The role

We are looking for a Communications Co-ordinator to join our dynamic team. Working closely with the rest of the Communications Section, this role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the efficient flow of communication across the organisation, supporting a wide range of projects while ensuring the highest quality of content across various channels.

The team

The Communications Section, part of the Office of the Director General, has an important role to play in helping the Centre to achieve its strategic objectives. Its remit covers both internal and external communications.

The Section leads on news and media, running effective events, stakeholder engagement, publishing, communicating with ECMWF’s own diverse workforce, and on all aspects of digital communication.

About ECMWF

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is a world leader in Numerical Weather Predictions providing high-quality data for weather forecasts and environmental monitoring. As an intergovernmental organisation we collaborate internationally to serve our members and the wider community with global weather predictions, data and training activities that are critical to contribute to safe and thriving societies.

The success of our activities depends on the funding and partnerships of our 35 Member and Co-operating States who provide the support and direction of our work. Our talented staff together with the international scientific community, and our powerful supercomputing capabilities, are the core of a 24/7 research and operational centre with a focus on medium and long-range predictions. We also hold one of the largest meteorological data archives in the world.

Our mission: Deliver global numerical weather predictions focusing on the medium-range and monitoring of the Earth system to and with our Member States

Our vision: World-leading monitoring and predictions of the Earth System enabled by cutting-edge physical, computational and data science, resulting from a close collaboration between ECMWF and the members of the European Meteorological Infrastructure, will contribute to a safe and thriving society

In addition, ECMWF has established a strong partnership with the European Union and has been entrusted with the implementation and operation of the Destination Earth initiative and the Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services of the Copernicus Programme, as well as being a contributor to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. Other areas of work include High Performance Computing and the development of digital tools that enable ECMWF to extend provision of data and products covering weather, climate, air quality, fire and flood prediction and monitoring.

ECMWF is a multi-site organisation, with its headquarters in Reading, UK, a data centre in Bologna, Italy, and a large presence in Bonn, Germany as a central location for our EU-related activities. ECMWF is internationally recognised as the voice of expertise in numerical weather predictions for forecasts and climate science.

www.ecmwf.int
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Role responsibilities

• Working closely with the Head of Strategic Communications, manage administrative processes for the Communications Section from purchase orders and budget oversight to ensuring information is centralised on SharePoint and cascaded to the appropriate platforms/channels accordingly.
• Monitor and manage all key communications metrics for ECMWF to ensure that progress is monitored and cascaded both internally and externally, ensuring for example PR evaluation metrics and Key Performance Indicators assess success of campaign and activities. As part of this monitoring, oversee regular reporting on social media and press coverage to enhance the development of the monitoring/evaluation matrix.
• Manage digital assets to create coordinated and consolidated responses to enquiries, especially from the media but not exclusively, and ensure all content is fully following an approval process before being published.
• Contribute to the development of processes and systems from, for example, crisis management and press office management, to events management.
• Schedule communications training for staff and users and provide administrative support in pre- and post-interview briefings.
• Interface with Reading, Bonn and Bologna colleagues for all aspects of delivery relating to communications – from visits, business cards to media enquiries.
• Organise, support and facilitate events onsite and online (via different tools eg Teams, Zoom, etc), visits and corporate events as required.
• Support the Communications Section with any other duties required as part of the delivery of the communications portfolio, for example joining rota for social media posting, weekly news bulletin, photography, basic design, and support in planning and hosting events both onsite and online, liaison with suppliers or partners as appropriate.

What we are looking for

Essential

• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while adhering to deadlines;
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, including senior professionals, and navigate approval processes efficiently;
• Ability to apply the Centre’s processes (for example: social media, publication, organisational guidelines) and develop better administrative processes;
• Proficiency with digital asset management systems (e.g., SharePoint) and basic experience with content management, social media and organisational tools, and events/video conferencing platforms;
• Ability to work under supervision while exercising independent judgment to ensure tasks are completed accurately and on time;
• Highly adaptable and able to work under pressure;
• Ability to build strong relationships in a multisite environment.

Education

• Education to EFQ Level 4 or above is required.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience of working in a science environment is desirable
• Experience of writing, editing, proofreading documents is essential
• Excellent command of English (mother-tongue equivalent) with excellent writing skills.
• The working languages of ECMWF are English, French and German. Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and a good knowledge of other European languages would be highly desirable

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t feel you meet precisely all these criteria.

Other information

Grade remuneration: The successful candidates will be recruited at Grade B), according to the scales of the Co-ordinated Organisations and the annual basic salary will be GBP 60,414 (B5) NET annual basic salary (ECMWF salaries are exempt from national income tax). In addition to basic salary, ECMWF also offers a generous benefits package and a flexible teleworking policy. The position is assigned to the employment category STF-C as defined in the ECMWF Staff Regulations. To find out more about working for us, the ECMWF Staff Regulations and the terms and conditions of employment, and for full details of salary scales and allowances, please visit the ECMWF website at www.ecmwf.int/en/about/jobs.

Starting date: From 01 August 2025

Contract Duration: Four years, with the possibility of further contracts

Location: Reading, UK (Candidates are expected to relocate to the duty station)

Remote work: As a multi-site organisation, ECMWF has adopted a hybrid working model that allows flexibility to staff to mix office working and teleworking. We allow for remote work 10 days/month away from the office, including up to 80 days/year away from the duty station country (within the area of our member states and co-operating states).

Successful applicants and members of their family forming part of their households will be exempt from immigration restrictions.

Interviews will take place via videoconference (MS Teams) and will be conducted in English. If you require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment process, please let us know.

To contact the ECMWF Recruitment Team, please email [email protected].

Who can apply

Applicants are invited to complete the online application form by clicking on the apply button below.

At ECMWF, we consider an inclusive environment as key for our success. We are dedicated to ensuring a workplace that embraces diversity and provides equal opportunities for all, without distinction as to race, gender, age, marital status, social status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, personality, ethnicity and culture. We value the benefits derived from a diverse workforce and are committed to having staff that reflect the diversity of the countries that are part of our community, in an environment that nurtures equality and inclusion.

Applications are invited from nationals from ECMWF Member States and Co-operating States, listed below. In these exceptional times, we also welcome applications from Ukrainian nationals for this vacancy. Applications from nationals from other countries may be considered in exceptional cases.

ECMWF Member States and Co-operating States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.