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Are you passionate about making a difference in the fight against cancer? Do you believe in the power of education and advocacy to prevent this widespread disease? If so, we want YOU to join us in the ECL Youth Ambassadors for Cancer Prevention Programme!
About the Programme: The ECL Youth Ambassadors Programme brings together students and young professionals from different backgrounds interested in volunteering in cancer prevention and making an impact on their community.
Eligibility Criteria:
If you meet the eligibility criteria and are ready to make a difference, we invite you to apply for the ECL Youth Ambassadors for Cancer Prevention Programme!
Follow the link below to find out more, and to complete the application form.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Contract: Full-time, permanent contract
Deadline for application: 2 June 2024 (applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis)
Starting date: As soon as possible, but by September 2024 at the latest
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is the umbrella organisation of cancer leagues across the WHO European region and a driving force to advance cancer prevention, access to medicines and patient empowerment, as well as to influence EU health policies. Founded in 1980, ECL is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation, with a Secretariat based in Brussels.
As part of a motivated and impact-driven team, you will be working closely with Senior Cancer Control Officer, Senior Policy Officer and Policy Research and EU Projects Officer and will carry out a variety of tasks, including:
Applications for the position should be sent to vacancy (at) cancer.eu with the subject line: Policy Officer – [Your name & surname]. Your application should include the following documents:
Interviews will take place in Brussels before the end of June. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Reports to: Executive Director and President
Type of Contract: Full-time, CDI
Deadline for applications: 21 April 2024 – 23:59 (CEST) (for priority consideration, we may continue to accept applications past this date)
Starting date: ASAP
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is one of the most prominent civil society organisations active in cancer policy at European level.
ECL is the umbrella organisation of cancer leagues across the WHO European region and a driving force to advance cancer prevention, access to medicines and patient empowerment, as well as to influence EU health policies. ECL was founded in 1980 and is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation with a secretariat based in Brussels.
ECL currently unites, supports and represents 32 members across 27 European countries, which are national and regional cancer societies, who together employ more than 8,000 people and over 300,000 volunteers. They spend more than €750 million every year to fight cancer and represent over 570 million citizens. ECL engages in advocacy and lobbying and participates in or coordinates EU-funded projects. We also organise educational and policy events, and capacity-building initiatives. We invite you to visit cancer.eu and follow @CancerLeagues on Twitter and Facebook, and on LinkedIn.
Are you a dynamic, positive and intelligent person with a management background and thrive in a small team? If so, we would love for you to join us!
We are seeking a senior professional who believes in our mission, and has the skills to take on all managerial duties for the smooth running of a professional and effective Secretariat.
• Oversee all administrative, and financial and any legal tasks.
• Oversee relations with existing members & recruitment of new members or projects
• Report regularly to the President
• Ensure operational delivery of ECL’s strategy, under direction of the Board
• Manage staff on daily matters
• Support the ED in all administrative processes related to the Board
• Lead on recruitments
• Oversee monitoring/reporting/tendering processes for strategic partnerships, especially with respect to cross-cutting projects including EU grants and strategic partnerships.
• Seek funding opportunities along with Project Managers in line with ECL’s strategy and ingrained principles of independence
• More than 5 years’ experience in managing a team;
• Organised and attention to detail;
• Fluent in spoken and written English;
• Formal education in a business or management-related field;
• Experienced working in the European context;
• Experienced in managing a team;
• Experienced in working with a Board;
• Able to delegate, but also willing to assume responsibility from A to Z, especially in detailed bookkeeping and financial forecasting; and never neglecting a task – you will never say “that’s not my job”;
• Excellent PC skills;
• Excellent prioritisation skills;
• Available to work onsite daily at the office for the first 6 months; and
• Authorised to work in Belgium.
• Previous experience in running an NGO, including taking on all administrative and financial aspects;
• Fluent in another European language;
• Experience with Sage BOB50.
Salary offered will commensurate with experience and ECL’s budget. Office is in 1030 Brussels.
This position requires physical presence, and does not allow for any remote work for at least the first 6 months.
Starting date: ASAP
Send an email to vacancy (at) cancer.eu (no telephone calls accepted) with the subject line: Application for Operations Manager – [Your name & surname], with attachments:
Applications that do not follow these instructions will be disregarded.
Deadline for application: 21 April 2024 – 23:59 (CEST)
Short-listed candidates are expected to be informed within 2 weeks of the deadline for applications and invited for in-person interviews between 1-10 May.
