ESF (European Science Foundation) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to advancing high-quality research across Europe and beyond since 1974. With established records in all disciplines, ESF offers expert, independent management and support throughout the entire research lifecycle: from conception and implementation to evaluation, sustainability, and impact. With a dynamic, highly qualified international team, ESF is a key player in providing independent support to research endeavours, ensuring that scientific networks and organisations have the resources they need to focus on impactful research and collaboration.

Our Communications team is responsible for developing and implementing communication and dissemination activities for scientific research projects, platforms and networks managed by ESF, making them visible to the outside world. Amongst others, our projects take place within the EU Horizon Europe funding programmes. It also contributes to develop ESF’s corporate and internal communications. Our professional team works closely with science officers in the organisation, as well as with external partners, and occasionally with communication specialists for specific needs in terms of visual design, video editing/filming, or web development.

Job summary

As a Communications Project Officer, you’ll develop and implement corporate and project-related communications for external and internal audiences, including staff, partners, stakeholders, and media. You’ll ensure that the objectives are delivered on time and to the quality required, and that ESF's and its projects’ visibility within the European research community, member organisations and expert committees is enhanced.

The officer will work within the ESF communications team, while interacting with other ESF teams, project partners and external stakeholders. An interest in research/science communication is a plus but not required.

Key responsabilities

This position will involve:

• Developing and implementing effective communication activities for project and corporate stakeholders, including in the framework of EU-funded projects;
• Writing and optimising content for website, newsletters, publications;
• Managing social media accounts: producing digital content (including social videos) and engaging with online audiences, ensuring consistency in terms of voice, branding, messaging and frequency of posting;
• Maintaining and managing corporate and project websites: updating content, assessing performance, performing CMS and plugin updates;
• Handling the production of printed and digital material by liaising with external service providers and/or adapting visual guidelines to develop in-house material;
• Managing media relations, handling enquiries and creating effective press releases;
• Proactively engaging project partners, stakeholders and managing communities,
• Supporting the organisation of events;
• Participating in coordination project meetings
• Reporting on activities

Job requirements

The Communications project officer should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Minimum of 1-3 years professional experience in communication/science communication at corporate/project level;
• Experience in web management; familiarity with CMS software, specifically WordPress, CSS and HTML;
• Experience in developing social media accounts and managing promotional campaigns;
• Experience in graphic design. Familiarity with edition software, such as Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, and with video editing will be considered an asset;
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, full proficiency in English (C2);
• Ability to assimilate complex information and communicate concise and clear messages to non-scientific audiences;

Inter-personal competencies:

• Proven organisational skills and capacity to deliver on allocated tasks and respond in a timely manner to deadlines;
• Excellent communication skills across cultural and scientific boundaries, showing diplomacy and tolerance;
• Excellent presentation skills;
• Proactive behaviour, ability to work independently and show initiative.

Employment conditions

This position empowers a junior communications specialist with top-class learning in a very pleasant and dynamic environment.

• The position is expected to be full-time (100% FTE) and will start as soon as possible.
• Permanent contract (CDI)
• The position is based in ESF’s Headquarters in Strasbourg, with the possibility of remote work up to 3 days per week and limited to 10 days per month. The position will involve some travel.

Equal opportunities

ESF will not discriminate, nor allow its staff to discriminate, against any member of staff or applicant for employment or ex-employee on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnic, national, cultural or social origin, skin colour, physical appearance, religion or believes, marital or parental status, mental or physical disability, political opinion, social or economic situation, or health status.

Apply now!

Please send your application (cover letter + CV in English) by 23 October 2025 to jobs[at]esf[dot]org with the following reference COMPO25.

Interviews will be held in Strasbourg end of October 2025.