Position Overview:

Contribute to FEANTSA’s communication work in a vibrant, growing European network dedicated to ending homelessness in Europe.

Responsibilities:

This role will include:

Edit the Homeless in Europe Magazine, including identifying and contacting contributors, editing articles, and coordinating the layout of the magazine
Contribute to FEANTSA’s newsletters, including drafting and editing content and supporting production through Mailchimp
Proofread and edit texts produced by colleagues, including reports, statements, campaign materials and other communications outputs
Lay out documents and publications, ensuring consistency, clarity and a professional finish
Create visual materials to promote FEANTSA events, campaigns, statements and other communications activities
Supporting FEANTSA’s social media and website by uploading and managing content

Competencies & skills:

We’re looking for someone with the following skills & competencies:

Language proficiency: Native or near-native level of English, with strong proofreading and editing skills and a high level of attention to detail
Content engagement: Capacity to work with content beyond surface-level editing, with attention to meaning, context and purpose
Graphic design: Ability to design and produce visual communication materials, including visuals promoting events, statements and campaigns
Layout & design: Experience in laying out long-form documents (20–50 pages), ensuring a professional and consistent result. Strong skills in Adobe InDesign are highly valued, but equivalent results achieved using other tools (e.g. Canva) are also acceptable
Commitment: Dedication to the fight against homelessness
Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively, share responsibility and contribute actively to collective outcomes

Team

The Communications team consists of a Communications Team Leader, who works with the team on day-to-day communications tasks; a Membership Engagement Officer who works autonomously on the membership area of work, including internal communications; a Communications Officer (this vacancy); and a Communications Intern.

About Us:

At FEANTSA, we offer:

An opportunity to work for a vibrant and growing network dedicated to ending homelessness in Europe
A supportive environment with a diverse, welcoming, and collegiate team
A competitive salary and benefits package with flexible working arrangements. Gross salary €3000 per month

Applications:

To apply for this position, please send your CV and a letter of motivation (maximum two pages) to [email protected], using the following subject line:

Application Communications Officer – First Name Surname

Please name your files as follows (PDF format preferred):

SurnameName_CV and SurnameName_Letter

If you have a portfolio, a published article, or visual materials you have produced, we encourage you to share them with us. Please include them as a separate PDF named SurnameName_Portfolio (regardless of whether the content is text-based or visual).

Deadline: 15 February 23:59
Starting date: Early May
Only candidates shortlisted for an interview will be contacted

FEANTSA is hiring a Communications Officer