Due to the high volume of applications anticipated, kindly note that we are unable to provide individual feedback and that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Reports to: Director
Type of Contract: Part-Time, with possibility to convert to Full-Time depending on budget, one year renewable. We are also accepting interns.
Deadline for applications: 14 April 2024 (for priority consideration, we may continue to accept applications past this date)
Starting date: ASAP
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is one of the most prominent civil society organisations active in cancer policy at European level.
ECL is the umbrella organisation of cancer leagues across the WHO European region and a driving force to advance cancer prevention, access to medicines and patient empowerment, as well as to influence EU health policies. ECL was founded in 1980 and is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation with a secretariat based in Brussels.
ECL currently unites, supports and represents 32 members across 27 European countries, which are national and regional cancer societies, who together employ more than 8,000 people and over 300,000 volunteers. They spend more than €750 million every year to fight cancer and represent over 570 million citizens. ECL engages in advocacy and lobbying and participates in or coordinates EU-funded projects. We also organise educational and policy events, and capacity-building initiatives. We invite you to visit cancer.eu and follow @CancerLeagues on Twitter and Facebook, and on LinkedIn.
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL), a pan-European NGO, has an immediate need for onsite administrative support.
Are you a dynamic, positive and intelligent person who thrives when working in a small team? If so, we would love for you to join us! You will provide overall administrative and financial support to the ECL Secretariat and Board, and work with the ECL Treasurer, external Accountant and Auditor to ensure that we meet financial requirements.
• Provide administrative support for the Secretariat, including scheduling meetings, coordinating Board schedules and needs;
• Support the team, including the projects and communications colleagues, in the preparation of events and meetings;
• Write and send external emails and letters on behalf of the Secretariat and Board;
• Prepare and monitor financial reporting and requirements for EU-funded projects;
• Track income and expenditure on a weekly basis;
• Issue invoices, especially for membership fees, and follow up with members in a timely manner;
• Keep track of and pay bills;
• Manage reimbursements to staff and external participants;
• Prepare quarterly reports to Treasurer;
• Prepare budgets and other financial reports and present at Board meetings and to General Assembly;
• Support the Director in preparing papers for Board meetings;
• Liaise closely with Board Treasurer, external Auditor and external Accountant;
• Prepare quarterly finance reports, including budget vs actuals;
• Liaise with bank; and
• Other administrative and financial duties as needed.
• Organised, with keen attention to detail;
• Fluent in spoken and written French and English;
• Formal education in a related field;
• Experienced working in the European context;
• Experience in financial reporting, preferably for EU-funded projects;
• Available to travel at least once a year to our General Assembly meeting in Europe;
• Excellent PC skills;
• Excellent prioritisation skills;
• Available to work completely onsite at the office; and
• Authorised to work in Belgium.
• Fluency in Flemish;
• Specialised degree or certificate in accounting and/or administration;
• Experience with Sage BOB50.
Terms of employment
Salary offered will commensurate with experience and ECL’s budget. Office is in 1030 Brussels. This position requires physical presence and does not allow for any remote work.
Starting date: ASAP
How do I apply?
Send an email to Vacancy (at) cancer.eu (no telephone calls accepted) with the subject line: Application for ECL Admin Officer – [Your name & surname], with attachments:
Applications that do not follow these instructions will be disregarded.
Deadline for application: 14 April – 23:59 (CEST)
Short-listed candidates are expected to be informed within 2 weeks of the deadline for applications and invited for in-person interviews between 29 April and 3 May.
Due to the high volume of applications anticipated, kindly note that we are unable to provide individual feedback and that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Reports to: Director
Type of Contract: Full-time, permanent CDI
Deadline for applications: 24 March 2024 (for priority consideration, we may continue to accept applications past this date)
Starting date: ASAP
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is one of the most prominent civil society organisations active in cancer policy at European level.
ECL is the umbrella organisation of cancer leagues across the WHO European region and a driving force to advance cancer prevention, access to medicines and patient empowerment, as well as to influence EU health policies. ECL was founded in 1980 and is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation with a secretariat based in Brussels.
ECL currently unites, supports and represents 32 members across 27 European countries, which are national and regional cancer societies, who together employ more than 8,000 people and over 300,000 volunteers. They spend more than €750 million every year to fight cancer and represent over 570 million citizens. ECL engages in advocacy and lobbying and participates in EU-funded projects. We also organise educational and policy events, and capacity-building initiatives. We invite you to visit cancer.eu and follow @CancerLeagues on Twitter and Facebook and LinkedIN.
ECL is seeking to hire an experienced, proactive, creative and detail-oriented professional to join our tight-knit team in Brussels to coordinate our wide-ranging communication activities.
