Industry Relations Officer

Industry Relations Officer

• Working Location: Brussels, Belgium
  
• Security Clearance: NATO Secret
  
• Language: High proficiency level in English language
  

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelors degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline
  
• 2 years post-related professional experience in similar post, successfully initiating, managing and implementing projects, creating content, organising events (onsite and virtual) and providing analysis and policy and procedural advice to staff and senior management
  
• Experience in preparing briefings, reports, speeches and drafting various corporate documents
  

• Knowledge of the NATO environment, structures, committee working practices, and business processes
  
• Experience in PR and communications domain, especially in the event PR campaigns campaign planning, drafting material (website content, emailing and social media campaigns), and implementing (website design, updates)
  

• Lead development of NATO Edge theme and conference content in coordination with CTO and other relevant Agency functional and business elements
  
• Engage and coordinate core project teams (content, logistics, communications and protocol) to ensure synchronisation of effort, planning, follow-up and execution
  
• Map relevant audience, support drafting event communication plan to maximise the attendance and achieve desired outcomes of the event
  
• Propose speakers, panellists and side events in line with conference goals
  
• Act as liaison with relevant external partners and stakeholders
  
• Draft related correspondence, conference material and NCI Agency speeches
  
• Continuously coordinate and monitor tasks and project assignments, ensuring project schedule is being met and schedule changes are addressed and communicated, to ensure project is ready for implementation
  
• Ensure regular and timely reporting to senior management on status and progress
  
• Conduct post-project review to ensure knowledge transfer
  
• Support regular reviews and updates of Industry Engagement Plan and support its implementation
  
• Perform other duties as assigned: act as back up of the Principal Assistant, Assist Head IRO
  

Deliverables:

• Communication Strategy and all related Communication Materials (in cooperation with CMCS for graphic design)
  
• Targeted audience map
  
• Official correspondence memos, invitations, instructions, progress reports
  
• Preparation and implementation of the event
  
• After event report (public)
  
• Lessons learned report (internal)