Vacancy announcement: Media and Outreach Officer (IEA Amsterdam)

Vacancy announcement: Media and Outreach Officer (IEA Amsterdam) The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is seeking a Media and Outreach Officer to join our team at the IEA in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [...] IEA conducts large-scale comparative studies of educational achievement and other aspects of education, with the aim of gaining in- depth understanding of the effects of policies and practices within and across systems of education. [...] Reporting to the Head of Communications, who is in turn line-managed by the Director of IEA Amsterdam, the Media and Outreach Officer will be responsible for media relations and public dissemination of IEA’s research and data, with a particular focus on policy makers. [...] Key responsibilities for the position include: • Increase IEA’s profile among journalists, media, public and policy makers by proactively pitching stories around IEA data and working with research colleagues to write op-eds and guest articles in external publications; • Train and support IEA spokespeople to represent IEA at public events and in the media; • Plan, prepare and coordinate media event. [...] annual research conference) • Keep up-to-date with the main issues and debates in education policy and pro-actively identify opportunities for IEA contributions; • Identify opportunities for briefings and dialogue between government officials and the IEA; • Prepare communications materials (written and multimedia) to support the recruitment and retention of participants for IEA studies; Knowledge.