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OVERVIEW 🌳 Three o’clock is seeking an EU project science communications manager mastering high impact communication activities and engagement. Although this position primarily focuses on EU projects, the candidate may be involved in B2B assignments directly with clients.

The candidate will develop communication and dissemination strategies and implement the actions in European projects, primarily relating to the environment, but not only.

In this role, you will work directly with the project coordinator and partners autonomously, implement communication actions, and engage EU-wide stakeholders and policymakers.

We are looking for a motivated, pro-active person who is full of great ideas that can help drive these projects forward and get the job done, with a WOW effect. You must be a team player, self-learner, and have a flexible approach to the role and responsibilities.

Excellent oral and written English is a must, with experience in the environment, climate, energy, and education domains. Fluency in Spanish and/or French are a big plus for the position.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 👷🏽
The candidate will act as work package and/or task leader in EU projects and should be comfortable with public speaking, presenting their work, and facilitating workshops.

Main role: Daily management of communications and stakeholder outreach tasks in projects, ensuring deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality.

👉 Management, execution, and reporting of communication tasks in projects to the highest standard:

• Managing project social media accounts: weekly publishing and content creation using Canva
• Managing and publishing on project websites (Webflow)
• Writing engaging articles in perfect English
• Setting up and managing editorial calendars in projects
• Preparing content for newsletters, factsheets, posters
• Disseminating outputs and results in creative ways
• Organising and facilitating events and workshops
• Developing and updating communication strategies and high-impact action plans for projects
• Monitoring results and impact evaluation
• Effectively communicating and working closely with project partners

👉 Building and outreach to communities, stakeholders, and policymakers

• In depth stakeholder mapping, including identifying expectations and gaps to develop effective messaging
• Designing targeted actions to reach specific audiences
• Drafting tailored briefs

👉  Contributing to tendering process

• The candidate will also contribute to drafting communication and dissemination plans in tenders for new projects, writing work packages and tasks.

WHAT YOU NEED 📝

• 6+ years of experience in science communications, of which at least 4+ years working in European collaborative research and innovation projects (H2020 and Horizon Europe programmes, Erasmus+, INTERREG) is mandatory.
• Degree in communication, marketing, or journalism. We also love people with technical backgrounds who have pivoted to communications. Engineers, scientists, architects are more than welcome to apply if you have proven experience in communications and outreach.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including communities, organizations, and individuals.
• Ability to manage priorities across multiple functional areas and teams in a self-directed way.
• Have a system and growth-oriented mind, continuously looking to improve the way we do things.
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong ability to synthesize and communicate ideas.
• Skills in design is a pre-requisite: you should be able to design engaging visuals with Canva, edit short videos, and follow trends.
• Willingness to travel and ability to work autonomously.

WORK-LIFE  BALANCE 😎
Work-life balance is very important to us. It not about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

ABOUT THREE O’CLOCK 🟡
Three o’clock is a French participatory research and science communications agency that aims to boost the impact of research and innovation by bringing them closer to society. Our main areas of expertise are stakeholder engagement, capacity building, service design and communication.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 💬

• Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you’ll spend your first 2 days learning about our culture, methods, tools, and services with our team.
• Full-time permanent position
• This position is full remote, however residence in France of the candidate is mandatory.
• Holiday bonus (1% of annual gross salary)
• Birthday perk #surprise
• Yearly teambuilding trip #beach

Sounds like you? Send your CV, a letter describing what you think sets you apart from other candidates, and a portfolio of your work to hello@threeoclock.co with subject title COM JOB.

OVERVIEW 🌳
Three o’clock is seeking a Participatory research & engagement manager to build strong relationships with stakeholders and to co-design solutions for positive societal and environmental impact. This position includes elements of participatory user research, design methodologies, workshop facilitation and effective communication among a diverse network of partners.

Excellent oral and written English language is a must, with experience in environment, climate, education and/or social justice domains. French and/or Spanish is a plus 🙂

WHAT YOU’LL DO 👷🏽

• Build networks and manage trusted relationships and strong communities of practice among diverse stakeholders, including academia, research organisations, industry, NGOs, policymakers, and citizens
• Develop engagement strategies and collaborative formats (labs, hubs, knowledge centres) to empower stakeholders and provide them with the necessary tools and knowledge to tackle climate-related issues
• Communicate and disseminate project results and progress to target audiences through digital and traditional channels
• Draft strong and engaging messages to promote and raise awareness of climate-related issues
• Perform user/stakeholder research to identify challenges, gaps and opportunities
• Facilitate workshops to co-design solutions and user experience, and collect feedback
• Design and organise workshops and other participatory events

WHAT YOU NEED ✅

• 4+ years of related experience encompassing network management and facilitation, participatory design (co-design), event organisation and delivery
• Experience in European collaborative research and innovation projects (H2020 and Horizon Europe programmes)
• Ability to manage priorities across multiple functional areas in a self-directed way
• Accomplished range of skills from high level strategic thinking to creative and detailed execution
• Ability to establish and improve operational workflows
• Ability to collaborate across a cross-functional team to ensure project and stakeholder needs are met
• A career path that demonstrates increasing levels of responsibility
• Willingness to travel and ability to work autonomously
• Excellent command of English is mandatory, with excellent written and oral communication
• Skills in communication design are a BIG advantage

WORK-LIFE BALANCE 😎
Work-life balance is very important to us. It not about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

ABOUT THREE O’CLOCK 🟡
Three o’clock is a French participatory research and science communications agency that aims to boost the impact of research and innovation by bringing them closer to society. Our main areas of expertise are stakeholder engagement, capacity building, service design and communication.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 💬
👉 Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you’ll spend your first 2 days learning about our culture, methods, tools, and services with our team.
👉 Full-time permanent position
👉 This position is full remote, however residence in France of the candidate is mandatory.
👉 Holiday bonus (1% of annual gross salary)
👉 Birthday perk #surprise
👉 Yearly teambuilding trip #beach

Sounds like you? Send your CV, a letter describing what you think sets you apart from other candidates, and a portfolio of your work to hello@threeoclock.co with subject title ENGAGEMENT JOB.