Housing Europe is looking for a Communications Director (Maternity cover)

Deadline: 20th January 2025
Contract duration: approx. February – September 2025
Interviews: January 2025January 2025

About Housing Europe

Housing Europe is the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing. Since 1988, it is a network of 45 national and regional federations, as well as 16 partnering organisations in 31 countries in Europe. Together they manage around 25 million homes, about 11% of existing dwellings in Europe.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Communications Director to lead our Brussels-based communications work during a maternity cover. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive the communications strategy of one of EU’s most respected NGOs, focusing on high-impact advocacy, policy outreach, and the organisation of major events. You will play a pivotal role in shaping public narratives on social, cooperative, and public housing across Europe, leading initiatives that amplify our mission and influence key players.

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring that all our public communication – editorial work, social media channels or website, press work, newsletters, event curation - reflects Housing Europe’s advocacy work;

• Become the main contact at Housing Europe that coordinates and leads the work of the International Social Housing Festival (4-6 June 2025, Dublin) during which you will organise our annual conference, streamline all our other events at the Festival, ensure strong promotion and before, during, after coverage of the Festival;

• Prepare our monthly newsletter for an audience of 1.4K subscribers every last working day of the month;

• Lead the communication work for 3 EU-funded projects focusing on energy poverty, district renovation, and housing research. Support dissemination for multiple other European projects while making sure that the messaging is a continuous reality check for the sector. The day-to-day project work includes preparing reports, creating content, and event organisation while making sure that the messaging is a continuous reality check for the core work of our sector;

• Occasional travel will be necessary, e.g. to Dublin in early June and most probably, to several project meetings/events.

About you

• You hold a degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field.

• You have solid experience in a similar communications role, ideally within the EU or advocacy sector.

• You have excellent writing skills, with the ability to adapt your style for various formats and audiences.

• You are fluent in English (other languages are a plus).

• You are skilled in video/audio editing, design, MailChimp, and can deliver good presentations. A strong eye for detail is a must.

• You can take initiative and have a can-do attitude.

What we offer

• In addition to the salary, we offer benefits, including meal vouchers, hospitalisation, public transport, and a pension scheme.

• The chance to work in a small, international, and motivated team committed to a meaningful cause.

• Opportunity to travel.

How to apply

Please submit your CV (max. 2 pages).

In addition, please choose a format that suits you best to address how we can fight stigma in social housing: a single social media post concept, a brief blog post (300 words max), or a visual that best highlights your skills. ChatGPT could be a great assistant but we really want to see your style and unique perspective.

Send your work in a single PDF, along with your CV and cover letter to diana.yordanova@housingeurope.eu by January 20, 2025. Good luck!