International Trainee – Media Relations Officer EU

Company Description

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 20 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We are committed to building a future where everyone can choose fossil-free ways to move, make and live. Join us as we work for fossil freedom!

Job Description

We offer an exciting International Traineeship opportunity for a media relations officer EU to help pave the way for Vattenfall, its customers and partners towards a fossil free future! 

Now you can shape the path towards fossil free living. We are searching for 34 talented individuals to join us on our journey towards fossil free living. Individuals that challenge the way we think, lead us down new paths and contribute to solving the biggest challenge of humankind - climate change. Is this you? 

Become one of our 34 International Trainees at Vattenfall. Each of the trainee positions is unique, linked to a department within a specific business area and a working location. This means that each position has its own specific responsibilities, challenges and matching profile. 

Next to your personal development in this unique position you will be enjoying one year of all we have to offer. Your trainee year will be filled with meetups with your international trainee team with likeminded individuals. You will be meeting up virtually to work on assignments and live during four seminar weeks where you will be visiting our power plants and growing your superpowers with a variety of trainings.  

Your role as a Trainee – Media Relations Officer EU 

Public & Regulatory Affairs EU (PRA EU) and Media Relations (MR) ensure that Vattenfall speaks with one voice, for the benefit of a coherent policy and media landscape that supports the company’s strategic goals, and the transition of our markets to fossil freedom. Vattenfall has MR teams in all countries where it is active, but not yet in Brussels, where political decision-making will guide many policies in the countries where Vattenfall is active.  

As Media Relations Officer EU you help set up a media strategy and establish media contacts in Brussels. Therefor you are also based in Brussels, report to the manager PRA EU, and get the support of the Dutch Media Relations team.  

Your daily activities: 

• Ensuring the outreach activities of Public & Regulatory Affairs team in Brussels and globally is strengthened, by developing and executing a media & communications plan for Brussels and beyond. 

• Working closely with the PRA EU team to achieve the outreach goals on the relevant policy files, and to improve Vattenfall’s reputation and visibility in Brussels. 

• Aligning your work with the Public & Regulatory Affairs EU team members, as well as the Media Relations colleagues, to ensure consistency and synergies. 

• Take a leading role in raising awareness of Vattenfall´s journey among journalists. 

• Ad hoc, fast and professional support to our executive board members, regarding external speaking, interviews, quotes or other related activities, together with the PRA EU colleagues. 

Vattenfall is one of Europe´s largest electricity and heat producers and operates in Sweden, Finland, Denmark , Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Our strategy is to Power Climate Smarter Living, with an ambition to enable fossil freedom. 

Europe’s energy systems are undergoing a significant transformation, requiring forward thinking in how to design the policy and regulatory frameworks to make them fit for the future. 

Are you a proactive strategic thinker, who is interested in the energy transition? Do you look for an exciting and interesting new role in Brussels? Then you might be our Media Relations Officer EU. 

Qualifications

Who are you? 

Whether you want a climate smarter career as an energy specialist, visionary manager, or inspirational project lead in the energy sector, we offer you these possibilities within the Trainee Programme.  

As a Trainee – Media Relations Officer EU you recognize yourself in the following:  

• Relevant knowledge, interest of, or experience in how media and EU politics work 

• Strong conceptual & strategic thinker, with an understanding of the political processes and their commercial impact. 

• Excellent skills in writing and editing in English 

• Ability to develop newsworthy stories and messaging for Vattenfall 

• Fluent in English and German. 

• Excellent communicator, with clear analytica