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JOB OPENING: AIM is seeking a Communications Manager to join its Brussels team

AIM, the European Brands Association, represents the branded consumer goods industries in Europe on key issues that affect the ability of brand manufacturers to design, distribute and market their brands. AIM’s membership consists of 2,500 companies of all sizes, through our direct corporate members and national associations, who innovate, create and invest across the EU in the personal care, homecare, food, beverages, apparel, toys and luxury goods sectors.

AIM-Progress is the responsible sourcing initiative of AIM, a forum of over 40 leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies and suppliers, assembled to enable and promote responsible sourcing practices and sustainable supply chains. The goal of AIM-Progress is to positively impact people’s lives and ensure respect for human rights, while delivering value to our members and their supply chains. Communicating with member companies, non-member companies & external organisations, including civil society, governments, and trade unions, is key to the delivery of our goals.

AIM is seeking to recruit a Communications Manager, based in Brussels to work with AIM and AIM-Progress.  

This individual will be energetic and self-motivated to support activities of our members. Your work will include developing and executing communications strategies, including media relations, preparing reports and presentations for external publication, developing and activating content for our websites and social media platforms, and building engagement campaigns with members.

Core responsibilities will include:

• Develop integrated communications strategies to enable us to support our priorities for members;
• Design and implement innovative materials for dissemination on our websites and social media platforms;
• Create and activate content on our social media platforms;
• Coordinate and work with graphic designers and digital content experts to develop our creative material;
• Monitor relevant social media platforms for trending news, ideas, and feedback, including our member activities and announcements;
• Track the performance of our social media engagement, using specific metrics;
• Develop communications materials, newsletters and coordinate events which will engage and inspire existing, new, and potential AIM-Progress members;  
• Design and deliver a series of activities to understand how AIM-Progress is meeting members’ responsible sourcing and communication goal;
• Work in close partnership with AIM-Progress’s regional hubs to collate best practice case studies and research and communicate this work more broadly.

Requirements

Candidates must have the following to be considered for the position:

• Minimum three years’ experience in a similar role;
• Proven expertise in communications, with experience in sustainability/ESG issues including human rights an asset;
• Ability to collaborate and pro-actively work with our members and colleagues to achieve our goals;
• A dynamic team-player, willing to take initiative with a “can-do” attitude and ability to juggle multiple projects at once;
• Proficiency in English and excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, with a keen attention to detail;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools;
• Knowledge of the branded goods industry in Europe is an asset.