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The Danish Embassy is looking for a new Communication and Event Management Assistant

Position: Communication and Event Management Assistent

Type of employment: Full time permanent employment on a local contract

Starting date: 1 August 2025 (tentatively)

Location: Danish Embassy in Colombia, Carrera 13 No. 93 - 40 Piso 2, Chicó, Bogotá, Colombia

Application deadline: 16 June 2025

The Embassy is seeking to recruit an engaged and talented Communication and Event Management Assistent from August 1^st 2025.

Your main responsibility will be to help convey and put spotlight on Danish perspectives and values and on the wealth and depth of the Danish-Colombian relationship. You will do so through our social media, through media relations, different cultural and public diplomacy activities as well as being responsible for the embassy events. You will be referring to the Deputy Head of Mission but will work with all departments at the embassy. You can also expect a lot of support and inspiration from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ great communication team in Copenhagen.

Main tasks and responsibilities as Communication and Event Management Assistent

• Development and daily management of the Embassy’s social media platform.
• Implementing projects for the promotion of key public diplomacy messages around Denmark.
• Proactively build relationships with key media.
• Conduct local media screening on issues of relevance to the embassy.
• Manage the embassy’s projects related to media literacy and information integrity.
• Draft, coordinate and plan events and briefing material promoting Danish perspectives and values by ensuring Danish participation in festivals, exhibitions, seminars etc., some of them in partnership with the Nordic Embassies, the EU and other stakeholders.
• Draft, coordinate and plan events in close collaboration with all departments at the Embassy, including commercial, cooperation and political department.
• Conduct fundraising for public diplomacy and cultural activities.
• Lead collaboration with other Nordic embassies in Colombia
• To optimise the use of resources within the Embassy, you are expected to occasionally help out in other areas outside of your daily portfolio.

Required qualifications

• Minimum bachelor degree within relevant degrees such as Social Communication, International Relations, Journalism or the like
• At least two years of professional experience with social media or communication/media related work
• Experience in communicating to an array of target groups in Colombia and region
• Interest in Danish strongholds, culture, traditions and values
• Excellent spoken and written Spanish and English.
• Solid IT skills, apart from social media (Microsoft Office)
• A pro-active, open-minded, creative approach to handling of tasks
• Empathetic and interested in working in a team
• Flexible and able to adapt to the changing needs of the Embassy
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

We offer

• An exciting, inter-cultural and dynamic work environment with a wide range of diverse tasks
• Great opportunities for further development of your professional and personal competences
• A large degree of autonomy in your work
• Opportunity to define your own works streams

Employment conditions

• You will be offered full time permanent employment on a local contract based on the legally binding labour market rules of Colombia.
• Your standard working hours will be 37 hours per week with a degree of flexibility in organizing your own daily working hours.
• Your salary will reflect your qualifications, relevant experience and proven work-related results.
• You and your dependant family members will be offered reasonable coverage of sickness expenses.
• Fixed contract of 1 year with the possibility of renewal

Application and recruitment process

To apply for the position, please send your application (cover letter, CV, proof of relevant education, recommendations and min. 2 references) in English to the Embassy by e-mail to [email protected], marked (Ref.: Communication and Event Management Assistant 2025) no later than Monday 16th of June 2025. 

The Embassy attaches great importance to equal opportunities for all and therefore welcomes applications from all qualified persons regardless of race, sex, religion, age or disability.

Selected candidates will be invited for interviews – expected to take place end of June 2025.

The chosen candidate must present a “No Criminal Record” and pass security clearance by the Danish authorities prior to appointment.

Questions

For any questions regarding the position, please contact Nana Hein Winther, Deputy Head of Mission, at [email protected].

About us

The Danish Embassy is part of the Danish Foreign Service. The Embassy covers Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Bolivia. The Embassy is an ambitious, high-paced and dynamic workplace with approximately 20 employees, of whom four are posted from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other Danish public authorities.

For more information about the Embassy, please refer to www.colombia.um.dk.