The purpose of this role is to provide expert input to strategise, implement and monitor all ECL communications in alignment with our vision, mission and strategy.
You will lead on ECL’s day-to-day communications activities, including developing and implementing effective communication strategies, creating digital content, populating social media accounts and the ECL website, preparing publications, maintaining our database of contacts, and monitoring European and international news.
The Communications and Events Officer is a pivotal position, providing horizontal support to the ECL secretariat, contributing to the strategic alignment of ECL’s communications with ECL’s advocacy activities for enhanced impact. The position reports directly to the Director and works in close collaboration with the entire ECL Secretariat.
You will be leading ECL’s communications and public relations efforts during an exciting period for EU cancer policy in the context of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and Horizon Europe’s Mission on Cancer. You will be responsible for the following tasks:
• Develop and implement ECL’s internal and external communication plans in collaboration with Policy Officers and ECL members;
• Implement ECL’s branding; maintain and implement a coherent editorial style and tone to strengthen the public image of ECL;
• Increase ECL’s visibility and profile, and promote key messages towards our external stakeholders (e.g. EU institutions, media and journalists, partners and allies);
• Develop and manage ECL’s online presence; prepare and/or supervise all communication outputs (including newsletters, social media updates, press releases, news articles, and campaigns);
• Coordinate the development of publications, including the Annual Report;
• Coordinate the production of other print and digital materials and communication tools; and
• Monitor the impact of ECL’s communications actions and campaigns.
• Create high-quality written and visual content for ECL’s online communication channels (i.e. website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) and for the MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) Interest Group’s channels (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, webpage)
• Support the preparation of advocacy communication outputs (e.g. position papers, statements, op-eds, consultation responses etc.) in collaboration with Policy Officers
• Review and edit digital content, papers and reports created by the ECL team and/or partners effectively translating technical and scientific evidence into accessible policy and public messages
• Support public speaking engagements of the Director, Board members and Policy Officers
• Take the lead in planning, implementing and evaluating ECL’s flagship campaign, the European Week Against Cancer (every year on 25-31 May), as well as engagement in other organisations’ campaigns, awareness days and observances (eg. World Cancer Day)
• Take the lead in planning, implementing and evaluating internal meetings and events (eg. Annual Conference, General Assembly)
• Support preparations, presentation drafting and report-writing for the ECL Annual Meetings, the ECL Executive Board meetings and other internal and external events
• Support the organisation of meetings and conferences in collaboration with other ECL staff, members and partners and provide logistical assistance as assigned
• Attend relevant events and meetings and produce brief reports as necessary
• Identify opportunities for the promotion of ECL’s work to a wide range of audiences;
• Lead in obtaining ambitious coverage of ECL’s activities by identifying opportunities for media visibility, responding to media enquiries, pitching stories, and soliciting interviews with the ECL team and Board members;
• Monitor, record and report on ECL’s media coverage;
• Develop and maintain a robust network of media contacts;
• Cross-Organisational activities – contribute to the communication, implementation and awarness of the ECL’s overall organisational strategy;
• Help promote and raise awareness ofa continuous learning environment at ECL;
• Develop yearly communications actions plans and contribute to the development of the grant applications.
The successful candidate will understand and be committed to ECL’s vision and goals. You will contribute to our ambition to pursue a transformational agenda at the EU level.
• University degree (Master’s level) preferably in a relevant field, such as Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism;
• At least 3 years of professional work experience in communications and event management;
• Proven ability to successfully deliver communications strategies and publication plans targeting a range of audiences’;
• Proven ability to deliver creative content (publication, design, text, image and video);
• Proven ability to plan workload, meet tight deadlines, and handle multiple projects;
• Strong understanding of and experience with Wordpress, Mailchimp and graphic design tools (Canva, Venngage and/or Adobe Creative Cloud applications);
• Experience in forging collaborative working relationships with relevant stakeholders;
• Experience in drafting advocacy and collaborative communications;
• Master of social media platforms (X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn);
• Experience in cancer and international public health issues;
• Experience in website development, management and update and ability to collaborate with the relevant experts; and
• Experience with press relations and media campaigns.
• Near native or full professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
• A positive, ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to work autonomously;
• Well-organised, practical-minded and able to prioritise a busy and varied workload;
• Ability to convey information in a compelling and concise way and to re-package complex content in an accessible format.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including tactful and effective facilitation skills to build consensus across teams;
• Strong IT skills (including MS Office applications and Zoom);
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of the civil society sector and/or public health sector;
• Experience working for a membership or network organisation;
• Good understanding of the functioning of EU institutions and EU policy-making and influencing processes and strategies;
• Experience working in the pan-European context, preferably with EU institutions; and
• Fluent in one or more additional European languages.
