COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Type of contract: Permanent position, half-time (0.5 FTE), ideally starting in October 2026

Location:
Brussels (BeCentral, Cantersteen 12) Language: Bilingual (FR/NL) INTERESTED ? Share your interest by emailing info@teachforbelgium.be by August 31st with the subject line “Communications Officer”. Please include a short motivation letter and your CV. We will contact you during the first two weeks of September. CONTEXT Teach for Belgium is looking for a Communications Officer to join our team on a permanent, half-time basis. This role is central to how Teach for Belgium tells its story: to participants and alumni (teachers), schools, students, donors, partners, and the wider public. Teach for Belgium’s vision is that “one day, all children will have the same opportunities to succeed, regardless of their socio-economic background”. Our ambition is to improve pupils’ learning outcomes and independence in schools with a high share of children from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. To achieve this, our mission is:
- To mobilise, recruit, select, train and support committed individuals who wish to teach in Belgian schools serving the most socio-economically vulnerable children.
- To draw on its network of alumni and educational partners within schools to drive and support changes that benefit pupils.
- To act as a guiding partner for the headteachers and teaching staff at partner schools, supporting them in strengthening their institutions. With a team of around twenty colleagues, we work to fulfil this mission and support more than 350 participants and alumni, who reach more than 25,000 children every school year. Communication is a key lever to support Teach for Belgium’s mission. We are looking for someone who can help shape our communications strategy, manage our social media channels, keep our website up to date and provide general communication support across the organization.

JOB DESCRIPTION
As Communications Officer, you will contribute to shaping how the organization communicates externally as it implements its new “2030 strategy”. You will be responsible for producing engaging content, managing all social media channels, maintaining the website and supporting the organisation’s broader communication needs – including annual report, newsletters, recruitment campaigns and press relations. You will work closely with the fundraising team, the programme teams, and our participants (teachers). You will need to be comfortable moving between strategic planning and hands-on execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Social media copywriting and content creation
- Help identify the strongest stories, moments and messages to share externally. Turn what happens across Teach for Belgium’s activities into clear, accessible and engaging communication content.
- Write engaging copy for Teach for Belgium’s social media channels, especially Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
- Create visuals to accompany written content. Social media management
- Lead the day-to-day management of Teach for Belgium’s social media channels: Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
- Plan, prepare and publish content in line with Teach for Belgium’s communication priorities and tone.
- Ensure regular, timely and coherent communication. Communication strategy
- Help translate organizational strategy and priorities into concrete communication plans and content.
- Monitor the relevance and impact of communication actions. Website maintenance
- Ensure light, ongoing maintenance of Teach for Belgium’s website: updating content, fixing minor bugs, improving quality over time.
- Write and add new blog articles as needed.
- Coordinate the work with external developers if more technical support is required. General communication support
- Coordinate the creation and publishing of our annual report, in collaboration with internal teams and an external graphic designer.
- Write and send Teach for Belgium’s newsletters on a regular basis, in collaboration with internal teams.
- Support the recruitment of participants (i.e., future teachers) through targeted communication campaigns in collaboration with the recruitment team.
- Collect testimonies and stories from Teach for Belgium participants, alumni, and students throughout the year and organize this material so it can be used at the right time.
- Manage Teach for Belgium’s presence in the press and the public eye, coordinate any incoming requests from the press, send out press releases in case of major event (usually ~2 times per year). Internal coordination and teamwork
- Work closely with the fundraising team, and coordinate with other Teach for Belgium colleagues involved across our programmes.
- Proactively ask for the information needed to produce accurate and relevant content.
- Ensure that communication remains aligned with Teach for Belgium’s tone, mission and priorities.
- Be flexible and responsive in a role where priorities can evolve during the year. Help the team make the most of this key communication moment by being both autonomous and collaborative.

YOUR PROFILE

- Experience, Skills & Competencies
- Language: You are fluent in French and Dutch, with the ability to write or adapt content in both languages. English is a plus.
- Communications & digital marketing: Experience in communications, digital marketing, copywriting, storytelling or content creation is a strong plus. Copywriting: You write clearly, fluently and engagingly, especially for digital and social media channels.
- Social media management: You are comfortable and experienced creating and publishing content for Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
- Storytelling: You can identify strong human stories and translate them into concise, engaging communication.
- Interviewing and testimony collection: You are comfortable talking to teachers, participants and teenage students, and helping them express their experience in an authentic way.
- Website: experience with Wordpress, Elementor, Formidable, Yoast, WPML, is a strong asset.
- Organisation: You can manage several pieces of content, deadlines and priorities at the same time. You are able to think strategically about communication and translate priorities into concrete plans.
- Proactive and autonomous: You take initiative, spot opportunities and move things forward while giving sufficient visibility to the rest of the team on your work.
- Team player: You enjoy working with others and can coordinate smoothly with different colleagues and external partners. Mindsets
- Belief in equity and quality education for all students.
- Strong interest in Teach for Belgium’s mission and the stories of teachers and students.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to evolving priorities.
- Attention to accuracy, respect and authenticity when sharing testimonies.
- Openness to feedback and self-reflection. OUR OFFER
- A stimulating role within a dynamic team where you’ll enjoy a high degree of autonomy.
- A meaningful job in a mission-driven organization, impacting 25,000 students every year.
- The opportunity to develop your skills through several aspects of communications.
- The chance to be part of a Belgian and international network spanning over 63 countries (Teach For All), where you can gain new knowledge and experience.
- A competitive salary for the non-profit sector, with additional benefits (meal vouchers, mobile phone allowance, hospitalisation insurance, etc.).
- Flexible working conditions and possibility to work from home. INTERESTED ? Share your interest by emailing info@teachforbelgium.be by August 31st with the subject line “Communications Officer”. Please include a short motivation letter and your CV. We will contact you during the first two weeks of September.