METREX is seeking a Communication Officer to support METREX’s communication and dissemination across conferences, expert group activities, and EU-funded projects.
The role turns technical outputs into clear, practitioner-focused messages, ensuring quality, consistency and compliance with EU visibility rules. Responsibilities include managing website, newsletters, social media and event communications, coordinating with Secretariat staff and project partners, and maintaining evidence of communication actions for reporting. The post requires strong writing, organisational and digital publishing skills, and stakeholder engagement.
Please find below detailed information about the role, main responsibilities, profile of the candidate, additional assets, working conditions, eligibility & contracts and how to apply.
Job Profile – Communication Officer of METREX
About METREX
METREX – the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas – brings together over 50 metropolitan regions and areas across Europe. Since 1996, METREX has provided a platform for the exchange of knowledge, expertise and experiences on metropolitan governance, strategic planning and sustainable development, while also giving Europe’s metropolitan dimension a stronger voice in EU policy.
Date of creation / update: 03.31.2026
Type of position: Non permanent
Period: April 2026 – December 2026
Title: Communication Officer for METREX
About the role
METREX is looking for a Communication Officer for communication and dissemination support and tools required for METREX activities, including bi-annual conferences, Expert groups events, and seminars, as well as EU-funded projects such as the R-map, DIGIREG, Metro Case, FOOD GAP, and CLI-MET.
The Communication Officer ensures high-quality, compliant, and consistent communication for METREX’s role, translating technical outputs into clear, practitioner-oriented messages for metropolitan authorities and wider stakeholders. The role plans and delivers dissemination activities across METREX channels (website, newsletters, social media, events), coordinates with the Secretariat Staff, as well as with Project coordinators from the several EU-funded activities on visibility requirements, supports of events communication (webinars/dialogues, panel debates and conferences), and maintains an evidence trail of communication actions in line with programmes rules, according to each project’s requirement.
Terms of engagement
The Communication Officer is remunerated at € 12.000 over 9 months (From April to December 2026) at a daily rate of € 300, giving an available time resource of 40 days of service over the contract period.
Key requirements (must have)
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience (min. 2 years) in communication for international organisations.
- Strong ability to translate technical content into accessible communications (news items, web articles, briefs, event announcements, stakeholder updates).
- Excellent written English (editing, copywriting, tone consistency); ability to proofread and produce final-ready texts.
- Hands-on experience managing web content (CMS such as WordPress or similar) and publishing workflows.
- Experience with newsletter tools (e.g., Zoho, Mailchimp or similar) and audience segmentation/basic analytics.
- Competence in social media communication (LinkedIn, Instagram, content calendars, post formatting, and basic performance tracking).
- Understanding of EU visibility and communication requirements (logos, funding acknowledgements, disclaimer use, archiving of outputs).
- Strong organisational skills: planning campaigns, meeting deadlines, coordinating inputs from multiple partners.
- Ability to maintain communication evidence for reporting (screenshots, links, publication logs, participant numbers, media mentions)
Additional assets
- Specific experience with communication rules and reporting templates in EU projects.
- Basic graphic/layout skills (Adobe Express, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and ability to prepare simple visual assets (badges, social cards, banners).
- Basic photo/video editing skills for short clips and event recap content (e.g., Premiere Rush).
- Experience supporting event communications end-to-end (registration pages, speaker packs, run-of-show, live posting).
- Familiarity with stakeholder/community management in networks (member-based organisations, metropolitan/regional authorities).
- Ability to work in additional languages (Italian/French/Dutch/Spanish) for broader dissemination.
- Knowledge of GDPR-compliant handling of mailing lists and event participant data.
- Experience drafting communication plans, KPIs, and short dissemination reports.
Additional Information
Travel within the Eurodistrict : Yes
Evening meetings : Occasionally
Working time regulation : Subject to internal staff and working time rules
Administrative base: Avenue de la Toison d’or 22, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
Remote work : Yes
How to apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application within 30 days of the publication of this call to info@eurometrex.org
Application period: 31 March – 7 April 2026
The application should include:
- a motivation letter
- a curriculum vitae
- relevant work samples or portfolio (where applicable)
Publication
This call is published on the METREX website, on LinkedIn, and circulated via the METREX members’ newsletter.
The Job description is also downloadable in PDF : Job description
