East Europe Foundation is announcing a competition for the position of Communications Assistant to support projects and activities implemented by the organization.

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Application Deadline: March 14, 2025

Job Type: Hybrid

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Communications Coordinator and/or Communications Manager of the Foundation, the Communications Assistant will:

• prepare articles, press announcements/press releases, and journalistic materials of various formats covering the key activities and results of the Foundation’s programs;
• publish information on the website of the Foundation/program and social media;
• help to prepare theses to be used by the program and the Foundation representatives at public events;
• organize public events;
• cooperate with the designer to create visual products (illustrations for posts, one-pagers, infographics, posters, etc.);
• assist in coordinating external contractors and partners: preparation of technical tasks, search for executors, monitoring task performance, collecting data, etc.;
• collect key indicators of communication data (media monitoring data, social media statistics, etc.);
• maintain databases of mass media representatives’ contacts;
• perform other tasks assigned by the Communications Manager/Communications Coordinator.

Qualification and Expertise:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (their equivalent) in journalism, public relations, or relevant professional field;
• 1 year+ work experience in the field of journalism/communications/advertising/SMM;
• Good communication skills (Ukrainian and English);
• Experience in civil or public sector communications will be an advantage.
• Desire to develop, investigate new topics, and master the communications field.
• Understanding the processes undergoing in the Ukrainian civil society sector, desire to professionally grow in the latter, and implement the related supporting activities.

The application form must include:

• resume in Ukrainian (or English);
• a motivation letter in Ukrainian (or English) indicating the expected salary level.

Application procedure:

Please, send your application by 11:00 p.m., March 14, 2025, to link with the subject line “Program Communications Assistant”. We reserve the right to contact the selected candidates only.