• A permanent, full-time contract;
• A friendly and flexible work environment, with the opportunity to take initiative and drive communication work;
• A hybrid work environment, A challenging international job in a dynamic, supportive and multinational team.
• Working with a network of 32 members and access to experts and a large diverse network of partners across Europe and beyond.
• Opportunities to meet and work with EU institutions and leading European and global cancer organisations;
• Experience in EU-oriented communication and advocacy work and exposure to a broad range of cancer-related issues;
• Benefits package (e.g. meal vouchers, 5 additional extra-legal vacation days).
• This position is offered on a full-time basis with a permanent CDI contract according to Belgian national legislation;
• Salary offered will be commensurate with experience and be supplemented with extra benefits;
• All applicants must be qualified, eligible, and able to work in Belgium without requiring a work visa. We are not able to provide financial assistance to relocate to Brussels;
• ECL is a tobacco-free workplace, compliant with Belgian regulations.
Send an email to Vacancy (at) cancer.eu (no telephone calls accepted) with the subject line: Application for ECL Communications and Events Officer – [Your name & surname], with attachments:
Applications that do not follow these instructions will be disregarded.
Deadline for application: 24 March 2024 – 23:59 (CEST)
Short-listed candidates are expected to be informed within 2 weeks of the deadline for applications and invited for IN-PERSON interviews the first 2 weeks of April.
Due to the high volume of applications anticipated, kindly note that we are unable to provide individual feedback and that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The successful candidate must be based in Brussels. The position will involve a combination of teleworking and working in the office at the EU quarters or 1030 postcode.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Reports to: ECL Projects Coordinator and/or Director
Type of Contract: Full-time, permanent CDI
Deadline for applications: 24 March 2024 (for priority consideration, we may continue to accept applications past this date)
Starting date: ASAP
The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is one of the most prominent civil society organisations active in cancer policy at European level.
ECL is the umbrella organisation of cancer leagues across the WHO European region and a driving force to advance cancer prevention, access to medicines and patient empowerment, as well as to influence EU health policies. ECL was founded in 1980 and is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation with a secretariat based in Brussels.
ECL currently unites, supports and represents 32 members across 27 European countries, which are national and regional cancer societies, who together employ more than 8,000 people and over 300,000 volunteers. They spend more than €750 million every year to fight cancer and represent over 570 million citizens. ECL engages in advocacy and lobbying and participates in or coordinates EU-funded projects. We also organise educational and policy events, and capacity-building initiatives. We invite you to visit cancer.eu and follow @CancerLeagues on Twitter and Facebook, and on LinkedIn.
ECL is seeking to hire an experienced, proactive, creative and detail-oriented professional to join our tight-knit team in Brussels to coordinate our wide-ranging project-related communication activities.
The purpose of this role is to provide expert input to strategise, implement and monitor all ECL project communications in alignment with our vision, mission and strategy.
You will lead on communications activities for ECL’s EU-funded projects (and possible future non-EU), including developing and implementing effective communication strategies, creating digital content, populating social media accounts and the ECL website, preparing publications, maintaining our database of contacts, and monitoring European and international news.
The EU Projects Communications Officer reports directly to ECL’s Projects Coordinator and/or Director and works in close collaboration with ECL’s project focal points.
You will be leading communications and public relations efforts for ECL’s projects during an exciting period for EU cancer policy in the context of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and Horizon Europe’s Mission on Cancer. You will be responsible for the following tasks:
• Analyze communication processes, tools and procedures and optimise the use of resources and communication-related initiatives;
• Contribute to the execution and completion of high-quality deliverables for EU projects and actions in a timely manner;
• Support ECL in meeting its reporting obligations on communications activities for EU projects and actions;
• Ensure ECL members are informed about EU projects news, enabling them to play an active role in the EU policy-making processes;
• Help promote and raise awareness offoster a continuous learning environment at ECL; and
• Support the development of EU project proposals by contributing input on communications related activities.
• Work in coordination with ECL’s Communications and Events Officer in order to maintain and implement a coherent editorial style and tone, and strengthen the public image of ECL;
• Increase ECL’s visibility and profile and promote key messages towards our external stakeholders (e.g. EU institutions, media and journalists, partners and allies).
