Writer & EU Content Specialist

At ICF Next we believe great impact starts with great people. Youll join a diverse multidisciplinary team working at the intersection of strategy creativity and public impact delivering meaningful projects for EU institutions and publicinterest a collaborative environment that values curiosity initiative and ownership youll help shape policies narratives and campaigns that truly matter across Europe.

You will play a key role in researching understanding and explaining EU policies and political developments through clear accurate and engaging content with a strong focus on digital-first formats and events.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Researching EU policies legislative processes and political context to support content creation for EU communication projects and multi-countries campaigns

• Writing and editing high-quality content in English for multiple formats/channels including: press releases digital articles and web content reports and briefing materials newsletters social media content audiovisual and event-related script

• Creating digital-friendly content that is structured for online reading adapted to different platforms and aligned with project objectives.

• Applying SEO best practices (keyword research headlines metadata readability internal linking) to improve content visibility and performance across digital channels.

• Monitoring EU policy and political developments to identify relevant news angles stories and updates for digital and press content.

• Conducting desk research and interviews and working with policy experts stakeholders and colleagues to gather reliable information.

• Liaising with event organisers to ensure policy coherence and alignment of event programme.

• Briefing event speakers and other event stakeholders.

• Working closely with content strategists editors and digital teams to ensure content is optimised for distribution performance and audience engagement.

• Using analytics and performance insights to refine content over time and improve reach and impact.

• Ensuring all content meets high quality standards and complies with EU style guides and institutional requirements.

Desired profile

• Degree in communications journalism political science EU affairs or a related field.

• Proven professional experience in writing editing and content development ideally in an EU policy institutional or public affairs environment.

• Excellent command of English with the ability to produce clear accurate and audience-appropriate content across a range of formats and channels.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities work collaboratively and engage effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

• High level of accuracy sound judgement adaptability and a proactive approach to delivering quality work in a fast-paced multicultural environment.

Right to Work Location & Sponsorship (Belgium)
We welcome applications from candidates based in any country. This role is inBelgium and successful candidates must:

• Have thelegal right to work in Belgium or be eligible for sponsorship on acase-by-casebasis and

• Bephysicallylocatedin Belgium by Day 1of employment (or shortly before your start date).

Please ensure you can meet the right-to-work and location requirements or would qualify for sponsorship where applicable.

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