Location: Brussels
Reporting to: Policy and Advocacy Manager
Type of contract: full-time open-ended employment contract under Belgian law (40h/week)
About European Society of Cardiology
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is a world leader in advancing and sharing best practices in cardiovascular medicine. As a non-for-profit scientific society, ESC unites the entire cardiology community, bringing together cardiovascular healthcare professionals and National Cardiac Societies from across Europe and beyond, and representing every cardiology subspeciality, profession and generation.
About the Role
The Policy Communications and Prevention Policy Coordinator supports the ESC’s mission to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease by delivering two core functions:
- Policy Communications (50%): coordinating and producing strategic communications related to ESC’s full policy and advocacy portfolio—including regulatory affairs, prevention, cardiopolicy (national) engagement, public health etc.
- Prevention Policy & Advocacy (50%): driving and supporting ESC’s prevention policy agenda by monitoring EU prevention‑related initiatives, producing evidence‑based advocacy materials, supporting stakeholder engagement, and strengthening ESC’s leadership on cardiovascular prevention in Europe.
Key Responsibilities
Articulating and amplifying ESC policy priorities to policy makers and stakeholders, and improving the visibility and impact of ESC’s advocacy work.
To do that you will develop relevant content and messaging notably by:
- Drafting and coordinating policy communication outputs including policy briefs, web copy, newsletters, social media content, stakeholder updates, and institutional communication materials.
- Ensuring clear, consistent, and timely messaging across all ESC policy priority areas.
- Translating complex scientific and policy content into accessible formats tailored to EU institutions, policymakers, ESC members, and external stakeholders.
- Supporting the preparation of talking points, visual assets, and communication packages for events, campaigns, and institutional meetings.
- Contributing to ESC’s digital presence, ensuring evidence‑based and timely policy communications.
Reinforcing ESC’s leadership in cardiovascular prevention, including tackling environmental stressors, nutrition and alcohol, helping ensure CVD prevention becomes a recognised policy priority at EU and International Level.
You will do that primarily through:
- Policy Monitoring & Analysis:
- tracking EU initiatives related to primary and secondary prevention, including NCD frameworks, environmental health, tobacco/alcohol regulation, food systems, screening initiatives, inequalities strategies, digital prevention tools, and public health mandates;
- preparing internal briefings on political developments affecting cardiovascular prevention.
- Advocacy & Stakeholder Engagement:
- assisting in outreach to EU institutions, policymakers, NGOs, alliances, and scientific partners working on prevention;
- contributing to ESC’s involvement in key networks addressing prevention and chronic disease (e.g., ECDA);
- supporting ESC efforts to integrate prevention into national cardiovascular health plans and EU‑level policy frameworks.
- Prevention‑ Focused Campaigns & Events:
- developing communication materials and advocacy assets for prevention‑focused campaigns and events;
- supporting the organisation of parliamentary briefings, roundtables, conferences, and institutional dialogues centred on prevention and public health;
- coordinating with internal teams and member societies to elevate prevention messages across the ESC community.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Degree in European Studies, Political Science, Public Health, Communications, or related field.
- Strong understanding of EU institutions, public health policy, chronic disease prevention, and legislative processes.
- Excellent English writing and editing abilities with a talent for simplifying complex technical content.
- Strong communication skills across digital platforms (web, social media, newsletters).
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and coordinate across teams.
- Knowledge of prevention policy domains (behavioural risk factors, inequalities, environmental determinants).
- Experience in coalition‑building or multi‑stakeholder policy environments.
- Experience in international health policy environments a plus.
- Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
- Well organised and a team player.
- Flexible to adapt to a wide variety of tasks and activities.
Interested in applying for this role?
Mavence is the partner chosen by the European Society of Cardiology to support this recruitment process.
If you’re interested in applying for this position, please send your CV and cover letter to Margareta Przybyła, Mavence Senior Advisor at: margareta.przybyla@mavence.com stating “ESC – Policy Communications & Prevention” in the title of your email.
Deadline for applications: 27 April 2026