Senior Communication Strategist for EU Institutional Projects

About the role

As a Senior Communication Strategist at DIGIFRIQ, you will lead the design and execution of communication programmes for EU‑level and public‑sector clients. You will translate institutional priorities into clear narratives, manage project delivery and ensure that audiences—from European institutions to local communities—are effectively reached and engaged.

Key responsibilities

• Consult with institutional clients to understand objectives, audiences and constraints.
• Develop and execute communication strategies for EU‑institutional and public‑sector missions.
• Prepare project briefs, timelines, KPIs and tracking tools, monitoring delivery against them.
• Design messaging frameworks that turn institutional priorities into audience‑specific narratives.
• Coordinate delivery teams and external partners, ensuring coherent messaging across channels.
• Present strategies and progress to internal and external stakeholders and secure buy‑in.
• Draft strategic documents such as briefs, reports, meeting minutes and best‑practice stories.
• Identify project risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead campaign evaluation and performance reporting to senior client stakeholders.
• Act as a quality gate on strategic deliverables produced by the team.
• Perform any other related tasks as required.

Required profile

• Proven experience developing and executing communication strategies for EU institutions or public‑sector bodies.
• Strong political awareness with the ability to translate EU priorities into locally relevant narratives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi‑stakeholder projects, including external contractors.
• Excellent presentation and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Confidence using collaborative platforms (SharePoint, Teams, Microsoft 365) to manage workflows.
• Experience tracking engagement and turning performance data into decisions.
• Ability to simplify complex institutional messages for diverse audiences.
• High degree of autonomy.

Required skills

• SharePoint
• Microsoft Teams