• Develop and manage ECL’s online presence related to its projects; prepare and/or supervise all communication outputs (including newsletters, social media updates, press releases, news articles, and campaigns); and
• Monitor the impact of ECL’s project communications actions and campaigns.
• Create high-quality written and visual content for ECL’s and EU projects’ online communication channels (i.e. website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram);
• Review and edit project digital content, papers and reports created by ECL’s project leads and partners, effectively translating technical and scientific evidence into accessible policy and public messages;
• Support public speaking engagements of the Director, Board members and other colleagues for project events;
• Monitor emerging trends and identify opportunities and best practices in digital communication; and
• Keep abreast of the latest innovations in storytelling and take the lead in sharing content innovatively.
• Under guidance and in collaboration with ECL’s project coordinators, take the lead in planning, implementing and evaluating meetings and events for ECL’s projects;
• In collaboration with ECL’s Communications and Events Officer, support as needed on preparations, presentation drafting and report-writing for the ECL Annual Meetings, the ECL Executive Board meetings and other internal and external events; and
• Attend relevant events and meetings and produce brief reports as necessary.
• Identify opportunities for the promotion of ECL’s work to a wide range of audiences;
• Lead in obtaining ambitious coverage of ECL’s activities by identifying opportunities for media visibility, responding to media enquiries, pitching stories, and soliciting interviews with the ECL team and Board members;
• Monitor, record and report on ECL’s media coverage; and
• Develop and maintain a robust network of media contacts.
The successful candidate will understand and be committed to ECL’s vision and goals. You will contribute to our ambition to pursue a transformational agenda at the EU level.
• University degree (Master’s level is desired) preferably in a relevant field, such as Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism.
• At least 2 years of professional work experience in communications and events-related roles, especially for EU projects;
• Proven ability to successfully deliver communications strategies and publication plans targeting a range of audiences’;
• Proven ability to deliver creative content (publication, design, text, image and video);
• Proven ability to plan workload, meet tight deadlines, and handle multiple projects;
• Strong understanding of and experience with Wordpress, Mailchimp and graphic design tools (Canva, Venngage and/or Adobe Creative Cloud applications);
• Experience in forging collaborative working relationships with relevant stakeholders;
• Experience in drafting advocacy and collaborative communications;
• Master of social media platforms (X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn);
• Experience in cancer and international public health issues;
• Experience in website development, management and update and ability to collaborate with the relevant experts; and
• Experience with press relations and media campaigns.
• Near native or full professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
• A positive, ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to work autonomously;
• Well-organised, practical-minded and able to prioritise a busy and varied workload;
• Ability to convey information in a compelling and concise way and to re-package complex content in an accessible format.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including tactful and effective facilitation skills to build consensus across teams;
• Strong IT skills (including MS Office applications and Zoom);
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of EU projects, the civil society sector and/or public health sector;
• Experience working for a membership or network organisation;
• Good understanding of the functioning of EU institutions and EU policy-making and influencing processes and strategies;
• Experience working on EU-funded projects;
• Fluent in one or more additional European languages.
• A permanent, full-time contract;
• A friendly and flexible work environment, with the opportunity to take initiative and drive communication work;
• A hybrid work environment, A challenging international job in a dynamic, supportive and multinational team.
• Working with a network of 32 members and access to experts and a large diverse network of partners across Europe and beyond.
• Opportunities to meet and work with EU institutions and leading European and global cancer organisations;
• Experience in EU-oriented communication and advocacy work and exposure to a broad range of cancer-related issues;
• Benefits package (e.g. meal vouchers, 5 additional extra-legal vacation days).
• This position is offered on a full-time basis with a permanent CDI contract according to Belgian national legislation;
• Salary offered will be commensurate with experience and be supplemented with extra benefits;
• All applicants must be qualified, eligible, and able to work in Belgium without requiring a work visa. We are not able to provide financial assistance to relocate to Brussels;
• ECL is a tobacco-free workplace, compliant with Belgian regulations.
Send an email to Vacancy (at) cancer.eu (no telephone calls accepted) with the subject line: Application for EU Projects Communications Officer – [Your name & surname], with attachments:
Applications that do not follow these instructions will be disregarded.
Deadline for application: 24 March 2024 – 23:59 (CEST)
Short-listed candidates are expected to be informed within 2 weeks of the deadline for applications, and invited for IN-PERSON interviews the first 2 weeks of April.
Due to the high volume of applications anticipated, kindly note that we are unable to provide individual feedback and that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The successful candidate is expected to be based in Brussels. The position will involve a combination of teleworking and working in the office at the EU quarters or 1030 postcode.