Moreover, this position comes with two portfolio focuses: Legal Seeds (Environmental Law Project) and our activities surrounding the UNFCCC COP. This entails:

• • Environmental Law – Legal Seeds is an ongoing project, whose visual identity is already determined, and whose  deliverables are already fixed. This portfolio includes:
    • Promotion of the podcast “Environmental Law Coffee Breaks” with Rethinking Climate;
    • Creation of social media to promote Legal Seeds workshops, training and activities;
    • Proof-reading and publishing their articles.
    • Creation of templates for articles, presentations, videos and other content produced by the team.
    • Attending meetings with the team once a week.

• UNFCCC COPs is a less fixed position in which a visual identity will have to be developed for UNFCCC COP28 and a communications strategy will have to be determined with the Advocacy Manager and Communications Manager based on our advocacy strategy for COP28. Overall this will include:

• • Creation of a visual identity;
  • Creation of social media to promote YEE’s activities and to recruit volunteers;
  • Creation of campaign material;
  • Article coverage of COP28;
  • Outreach to journalists to help promote a youth perspective. 

What does a typical day as a Strategic Communications Officer look like?

You can expect to work around 3 hours a day, of which one hour would be centred around meetings to check in with colleagues, catching up with emails or Slack messages and generally connecting and communicating with the rest of the team. The rest of the work is typically determined by demand (what campaigns or projects are currently ongoing) and this could look like: designing and researching for social media posts, researching and writing an article or toolkit. The work is diverse and always changing – great for those who enjoy variety and getting to touch upon many topics! 

What are the 2023 goals for this job?

The overarching goal for the Strategic Communications Position is to create an overarching communications strategy for the Advocacy Working Group within a larger plan for YEE designed with the Communications Manager. This strategy will aim to grow our outreach and educational potential!

Who are we looking for?

• A young person (under the age of 35), from or based in Europe (not limited to European Union Member States), who is/has:
• A background in communications, journalism, graphic design, climate change, environmental studies or multimedia;
• Comfortable with platforms and tools such as Google Drive, Zoom, Slack, Notion, Canva & more;
• Comfortable with graphic design;
• Proficient/Fluent use of English;
• Ability to multitask and prioritise projects;
• Ability to communicate clearly and consistently in a group setting;
• A positive attitude in the face of the climate and biodiversity crisis;
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• Skills that would be an asset:

  • Comfortable to expert use of social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & more;
  • Comfortable with TikTok/Reels format;
  • Knowledge of other languages (French, Polish…);
  • Knowledge of environmental youth sphere;
  • Understanding of campaigns;
  • Creativity;
  • Copy-writing skills;
  • Attention to detail.

What do we offer?

• Part-time position of 15 hours per week with a monthly net salary of 720 Euros (12 Euros per hour), according to a service contract. The position will run from March to July with the possibility of prolonging the contract depending on funding.
• An inclusive work environment with fun, friendly and passionate colleagues from all corners of Europe;
• Flexible working hours;
• Remote work or opportunity to work with us in our office in Prague;
• Possibility to learn and grow very quickly with the opportunity to learn about communications policy-making processes at the national, European and international level;
• Potential for opportunities to travel during the mandate to cover a YEE event in-person (such as YEE training courses, general assemblies or UN events).