Experience

Eurojust

• Netherlands
• Administration of Justice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communication Officer at Eurojust - EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking

• Belgium
• Rail Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Communications Officer at Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking - An EU Body

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2021

  - Team management of 4 communication specialists - Strategic communications: design, delivery and evaluation, including producing and updating the evolving communication strategy and annual action plans - Communication campaigns: concept, development, and impact assessment - Proactive and regular engagement with institutional and industry stakeholders in Brussels and internationally; - Stakeholder mapping, analysis, surveys and action plans, including the building and maintenance… Show more - Team management of 4 communication specialists - Strategic communications: design, delivery and evaluation, including producing and updating the evolving communication strategy and annual action plans - Communication campaigns: concept, development, and impact assessment - Proactive and regular engagement with institutional and industry stakeholders in Brussels and internationally; - Stakeholder mapping, analysis, surveys and action plans, including the building and maintenance of key stakeholder relations - Advocacy and outreach: developing argumentation and positioning for stakeholder communication to develop opinion and bring about change in the EU bubble and beyond; - Event management: organisation and participation in outreach events and activities - Press relations management including regularly engaging with journalists, drafting press releases, responding to enquires, organising interviews with colleagues, developing the media contacts database, building media partnerships etc. - Social media management including live updating during events and monitoring and analytics - Video production including writing scripts, conducting interviews and supervising editing - Design coordination: managing the corporate visual identity and supervising all design production - Publications coordination: reports, online news, press articles, monthly newsletter etc. - Website design, editing and development - Monitoring and reporting on all external communication - Ensuring aligned communication by liaising with the relevant units and services of the European Commission - Follow-up of public requests from citizens and public authorities; - Directing and supervising the performance of external contractors supporting the work of the communication unit - Design and implementation of internal communication policies (e.g. Covid-19 Working Group) Show less - Team management of 4 communication specialists - Strategic communications: design, delivery and evaluation, including producing and updating the evolving communication strategy and annual action plans - Communication campaigns: concept, development, and impact assessment - Proactive and regular engagement with institutional and industry stakeholders in Brussels and internationally; - Stakeholder mapping, analysis, surveys and action plans, including the building and maintenance… Show more - Team management of 4 communication specialists - Strategic communications: design, delivery and evaluation, including producing and updating the evolving communication strategy and annual action plans - Communication campaigns: concept, development, and impact assessment - Proactive and regular engagement with institutional and industry stakeholders in Brussels and internationally; - Stakeholder mapping, analysis, surveys and action plans, including the building and maintenance of key stakeholder relations - Advocacy and outreach: developing argumentation and positioning for stakeholder communication to develop opinion and bring about change in the EU bubble and beyond; - Event management: organisation and participation in outreach events and activities - Press relations management including regularly engaging with journalists, drafting press releases, responding to enquires, organising interviews with colleagues, developing the media contacts database, building media partnerships etc. - Social media management including live updating during events and monitoring and analytics - Video production including writing scripts, conducting interviews and supervising editing - Design coordination: managing the corporate visual identity and supervising all design production - Publications coordination: reports, online news, press articles, monthly newsletter etc. - Website design, editing and development - Monitoring and reporting on all external communication - Ensuring aligned communication by liaising with the relevant units and services of the European Commission - Follow-up of public requests from citizens and public authorities; - Directing and supervising the performance of external contractors supporting the work of the communication unit - Design and implementation of internal communication policies (e.g. Covid-19 Working Group) Show less



European Schoolnet

• Belgium
• E-Learning Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Corporate communications & Advocacy Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Oct 2018

  - Managing a full-time team of 6 communication specialists, as well as coordinating a larger group of communication officers at office level through regular editorial and strategy meetings - Managing corporate communications, ensuring effective outreach and engagement with the organization’s target groups (Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, researchers, and industry partners) - Designing and implementing the advocacy strategy in the EU bubble and internationally, to support the… Show more - Managing a full-time team of 6 communication specialists, as well as coordinating a larger group of communication officers at office level through regular editorial and strategy meetings - Managing corporate communications, ensuring effective outreach and engagement with the organization’s target groups (Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, researchers, and industry partners) - Designing and implementing the advocacy strategy in the EU bubble and internationally, to support the organization’s strategic priorities, projects, networking opportunities, research partnerships and professional development services - Spokesperson representing the network externally in diverse fora - Ensuring the delivery of high quality communication materials and outputs (speeches and speaking notes, press releases, newsletters, website content, videos, social media content etc.) - Managing the planning, implementation and evaluation of all communication work undertaken for the organization

• Senior Project Manager & Analyst

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2016

• Education Research Analyst

  • Oct 2008 - Jul 2010



Eurydice Unit of the European Commission

• Brussels Area, Belgium

• Research Analyst

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2008