Sustainability Communications Lead

The Shift vzw/asbl; Belgique; Hybride; EUR 52 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Training budget

Health insurance (DKV)

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Commuting expenses reimbursement

Laptop

Mobile phone

Résumé du poste

The Shift is Belgium’s sustainability network, bringing together businesses, civil society organisations, academic institutions and public-sector organisations to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable economy and society.

We are seeking a Communication Manager to define our strategy, set priorities and ensure that our stories, programmes and activities reach the right audiences. This is a replacement position with a strong focus on planning, coordination and hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in communications.
• You have helped define communication strategy and coordinated different projects, channels or stakeholders.
• Strong in planning and project management and know how to set priorities when everything cannot happen at once.
• Excellent writer and can turn complex content into clear, accessible and engaging communication.
• Combine strategic thinking with a hands-on mindset and are comfortable taking ownership.
• Enjoy working with subject-matter experts and help colleagues communicate more effectively without taking over their expertise.
• You can brief external partners clearly, guide their work and provide constructive feedback.
• Curious, solution-oriented and have a keen eye for detail.
• Strong interest in sustainability and societal issues.
• Comfortable with digital communication channels. Experience with Mailchimp, CMS platforms, Wordpress and LinkedIn is an asset.
• You communicate professionally in Dutch and French. A good command of English is an asset.

Responsabilités

• You develop The Shift’s communication strategy and translate it into clear priorities, target audiences and actions.
• You oversee the overall communication plan from our members’ perspective and develop clear communication plans and timelines.
• You ensure consistency across our different channels, programmes and communication initiatives.
• You help colleagues turn their subject‑matter expertise into clear, targeted communication.
• You monitor results and feedback and use these insights to continuously improve our communications.
• You coordinate and edit The Shift’s monthly newsletter and Chapter Zero Brussels’ six-weekly newsletter.
• You safeguard the editorial quality and consistency of theshift.be, creating or updating pages where needed.
• You are the main point of contact for our external web partner for technical support, maintenance and further development.
• You define the approach and priorities for our social media channels, with LinkedIn as our main platform.
• You develop guidelines that enable different colleagues to publish content themselves, while safeguarding the quality and consistency of our communications.
• Together with the team, you identify which stories from our community we want to bring to life and determine the most relevant channels for sharing them.
• You coordinate the production of these stories and, where relevant, work with external copywriters, photographers, videographers or other communication partners.
• Together with subject‑matter colleagues, you translate the objectives of new programmes and campaigns into a communication approach and concrete plan.
• You coordinate implementation and safeguard timing, quality and consistency.
• You also coordinate communication around key moments such as our New Year Reception and General Assembly.
• Where needed, you engage external communication partners and supervise their work.
• Together with management and the team, you coordinate communication around our annual report and other key annual communications to our members.
• You develop the planning, gather input and oversee editing, production and publication.
• You define and manage the communication budget and report on its status to the Finance Manager on a quarterly basis.
• You select, brief and manage external communication partners, safeguarding quality, timing and budget.
• You maintain our press relations and coordinate the follow‑up of media enquiries within the team.
• You identify opportunities to increase the visibility of the expertise, activities and impact of The Shift and its network.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Planning

Project management

Copywriting

Stakeholder coordination

Team collaboration

Dutch and French

English (asset)

Outils

Mailchimp

CMS platforms

Wordpress

LinkedIn

Description du poste

The Shift is Belgium’s sustainability network, bringing together businesses, civil society organisations, academic institutions and public-sector organisations to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable economy and society.

We are seeking a Communication Manager to define our strategy, set priorities and ensure that our stories, programmes and activities reach the right audiences. This is a replacement position with a strong focus on planning, coordination and hands-on execution.