Project reference: DG ENEST/2025/RP/0083
How to Apply
Please send your updated CV to gdsivacancies@gdsi.ie by the 28 October 2025 Ensure your email subject line reads “EaP Enlargement Communication – [indicate Key Expert role]… – [indicate Key Expert/Non-key Expert Role]” based on the position you’re applying for.
Submission Deadline
All applications must be received by 28 October 2025.
Assignment Duration
The intended start date is January 2026, with a total implementation period of 24 months.
Location
The project will be managed from Brussels by DG ENEST, with activities taking place across the EU Member States, Enlargement, and Eastern Neighbourhood regions.
About the Assignment
This assignment provides a platform to apply your strategic, creative, and operational expertise in one of the most visible EU external communication initiatives. The overarching goal is to stimulate informed, fact-based public dialogue about the EU’s enlargement process and neighbourhood partnerships, by showcasing the human stories behind EU actions and policies.
Project Description
Funded by the European Commission (DG ENEST – Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood), this project will provide continuous support to DG ENEST’s communication and outreach activities on EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy.
It covers three main components:
- Campaigns and Online & Social Media – creative content, storytelling, digital production, influencer strategies, and social media management.
- Events – conferences, panels, study visits, workshops, and press trips in EU Member States and partner regions.
- Media Relations – journalist engagement, press materials, media monitoring, and analysis.
Expert Profiles
Key Experts
Key Expert 1: Team Leader / Project Manager (220 days)
Qualifications and skills (Minimum requirements)
- University (or equivalent) degree, or 5 years of professional experience in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising (these 5 years are in addition to those required under “general professional experience”).
- Fluency in English.
General professional experience (Minimum requirements)
- A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a field relevant to the contract.
Specific professional experience (Minimum requirements) - A minimum of 5 years managing projects in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising.
- Specific experience in communication activities concerning EU enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood policies is an asset.
Key Expert 2: Creative Director / Digital Content Manager (130 days)
Qualifications and skills (Minimum requirements)
- University (or equivalent) degree, or 5 years of professional experience in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising (these 5 years are in addition to those required under “general professional experience”).
- Fluency in English.
General professional experience (Minimum requirements)
- A minimum of 5 years in a field relevant to the contract.
Specific professional experience (Minimum requirements)
- A minimum of 3 years managing projects in media, communication, marketing or advertising.
- A minimum of 5 years as a creative director for communication activities and products.
- A minimum of 3 years producing digital content or writing news-worthy texts, including audio-visual materials.
- Experience in EU policy communication — especially enlargement and neighbourhood — is an asset.
- Experience in communication activities targeting audiences in the enlargement and/or neighbourhood regions is an asset.
A presentation of the creative portfolio supporting the specific experience must be submitted as part of the application.
Key Expert 3: Event Manager (130 days)
Qualifications and skills (Minimum requirements)
- University (or equivalent) degree, or 5 years of professional experience in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising (these 5 years are in addition to those required under “general professional experience”).
- Fluency in English.
General professional experience (Minimum requirements)
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a field relevant to the contract.
Specific professional experience (Minimum requirements) - At least 3 years as a communication events manager.
- Professional experience in managing at least 5 communication events with 300+ participants each.
- Experience in communication events on EU policies and programmes is an asset.
- Experience targeting audiences in the enlargement and/or neighbourhood region is an asset.
A presentation of the events portfolio supporting the specific experience must be submitted as part of the application.
Key Expert 4: Media Relations Manager (130 days)
Qualifications and skills (Minimum requirements)
- University (or equivalent) degree, or 5 years of professional experience in at least one of the following fields: media, communication, marketing or advertising (these 5 years are in addition to those required under “general professional experience”).
- Fluency in English.
General professional experience (Minimum requirements)
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a field relevant to the contract.
Specific professional experience (Minimum requirements)
- At least 3 years managing media relations activities.
- Experience in communication on EU policies and programmes, especially enlargement and neighbourhood, is an asset.
- Experience targeting audiences in the enlargement and/or Eastern neighbourhood regions is an asset.
A presentation of managed media relations projects supporting the specific experience must be submitted as part of the application.
Non-Key Experts
Indicative profiles include (but are not limited to): Event organisers, campaign specialists, script/copywriters, influencer managers, graphic designers, audiovisual producers/editors, photographers, videographers, social media and content managers, trainers, PR and advertising agents, opinion survey analysts, media coordinators, media analysts, and translators/interpreters.
