office-wide long weekends in spring and autumn, that is, a total of 32 paid leave days. (plus other forms of paid leave under certain conditions, such as leave for compelling reasons, and additional leave offered when having worked with the EEB for 4+ years).

Conditions of employment

• As our contracts fall under Belgian law, the successful candidate must commit to being officially registered in Belgium and working from our office in Brussels (with structural teleworking arrangements).
• The EEB welcomes applicants from outside the EU and values the perspectives and skills that international colleagues bring to our organisation.
• If you are not an EU citizen, please indicate whether you currently hold a work permit for Belgium.

Working locations

• Brussels, Belgium

How to apply

• We are looking forward to receiving:
  • A short letter of motivation
  • Your CV (without pictures)
  • A completed questionnaire
• We value clarity, motivation, and authenticity more than formal letters and lengthy applications.
• Only applications comprising all three elements will be considered.
• Please send your complete application to [email protected].
• Please clearly indicate "Policy Communications Officer"
•  in the subject line of your email.
• Shortlisted candidates may be asked to provide two references at a later stage.
• Due to limited staff resources and the number of applications anticipated, only candidates selected for interviews will receive a reply.
• Please read our recruitment privacy statement before applying.
• Please answer the following questions in no more than 250/300 words each:
  • Describe a communications campaign, project, or initiative you are particularly proud of. What was the objective, what was your role, and what impact did it achieve?
  • Tell us where you believe you can contribute most to the EEB Communications Team. This could include media relations, press outreach, newsletter and editorial work, social media, digital engagement, content creation, design, community engagement, or another communications discipline. Please explain why this work motivates you and provide an example.
  • What do you think is the biggest communications challenge facing environmental organisations in Europe today, and how should organisations like the EEB respond?
• Please do not use AI tools to write your final answers. If we detect arguments or text blocks that appear to have been generated by AI tools, your application may be rejected. We are interested in genuine perspectives, personal experiences, and original ideas.

Interviews

• First-round interviews (tentative) 13th July 2026

Policies

The EEB strives to be a fair, inclusive, safe place and a welcoming and learning organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. Your experience matters. Please consult our Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Policy. Please do not use pictures in your CV. Do leave out any information that may contribute to unconscious bias, such as reference to your nationality, date, or place of birth. We respect our employees’ lives outside of work, support colleagues in care roles, and take work-life balance and wellbeing seriously.

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