Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) is seeking a: COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST
FICIL is seeking a motivated, creative team player with excellent communication skills, who is ready to apply their knowledge, develop their skills, and gain invaluable experience within our organisation. If you are versatile and flexible, able to juggle multiple tasks at once, and eager to work in an international and dynamic environment, this role is for you. At FICIL, you will have the opportunity to organise events on a national level and support professional experts and high-level managers, both locally and from abroad. As the FICIL communication specialist, you will coordinate the organisation’s internal and external communications, while providing essential support to the FICIL team, Board, and working groups in their daily activities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Manage FICIL’s social media networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and website, and support the development of a communication strategy;
- Create marketing content, including articles, news, social media posts and press releases;
- Prepare and design documents, presentations, memos, databases (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) in accordance with FICIL graphic style standards;
- Participate in the organisation and planning of internal and external events (high-level meetings, receptions, etc.);
- Answer telephone calls and emails, receive guests;
- Manage accounting documents – invoicing and liaising with the organisation’s accounting department.
Our requirements:
- Higher education;
- Excellent knowledge of Latvian and English (spoken and written);
- Understanding of social media and visual production;
- Good computer skills, including MS Office and working with Apple equipment, as well as, basic knowledge of website maintenance;
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, excellent collaboration skills.
Skills and qualities we highly value:
- High sense of responsibility, punctuality and stress tolerance;
- Excellent communication skills – oral and written;
- Ability to work and plan independently, assessing priorities;
- Creativity, ability to generate and implement creative ideas;
- Flexibility and adaptability.
The following will be taken as an advantage:
- Experience in graphic design or video content production;
- Previous experience in an equivalent role.
In return, we offer:
- Responsible and dynamic work in an international environment;
- Growth, opportunity to introduce new ideas to improve the working environment and processes;
- Stable salary: from 1600 € gross, depending on skills and previous experience;
- Social security and health insurance;
- Workplace in the centre of Riga, with the possibility to work semi-remotely.
Please send your applications (CV and cover letter) to ficil@ficil.lv by February 27, 2025. We review applications on a rolling basis and will contact the applicants who are selected for the second round.
If you have any additional questions about the position, job description, or duties, please contact the FICIL office at ficil@ficil.lv or +371 25606800.
FICIL is a non-governmental organisation that brings together the largest companies from various countries, as well as foreign chambers of commerce in Latvia and the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE). FICIL’s mission is to improve the business and investment environment in Latvia through active dialogue with the government.
Foreign Investors Council in Latvia
Reg. no. 50008063171