Assistant Director, EU Policy Communications

Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration: 

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to make
aviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive.

• Our Values are not just words on a page - they are the energy behind everything we do: ONE IATA - We collaborate across teams, TRUSTED - We do the right thing, INNOVATIVE - We make tomorrow better, INCLUSIVE - We embrace diverse perspectives.
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• We promote work-life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous 'work from abroad' policy, and you get your birthday off

The IATA
Corporate Communications Team is a high performing diverse group of
professionals who are based in strategic locations that together delivers
communications support for IATA's business priorities. The department highly
values teamwork. The team works in a well-coordinated and collaborative way (internally
and across the IATA organization) to deliver activities encompassing
traditional media, digital platforms, social media, internal communications and
branding.

The Assistant
Director EU Policy Communications will be based in Brussels and report to the
Head, Corporate Communications (based in Geneva). Together they will develop
and deliver a policy focused EU Communications strategy supporting the
priorities of IATA's Senior VP External Affairs. The incumbent will be a
critical part of IATA's Brussels advocacy team and IATA's global corporate
communications team while working closely with subject matter experts and local
management in European markets.

On a
daily basis, you will provide communications counsel to IATA's Senior VP for
External Affairs and work with the Global Corporate Communications team to
action an agreed EU Communications strategy. This support will include:

Travel Required: Y 15%

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