Communication and Networking Specialist 50 - 60 %

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Tasks

You will take on a central role in networking with municipalities and local actors as well as in recruitment and communication, in close cooperation with the project team. Your tasks include, in particular:

• Building networks: The goal is a local network through which as many residents as possible learn about the survey and are motivated to participate. You identify relevant partners from society, administration, and politics and win them over for the project. You build sustainable relationships with these stakeholders and maintain them throughout the project duration.
• Involvement of different population groups: You identify population groups that are often underrepresented in surveys (e.g., people with a migration background, older or socially isolated persons, people in difficult life situations). Together with the project team, you develop suitable, participatory, and community-oriented approaches via local organizations and key persons and specifically win these groups over to participate in the survey.
• Communication, knowledge transfer, and media work: You develop communication measures for municipalities and implement them. You are in exchange with participants and partners, support media work, and prepare project results in an understandable way for municipalities, specialist agencies, and the public.

Profile

• Several years of experience in networking, project coordination, and communication, as well as in building and maintaining relationships with different partners.
• Completed studies (University of Applied Sciences or university) in a relevant subject area, e.g., Public Health, communication sciences, social sciences, psychology, social work, or related areas; or a comparable qualification with relevant professional experience.
• Experience in working with municipalities, authorities, organizations, or population groups as well as familiarity with the structures and processes in the Swiss health and community sectors.
• Experience in the conception and implementation of communication measures and in media work.
• Strong communication and relationship skills, as well as negotiation skills. Initiative as well as an independent, structured, and team-oriented way of working.
• Very good German skills (oral and written) as well as the ability to move confidently in the Swiss German environment; further language skills are an advantage. Interest in research and experience with surveys or participatory projects are desirable.