Communications and Marketing Officer

UniBE is interconnected. With us, you're part of an international community and benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration.

Tasks, skill, responsibilities

• Strengthen the WTI's visibility, reputation, and positioning within international academic, governmental, business, and policy communities and identify opportunities to strengthen the WTI's international visibility and outreach.
• Coordinate the preparation and dissemination of institutional announcements, newsletters, and other communication materials.
• Manage and update the WTI website, social media platforms, newsletters, and other communication channels.
• Produce and coordinate institutional publications, including the WTI Annual Report, news articles, promotional materials for WTI's courses and programmes.
• Develop and implement marketing strategies to promote the WTI's academic programmes, executive education courses, and other activities for international audiences.
• Coordinate communication and promotional activities for conferences, workshops, seminars and events in collaboration with the Administration and IT Team.
• Liaise with the WTI Alumni Association and support alumni engagement and outreach initiatives.
• Support fundraising and resource mobilisation activities, including identifying potential donors, sponsors, and funding opportunities, and contributing to funding proposals and partnership development.
• Maintain stakeholder databases, mailing lists, and communication networks.

Requirements

• University degree in Communications, Marketing, International Relations, Law, Political Science, Economics, or a related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English and German.
• Professional experience in communications, public relations, marketing, or institutional outreach.
• Experience managing websites, social media platforms, digital communications, and content management systems.
• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex academic and policy issues to diverse group of audiences.
• Experience or interest in fundraising, grant writing, donor relations, sponsorship development, or partnership building.
• Knowledge of graphic design, digital marketing, CRM systems, and communication analytics is an advantage.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, initiative, and the ability to work independently as well as within a small international team.
• An interest in international trade, investment, global economic governance, and sustainability is highly desirable.

Application and Contact

Interested candidates should submit the following documents electronically as a single PDF: CV; motivation letter; copies of academic diplomas; relevant certificates; names and contact details of at least two professional references.

Only complete applications from candidates with a valid Swiss work permit or otherwise eligible to work in Switzerland will be considered.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please send your application via email to [email protected].